Footwear Designer

Job highlights

• Bachelor s Degree in Footwear Design
• Innovation through fashion forward new designs and technologies . Key Requirements: Must have traditional embroidery design experience. Must understand the footwear production process. Must have advanced skills in Photoshop / Illustrator and 3-D design programs. Must have great communication / presentation skills and work well with others

Create innovative footwear design concepts.
Work with Design Management and Product Development to collaborate on Design projects
via samples, trend boards.
Provide clear communications to vendors and factories throughout all phases of product
development
Understanding of fashion trends and directions through travel, shop the markets,
Tradeshows and research.
Build and present seasonal product strategies and trend boards.
Constant interaction with Merchandisers on all aspects of product line plans, briefs, colour
palette, pricing, themes, graphics, and strategies.
Responsible for getting prototypes and samples executed to reflect the concept and design
you created.
Knowledge and understanding of competitors top sellers, technologies, styling, colours,
strategies and pricing.
Innovation through fashion forward new designs and technologies

Key Requirements: Must have traditional embroidery design experience.
Must understand the footwear production process.
Must have advanced skills in Photoshop / Illustrator and 3-D design programs.
Must have great communication/presentation skills and work well with others
Bachelor s Degree in Footwear Design
Should have a minimum of 5-8 years of progressive, shoe designing experience and
knowledge of shoe constructions and materials.