Sr. Footwear Designer - Color, Material & Finish
Core
Lead color, material, and graphic concepting for Women's Sport footwear, translating trend intelligence into product decisions from early concepting through tech pack delivery.
Role type
Sr. Footwear Designer (Color, Material & Finish)
Builds
Women's Sport footwear collections for Skechers
Domain
Footwear design, trend forecasting, global product development
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
CMF expertise (color, material, finish), footwear design experience, sketching, trend research, cross-timezone project management, factory collaboration
Preferred skills
Degree in Footwear/Fashion/Graphic Design
Technologies
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Responsibilities
Conduct trend research across runway, retail, and materials; translate findings into brand-right product decisions; partner with US and Asia development teams to review prototypes; travel to Asia for factory and development collaboration; manage multiple parallel projects to meet calendar deadlines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC