Footwear Designer

Creative Footwear Design Role
Help a Brand elevate their footwear offering
Career Growth Opportunities
Our client is searching for a creative Footwear Design candidate who will play a pivotal role in shaping their footwear collections across all genders and ages.
You will be responsible for delivering market-leading, innovative designs aligning with their customer profile.
The company offer hybrid working arrangements however as this is a creative, product-facing role there will be times when 5 days in the office maybe required. Their office boasts onsite parking and is close to public transport links including a train station (2 min walk from the office)
Key Responsibilities:
Design and develop footwear that fits the range plan and in time within the critical path.
Build colour palettes, source and develop footwear components, and direct print concepts for development.
Develop and create illustrations and technical drawings (Illustrator based) to a high quality and technical level
Create colour CADS
Create technical specs for all styles that will be passed to factories
Provide ideas to discussions regarding the tone and visual language, Press / Marketing/ambassadors, and support ideas for these external relationships/projects to fuel ideas back to product and design.
Support buying team to react to in-season trade
Present concept boards and colour palettes with key silhouettes
Take full responsibility for department KPI performance and positively contribute to a cohesive team environment
About You:
Experience in a fast-paced footwear design role.
Solid understanding of footwear construction and applications
Have a strong understanding of materials and other processes to sustain a high level of quality
Proactive & Highly Organised
Eye for detail and fashion forward
Computer literacy in Computer literacy in InDesign, Illustrator, CAD and PowerPoint
Computer literacy in desktop products, including Microsoft Office (Outlook and Word)