Footwear Designer — Multi-Brand Design & Production

Dnam Brands; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DNAM Brands is seeking a Footwear Designer to join our design team in Sydney. You will take styles from concept through to production-ready specs, collaborating with product development, merchandising, and overseas factories.

This fast-paced role values a material- and construction-focused mindset with a strong street- and shelf-forecasting instinct. Responsibilities include designing men's and women's footwear across brands, developing tech packs, and guiding styles from proto through TOP

Qualifications

• 2+ years of footwear design experience in fashion, lifestyle, or athletic categories.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and familiarity with 3D tools.
• Strong portfolio showing range across casual, fashion, and/or performance footwear.
• Deep knowledge of footwear construction, lasts, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage several brands or projects at once.
• Experience working with overseas factories and a clear understanding of costing and production timelines.

Responsabilités

• Design both men and women's footwear across multiple brands.
• Involvement throughout production from concept to final sample approval.
• Create detailed tech packs with materials, colorways, construction notes, and measurements.
• Own the process from proto to TOP approval, ensuring brand consistency.
• Document feedback and issue production-ready corrections to factories.
• Ensure timely sample turnaround by communicating with factories.
• Partner with Design and Production to balance aesthetics with manufacturability and cost.
• Manage multiple projects against the seasonal calendar and keep deliverables on track.
• Maintain organized technical files to support development-to-bulk transitions.

Connaissances

Footwear design

Adobe Illustrator

3D tools

Outils

Adobe Illustrator

3D tools

Description du poste

DNAM Brands is seeking a Footwear Designer to join our design team in Sydney. You will take styles from concept through to production-ready specs, collaborating with product development, merchandising, and overseas factories.

This fast-paced role values a material- and construction-focused mindset with a strong street- and shelf-forecasting instinct. Responsibilities include designing men's and women's footwear across brands, developing tech packs, and guiding styles from proto through TOP