Technical Designer, Accessories

John Fluevog Shoes; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

John Fluevog Shoes is seeking a skilled Technical Designer, Accessories to lead the development of handbags, small leather goods and accessories with a team of multi-talented professionals. We value design-forward thinking and a genuine eye for quality; you will collaborate with suppliers, manage sample revisions, and align collections with seasonal direction while tracking timelines and costs.

This role emphasizes craftsmanship, trend awareness, and cross-functional teamwork with our footwear

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in small leather goods design and development.
• Strong eye for quality and craft.
• Experience with suppliers and manufacturers and costing is a big asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop accessories collections aligned with seasonal direction.
• Sourcing and building relationships with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Managing development timelines, sample revisions, and product lifecycle.
• Collaborating with footwear product team, buying team, and Creative Director.
• Staying across trends and bringing ideas to the table as the programme grows.

Skills

Fashion/product design

Leather goods design

Quality craftsmanship

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CAD drawings

Job description

John Fluevog Boots & Shoes is looking for a skilled, design-forward Technical Designer, Accessories who is excited about the idea of working with a team of multi-talented, hard-working, and hugely modest professionals to bring genuinely special handbags, small leather goods and accessories into the world.

We would love it if you have at least 5 years of experience in small leather goods design and development, and you should know your way around Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and CAD tech drawings. Experience working with suppliers and manufacturers on sampling and costing is a big asset, and a background in fashion, footwear, or lifestyle product development will feel right at home here. Most importantly, we are looking for someone with a genuine eye for quality and craft who can hold that standard through every stage of development, and who is curious and open-minded about where the accessories category could go next.

Other stuff you will be in charge of:

• Developing accessories collections in alignment with seasonal creative direction
• Sourcing and building relationships with suppliers and manufacturers
• Managing development timelines, sample revisions, and product lifecycle tracking
• Collaborating with our footwear product team, buying team, and Creative Director
• Staying across trends and bringing ideas to the table as the programme grows

We look forward to meeting you (especially you)!

About Fluevog HQ

Fluevog HQ is an office of hard-working, collaborative, creative, dog-friendly and human-friendly professionals. We are thankful, open minded, nurture talent, never forget to laugh at ourselves, and take celebrating birthdays and special occasions very seriously. Besides shoes, some of our shared interests include sewing, thrifting, junk journaling, sunshine and doughnuts.