Footwear Designer

Adyro Global Limited; Hong Kong Island; Híbrido; HKD 670.000 - 1.116.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Travel reimbursements

Home-office support

Descripción de la vacante

ADYRO is a premium comfort-footwear brand building on more than 15 years of experience. We design from the inside out, focusing on fit, feel and function, then a refined silhouette, with direct-to-consumer and wholesale partners across Europe and the USA.

We are expanding a small product team to translate a clear design language into commercially relevant ranges. A direct role in shaping how an international footwear brand looks and feels in market.

Formación

• At least three years of commercial footwear design experience; a stronger portfolio or repeat freelance clients may outweigh years of experience
• Excellent proportion, color, material, texture and finish judgment
• Strong color, material and finish work on existing footwear bases, plus credible footwear concepts or product improvements
• Curiosity and discipline in researching retail markets, consumers, competitors, materials and suppliers
• Fluency in footwear drawings, rendering, factory-ready communication and sample follow-through
• Understanding of materials, production limitations and cost implications
• Independent recommendations and willingness to challenge weak directions
• Clear English; Mandarin is useful
• Asia residence and frequent China-office or Jinjiang access
• Premium, Italian, heritage or higher-quality fashion-footwear experience is useful

Responsabilidades

• Create colorways, material combinations, textures, treatments and finish details on approved footwear bases
• Develop footwear concepts, proportions and upper details for selected new-product briefs
• Visit relevant retail markets, material markets, trade fairs and suppliers; turn observations into focused design recommendations
• Translate retailer and market differences into coherent proposals without fragmenting the ADYRO range
• Produce clear sketches, 2D renderings, specifications and factory-ready callouts
• Source and evaluate traceable materials, swatches, prints, treatments and color standards
• Work with the China office and Technical Developer on feasibility, cost and sample corrections
• Review samples for proportion, color, texture, material and finish
• Protect breathability, sub-USD-100 value, ADYRO restraint and material availability

Descripción del empleo

You will design footwear and develop color, material, texture and finish directions through physical samples. The role includes silhouette concepts, proportion changes and product improvements when the line plan calls for them. Most day-to-day briefs begin with an approved or existing style and ask which combinations make it commercially stronger for a specific customer, channel or market. The largest part of the workload is color, material and finish design. You will research consumers and competitors, visit relevant retail markets, material markets, trade fairs and suppliers, build focused combinations and follow them through factory-ready specifications and samples. You are the design-side right hand of the Head of Design & Development, working closely with the factory-side Technical Footwear Developer and China office.

Key responsibilities

Create colorways, material combinations, textures, treatments and finish details on approved footwear bases

Develop footwear concepts, proportions and upper details for selected new-product briefs

Visit relevant retail markets, material markets, trade fairs and suppliers; turn observations into focused design recommendations

Translate retailer and market differences into coherent proposals without fragmenting the ADYRO range

Produce clear sketches, 2D renderings, specifications and factory-ready callouts

Source and evaluate traceable materials, swatches, prints, treatments and color standards

Work with the China office and Technical Developer on feasibility, cost and sample corrections

Review samples for proportion, color, texture, material and finish

Protect breathability, sub-USD-100 value, ADYRO restraint and material availability

About you

At least three years of commercial footwear design experience; a stronger portfolio or repeat freelance clients may outweigh years of experience

Excellent proportion, color, material, texture and finish judgment

Strong color, material and finish work on existing footwear bases, plus credible footwear concepts or product improvements

Curiosity and discipline in researching retail markets, consumers, competitors, materials and suppliers

Fluency in footwear drawings, rendering, factory-ready communication and sample follow-through

Understanding of materials, production limitations and cost implications

Independent recommendations and willingness to challenge weak directions

Clear English; Mandarin is useful

Asia residence and frequent China-office or Jinjiang access

Premium, Italian, heritage or higher-quality fashion-footwear experience is useful

About us

ADYRO is a premium comfort-footwear brand built for how people actually live. Founded by Dario Kaute and Leander Dissinger, with more than 15 years of combined footwear-industry experience, we design from the inside out: fit, feel and function first, then a refined and timeless silhouette around them. We sell direct to consumers and through wholesale partners across Europe and the USA. The product is in the market, the demand is real and our international footprint is expanding. We are now building the small product team that can turn a clear design language into focused, commercially relevant ranges.

A direct role in shaping how an international footwear brand looks and feels in market

Close collaboration with product leadership, founders and factory partners

Pre-approved economy travel, hotel and ground transport fully reimbursed

A paid freelance route with potential to grow into a stable long-term or full-time relationship

Home-office or coworking support can be discussed as part of the overall package