Designer, Color Material and Graphics - Footwear

Crocs, Inc.; Broomfield (CO); Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits

401k with company match

Incentive program

Job summary

Crocs, Inc. is seeking a Designer of Color, Materials, and Graphics - Footwear to craft consumer-centric color, material, and graphic stories for iconic lines like Classic Sport and Crocbrand.

You’ll contribute in a fast-paced team, delivering fashion-forward concepts and detailed drawings that align with Crocs’ global identity. You will collaborate with product development and category teams, bringing sport, music, art, fashion, and street culture insights to life while working across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in industrial, apparel, graphic design, or related field.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant design experience.
• Experience with graphic and/or footwear design, including sketching; proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Create consumer-centric designs for Classic Sport, Crocbrand, Echo, Mellow, and SNKRS.
• Deliver concepts, designs, materials, and technical drawings on time.
• Collaborate with Product Development to refine details and generate new ideas.
• Partner with Category Management to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Translate sport and street culture into Crocs brand-informed visuals.

Skills

Sport design

Footwear design

Graphic design

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Sketching

2D/3D design programs

Travel domestically and international

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial, apparel, graphic design, or related field

Tools

2D/3D design software

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job Overview

At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you're welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you're not expected to fit a mold. You're encouraged to break it and create something better.

Overview

The Designer of Color, Materials, and Graphics for Crocs will be part of a team creating consumer-centric, disruptive, and innovative products that engage our consumer across the global energy landscape. You will bring a strong sport sensibility to the design and development of Classic Sport, Crocbrand, Echo, Mellow, and SNKRS, while sharing our passion for icons and molded innovation.

You thrive as part of a dynamic, fast-paced, forward-thinking team. You are passionate about culture and understand how sport, music, art, fashion, and street culture collide at the intersection where Crocs lives. You are curious about the world around you and use those insights to create relevant, sport-led product stories.

What You'll Do

• Have a passion for Style, Hype Culture, Sport Culture, and Street Culture.
• Bring forward-thinking design aesthetic, strong sport sensibility, and high taste level to Classic Sport, Crocbrand, Echo, Mellow, and SNKRS
• Under the direction of the Director of Color, Materials, Graphics, deliver compelling designs that surprise and delight our consumer.
• Deliver concepts, designs, details, materials, and technical drawings for all projects in a timely manner.
• Partner closely with Product Development to obsess the details and continuously develop new, compelling ideas.
• Partner with Category Management teams to deliver multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment that meets global business needs.
• Demonstrate a passion for forward-thinking global consumers and brands, turning sport and cultural insights into action in a way that is right for the Crocs brand.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• A strong sport design sensibility and demonstrated ability to translate athletic, lifestyle, and street-sport influences into consumer-relevant color, material, and graphic stories.
• Experience designing sport-inspired footwear or product collections; experience across Classic Sport, Crocbrand, Echo, Mellow, and SNKRS is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in industrial, Apparel, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant design experience.
• Experience with graphic and/or footwear design, including sketching; proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator; knowledge of 2D and 3D design programs is a plus.
• Solid understanding of footwear construction, patterns, color, materials, and manufacturing considerations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, collaborate cross-functionally, and travel domestically and internationally.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Title: Designer, Color Material and Graphics - Footwear

Salary or Pay Range: $75,000 -$85,000

Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.

This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.

Job Category: Corporate