Footwear Designer

7OW Skechers USA Inc. II; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers, the Comfort Technology Company®, is seeking a Footwear Designer in Southern California to shape the next generation of Skechers footwear. You will translate fashion trends, market conditions and consumer expectations into innovative, affordable designs while collaborating with marketing and sales to maximize market appeal.

You will sketch shoes, create CADs, and build seasonal product strategies, tech packs for outsole and upper designs, and coordinate with developers in the US and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in footwear, fashion, or graphic design.
• 4–6 years of progressive footwear design experience.
• Understanding of footwear production processes and materials.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative and affordable footwear design concepts.
• Collaborate with design management, development and marketing to build product to target cost.
• Understand fashion trends through travel, markets, tradeshows and competition.
• Create accurate CADs quickly and efficiently.
• Build and present seasonal product strategies and trend boards.
• Develop accurate tech packs for outsole and upper designs.
• Coordinate with US and Asia teams to meet line schedules and calendars.

Skills

Sketching

Footwear design

Photoshop/Illustrator

3-D design

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Footwear Design, Fashion Design, or Graphic Design

Tools

Photoshop/Illustrator

3-D design software

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Footwear Designer will integrate their thorough understanding of fashion trends, market conditions, consumer expectations, technologies and the manufacturing process with their design excellence to develop the next generations of SKECHERS USA footwear products. They will influence the respective categories and cultural events knowledge and experience relating to how the current and upcoming fashion trends might influence the consumers’ buying decisions, covering a vast demographic and multi-cultural area. In addition, they'll use their knowledge in respect to design, development and market relevance to collaborate with marketing and sales personnel on projects to maximize effectiveness and sale-ability.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Create innovative and affordable footwear design concepts.
• Work with design management, development and marketing personnel to collaborate on design projects to maximize effectiveness and build product to target cost.
• Understanding of fashion trends and directions through travel, shop the markets, tradeshows and researching the competition.
• Create accurate cads quickly and efficiently.
• Build and present seasonal product strategies and trend boards.
• Understands how to create accurate tech packs for outsole and upper designs.
• Understands how to draw cross sections and read blueprints accurately.
• Constant interaction with merchandisers on all aspects of product line plans, briefs, color palette, pricing, themes, graphics, and strategies.
• Work with developers in US and Asia on line schedules, adhere to the product calendar, ensuring development projects are on track.
• Working with developers / materials team to coordinate and develop new materials, constructions, processes and procedures.
• Responsible for getting prototypes and samples executed to reflect the concept and design you created.
• Knowledge and understanding of competitors top sellers, technologies, styling, colors, strategies and pricing.
• Innovation through fashion forward new designs and technologies Protect and enhance SKECHERS “DNA”.
• Periodic travel to Asia to follow-up on development projects.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Ability to sketch shoes accurately and proportionately & provide detailed specifications.
• Must understand the footwear production process at the factory level.
• Must have advanced skills in Photoshop/Illustrator and 3-D design programs.
• Must have great communication/presentation skills and work well with others.

REQUIREMENTS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Footwear Design, Fashion Design, or Graphic Design.
• Should have a minimum of 4-6 years of progressive, shoe designing experience and knowledge of shoe constructions and materials.
• The pay range for this position is $130,000-$150,000/yr USD.

About Skechers Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and marketing a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law. Reasonable Accommodation Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing [e-mail]. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.

Join our team of innovators, creators, and designers. Skechers, the global leader in comfort technologies, brings together employees from around the globe to deliver stylish products for people of all ages. Our employees are passionate about more than just the products we design, employees – we value community involvement and give back to local communities through a variety of initiatives including Skechers Foundation and Bobs for Dogs. Learn more about who Skechers supports local communities around the world. Stay up to date on our brand, job openings, community involvement, and more via LinkedIn. Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and marketing a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations. From footwear to apparel and accessories, Skechers has a product for you and your family. Learn more about our many product offerings here.