Footwear Designer

Skechers USA Ltd.; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers USA Ltd. in Manhattan Beach, CA, seeks a Footwear Designer who blends fashion trends, market insight, and manufacturing know-how to develop next-generation Skechers footwear.

You will collaborate with design management, development and marketing to optimize cost, ensure market relevance, and drive seasonal product strategies. You must sketch shoes accurately, produce CADs quickly, and build precise tech packs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in footwear/design fields.
• 4-6 years progressive shoe design experience.
• Proficiency in Photoshop/Illustrator and 3D design programs.
• Ability to translate concepts into tech packs and CADs.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative and affordable footwear design concepts.
• Collaborate with design management, development and marketing to maximize effectiveness and hit target costs.
• Develop accurate CADs and tech packs for outsole and upper designs.
• Travel periodically to Asia to follow up on development projects.

Skills

Shoe sketching

CAD drafting

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Footwear Design

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Photoshop/Illustrator

3D design software

Job description

## Footwear DesignerApplylocations: Manhattan Beach, CAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR130573WHO 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.