Footwear Designer I: Outsole & Midsole Innovator

Vibram Corporation; Portland (OR); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vibram Corporation in Portland, Oregon seeks a Designer I on our Inline Development team to craft innovative outsole and midsole concepts. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate customer briefs into market-ready solutions.

Your portfolio should demonstrate footwear design, concept development, and proficiency with 2D/3D CAD; experience with Vizcom is a plus. This role offers hands-on design work in a modern studio setting.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Footwear Design, or Fashion related field.
• 1–3 years of relevant footwear design experience, including internships.
• Strong passion for footwear, design, and consumer-driven product creation.
• Solid conceptual skills and understanding of form/function.
• Ability to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs).
• Strong sketching, visualization, illustration, and rendering skills.

Aufgaben

• Create compelling design concepts in support of customer product briefs and internal initiatives.
• Adhere to a product development calendar from concept to production mold stages.
• Create technical documentation for global mold teams and internal/customer use.
• Present design concepts, storytelling, and rationale to customers and stakeholders.
• Opportunities exist for concept creation and hands-on making in the Portland Studio.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Kenntnisse

Footwear concept design

2D/3D sketching

Tech pack creation

2D/3D CAD

Visualization & rendering

AI-assisted design tools (Vizcom)

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design

Bachelor’s degree in Product Design

Tools

Vizcom

CAD software

Jobbeschreibung

Vibram Corporation in Portland, Oregon seeks a Designer I on our Inline Development team to craft innovative outsole and midsole concepts. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate customer briefs into market-ready solutions.

Your portfolio should demonstrate footwear design, concept development, and proficiency with 2D/3D CAD; experience with Vizcom is a plus. This role offers hands-on design work in a modern studio setting.