Footwear Designer II – Inline Craft Beauty & 3D

Brooks Running; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product discounts

Paid time off

Transportation assistance

Job summary

Brooks Running is seeking a Footwear Designer II, Inline, in Seattle, to craft aesthetic readiness for full footwear projects. You will balance progressive and commercial design in seasonal collections, applying CRAFTED BEAUTY and FUTURE BEAUTY language while collaborating with Color, Material & Trend and Advanced Design teams.

You’ll use 3D tools to prototype and communicate vision, support cross‑functional partners, and travel for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, footwear design, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing footwear or similar products in a retail or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with 2D and 3D CAD tools, with interest in Rhino, Blender, Substance, SolidWorks, Grasshopper.

Responsibilities

• Own the full design of performance footwear models by creating and presenting upper, midsole, and outsole sketches.
• Apply identity principles to maximize perceived value and aesthetic competitiveness.
• Develop templates for CRAFTED BEAUTY and SEASONAL BEAUTY with senior design staff.
• Organize and deliver product design presentations in physical and digital formats.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Creative problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Rhino

Blender

Adobe Substance

SolidWorks

Grasshopper

Job description

Brooks Running is seeking a Footwear Designer II, Inline, in Seattle, to craft aesthetic readiness for full footwear projects. You will balance progressive and commercial design in seasonal collections, applying CRAFTED BEAUTY and FUTURE BEAUTY language while collaborating with Color, Material & Trend and Advanced Design teams.

You’ll use 3D tools to prototype and communicate vision, support cross‑functional partners, and travel for global collaboration.