Footwear Material Design Lead — Hybrid Contract (Beaverton)

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm is seeking a footwear design professional for Beaverton, OR, with a 1-year contract and a 4 days onsite/Friday remote schedule. The role emphasizes constructing and refining footwear concepts, managing material libraries, and collaborating with vendors.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in mat design, strong Adobe Illustrator skills, and a portfolio demonstrating related work. Degree preferred but not mandatory; travel may be necessary.

Qualifications

• Understanding of costing, how to navigate material library, negotiating pricing, working with vendors/material developers (footwear specifically)
• Adobe Illustrator expertise
• Portfolios required to be considered

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining the current body of work and annual collection goals.
• Collaborate with design team to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Footwear design

Costing & materials management

Vendor coordination

Portfolio required

Education

Degree preferred

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm is seeking a footwear design professional for Beaverton, OR, with a 1-year contract and a 4 days onsite/Friday remote schedule. The role emphasizes constructing and refining footwear concepts, managing material libraries, and collaborating with vendors.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in mat design, strong Adobe Illustrator skills, and a portfolio demonstrating related work. Degree preferred but not mandatory; travel may be necessary.