Footwear Material Design Lead — Innovation & Narrative

Cella by Randstad Digital; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 87,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Cella by Randstad Digital in Beaverton, Oregon, seeks a Sr Manager of Footwear Material Design with 8+ years of experience to lead material concepts and storytelling across sport footwear lines.

You will bridge design, development, and manufacturing, leveraging youth culture, color trends, and art to position material innovation at the forefront of the product line. This contract role focuses on narrative-driven design leadership.

Qualifications

• Interpret consumer insights into compelling product narratives.
• Explore material innovations and technologies for design concepts.
• Create inspiration presentations and mood boards for seasonal concepts.
• Understand the Footwear Product Creation process and collaborate with manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to advance innovative materials and manufacturing approaches on strategic projects.
• Shape design direction and dimensional strategy, elevating materials and creating new concepts.
• Translate consumer insights into trend-driven narratives that align with brand and product goals.
• Work with design and development partners to ensure material execution meets intent.

Skills

Material Design

Footwear Design

Adobe Creative Suite

Presentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Design

Master's Degree

Tools

Gravity Sketch

CLO

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Miro

Keynote

Job description

Cella by Randstad Digital in Beaverton, Oregon, seeks a Sr Manager of Footwear Material Design with 8+ years of experience to lead material concepts and storytelling across sport footwear lines.

You will bridge design, development, and manufacturing, leveraging youth culture, color trends, and art to position material innovation at the forefront of the product line. This contract role focuses on narrative-driven design leadership.