Footwear Material Designer-Lead

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

Location: Beaverton, OR (4 days onsite/Friday remote)

Duration: 1-year contract

Role Details

• On-site role at Beaverton; typical work hours, 4/1 hybrid schedule (some Fridays may be required on-site per business needs)
• Contract will run ~1 year from start date
• Potential for domestic travel
• Degree preferred, not a hard requirement
• 2-5 years’ experience preferred in a mat design role (could be less if candidate has recent experience)

Top must-have skills include the following

• 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

Desired soft skills

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to take feedback in stride
• Will help support the existing body of work for the team and the collection for the year.