Luxury Footwear Designer - Shape Seasonal Concepts

Tory Burch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Executive coaching

Volunteer days

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Tory Burch is seeking a Designer, Footwear to collaborate with the Sr. Design Director on seasonal concepts that reflect the brand’s creative vision. You will develop sketches, materials, tech packs, and prototypes while ensuring timely development.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in luxury footwear design, strong hand-sketching and Illustrator skills, and experience delivering product from concept to factory-ready samples. A digital portfolio is required.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of footwear design experience.
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign).
• Strong hand-sketching and Illustrator skills.
• Ability to build detailed tech packs and pass specs to factories for prototyping.
• Experience developing products directly with factories through concept to commercialization.
• Strong understanding of footwear materials, hardware, leather, and construction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn, grow, and take on new challenges.
• Portfolio showcasing relevant work.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Sr. Design Director to develop seasonal footwear concepts, materials, hardware, and color palettes.
• Create sketches and product prototypes throughout the design process.
• Develop clear tech packs with style details, construction, and components.
• Manage timelines; ensure designs and prototypes meet deadlines for product development.
• Provide updates to Product Development and Merchandising to maintain design intent and proper execution.
• Uphold design integrity from concept through engineering and commercialization.
• Partner with Merchandising, Product Development, and Technical Design teams in regular meetings.
• Travel internationally on a seasonal basis to collaborate with factories.

Skills

Footwear design

Adobe Creative Suite

Hand sketching

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Fashion Design degree

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Tech pack creation

Job description

Tory Burch is seeking a Designer, Footwear to collaborate with the Sr. Design Director on seasonal concepts that reflect the brand’s creative vision. You will develop sketches, materials, tech packs, and prototypes while ensuring timely development.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in luxury footwear design, strong hand-sketching and Illustrator skills, and experience delivering product from concept to factory-ready samples. A digital portfolio is required.