Senior Footwear Designer

HireTalent; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent is seeking a Product Designer to join our Field Sports Footwear Design team in Beaverton, OR. This 8-month contract centers on cleated footwear for cricket, football, and baseball, spanning concept through retail with cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes strong problem-solving, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop skills, and the ability to manage design projects in a fast-paced environment within a matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Portfolio required for consideration.
• Degree preferred but not required.
• 7+ years of footwear design experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Ability to independently manage technical, performance-focused projects.
• Strong conceptual and creative problem-solving skills.
• Adaptable to changing priorities in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Generate innovative ideas for performance-driven footwear products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product creation teams to develop new concepts across multiple business units.
• Drive new thinking that supports growth and competitive differentiation.
• Define testing protocols and validate concepts based on consumer, business, and performance requirements.
• Develop product concepts using new technologies, materials, and construction methods.
• Create and evaluate prototypes while identifying key material and construction opportunities.
• Lead innovation projects from concept through commercialization.
• Partner with product creation, manufacturing, and external vendors to bring ideas to life.
• Solve complex design challenges with creative and achievable solutions.
• Prepare reports and present concepts, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Share technical knowledge and best practices to support product development and implementation.

Skills

Footwear design

Illustrator

Photoshop

Creative problem-solving

Project management

Adaptability

Ambiguity tolerance

Independent execution

Education

Design degree preferred

Tools

3D rendering tools

Vizcom AI tools

Job description

Title: Product Designer - Specialized 4 (Footwear Design)

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 8-Month Contract

What You Will Work On

You will join a Field Sports Footwear Design team with a primary focus on cleated footwear across cricket, football, and baseball. This role supports the full product creation lifecycle, from early concept through retail, addressing both account and consumer needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate innovative ideas for performance-driven footwear products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product creation teams to develop new concepts across multiple business units.
• Drive new thinking that supports growth and competitive differentiation.

Research & Engineering

• Define testing protocols and validate concepts based on consumer, business, and performance requirements.
• Develop product concepts using new technologies, materials, and construction methods.
• Create and evaluate prototypes while identifying key material and construction opportunities.
• Lead innovation projects from concept through commercialization.
• Partner with product creation, manufacturing, and external vendors to bring ideas to life.
• Solve complex design challenges with creative and achievable solutions.

Communication

• Prepare reports and present concepts, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Share technical knowledge and best practices to support product development and implementation.

What You Bring

• Portfolio required for consideration.
• Degree preferred but not required.
• 7+ years of footwear design experience preferred.
• Ability to independently manage technical, performance-focused projects.
• Strong conceptual and creative problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 3D rendering and visualization tools.
• Experience using AI-powered design tools (e.g., Vizcom) for concept generation.
• Experience working within large, matrixed organizations.