Sr. Designer

Colonial Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shoe discounts

Learning & development

Health benefits & PTO

Mental wellness support

Relaxed dress code

On-site perks & showroom

Job summary

Veronica Beard in New York City seeks a Senior Designer to shape the brand’s footwear collection. You will support junior designers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive design through sketching to proto development.

You’ll manage color/material strategies and contribute innovative input to elevate brand aesthetics. The role emphasizes strong leadership, trend awareness, and close partnership with Product Development, Tech, and Sales to ensure timely delivery and compelling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design related field.
• Minimum 7 years’ design and brand building experience in the footwear industry.
• Leadership and people management.
• Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop preferred.
• Strong sketching skills on Procreate.

Responsibilities

• Support: Provide support and work direction for associate designers and coordinators.
• Collaborate: Cross-functionally collaborate to bring consistent look, feel and strategy into brand consumer stories. Collaborate on the development of all brand aesthetic collateral including art directing photoshoots. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers’ or license partners’ senior management.
• Manage: Design footwear that supports the brand essence through sketching ability, strong understanding trend-right color and material, brand positions, and innovative and creative input.
• Lead: Leads the design process with rigorous thumbnailing and sketching followed by precise tech-pack building, detailed proto fittings, and well-articulated proto comments.
• Partnership: Develop strong working relationship with Product Development, Tech, and Sales team to engineer best-in-class product, promote speed to market concepts, stay on calendar, and maximize continuous merchandising opportunities.

Skills

Leadership & people management

Brand building

Sketching

Education

Bachelor's degree in design related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Procreate

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Join our dynamic and thriving footwear company as a Senior Designer, Veronica Beard in New York City where you'll have the opportunity to make an impact and shape the future of our renowned brands.If you have a passion for fashion,are eager to learn and have an eye for detail, this is the perfect role for you!As a member of our team,you'llbe part of a company that values results,caringand learning.

What will you be doing?

• Support: Provide support and work direction for associate designers and coordinators.
• Collaborate: Cross-functionally collaborate to bring consistent look, feel and strategy into brand consumer stories. Collaborate on the development of all brand aesthetic collateral including art directing photoshoots.Establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers’ or license partners’ senior management.
• Manage: Design footwear that supports the brand essence through sketching ability, strong understanding trend-right color and material, brand positions, and innovative and creative input.
• Lead: Leads the design process with rigorous thumbnailing and sketching followed by precise tech-pack building, detailed proto fittings, and well-articulated proto comments.
• Partnership: Develop strong working relationship with Product Development, Tech, and Sales team to engineer best-in-class product, promote speed to market concepts, stay on calendar, and maximize continuous merchandising opportunities.

Perks you will enjoy!

• Our Shoe Discounts.No matter your style,we’vegot your perfect fit covered with a 30% Associate Discount across Famous Footwear and Caleres brands
• Career Development and Learning Opportunities.Sharpen your skills with our Learning Database of 12,000+ courses,LinkedIn Learning, upfront educationassistance, and join us for our annual internal learning and networking events
• Benefits that Start Day One.To learn more details about our total rewards including health benefits and PTO, visit yourcaleres.com
• MentalWellness.Your mental health is important to us, and we offer free, 24/7 confidential support and resources throughCompPsychEAP for eligible associates
• Relaxed Dress Code.At Caleres, we believe that the right shoes can take you anywhere, and your authentic self is always in style.
• Site Perks:Monthly bagel breakfasts accompanied by stand-up meetings where we hear updatesregardingall the NY brands.Kitchens with coffee, filteredwaterand seltzer machines.Regular fresh fruit deliveries and a beautiful showroom filled with friendly and helpful staff.

Qualifications that make you the perfect fit!

• Bachelor's degree in design related field
• Minimum 7years’design and brand building experience in the footwear industry
• Leadership and people management
• Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator,InDesignand Photoshop preferred
• Strong sketching skills on Procreate.

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