Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design

BOSS Corporation; 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

Location: Beaverton, OregonJob Type: ContractCompensation Range: $63 - 66 per hourWe're looking for a Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Sport Footwear Material Design. The ideal candidate will elevate the consumer product experience by seamlessly integrating art, science, and streetwear culture into Sport leaning products. In this role, you will foster a deep emotional connection to our products by crafting compelling narratives and storytelling through innovative material concepts.Responsibilities:WHAT YOU WILL WORK ONAs the Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design, you will collaborate closely with leadership and cross-functional teams-including Footwear Product Designers, Color Design, Developers, and Product Line Managers-to advance innovative materials and manufacturing approaches on strategic projects. Your focus will be on shaping design direction and dimensional strategy, elevating existing materials, and pioneering new material concepts. As a recognized expert at both the product and collection level, you will translate consumer insights into compelling, trend and performance driven narratives. Success in this position depends on integrating design, development, and manufacturing to achieve product excellence. By leveraging research and a deep understanding of youth culture, color trends, fashion, art, and sports, you will help position at the forefront of material innovation.WHO YOU WILL WORK WITHOn a day to day basis you'll work closely with your design partners in product design, color design and graphic design. You will also work cross functionally with your technical and material development partners, product management and merchandising teams.Qualifications: 8+ years of relevant design experience in advancing material design, textile design, or footwear design Bachelor's degree in design, art, or related field (fashion, product, industrial, accessory, footwear, or textile design); Master's degree accepted, Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training. Ability to interpret consumer insights and translate them into compelling product narratives. Skilled in concept creation and exploring material innovations and technologies. Experience building inspiration presentations and mood boards for seasonal concepts. Understanding of the Footwear Product Creation process. Experience collaborating with manufacturing partners to ensure design intent and material execution. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, Miro etc. Ability to ideate using digital platforms (Gravity Sketch, CLO a plus). Experience creating 3D samples and hand mockups (a plus). Strong presentation skills for small and large groups. Collaborative, positive, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view. Passion for design, culture, and design excellence. Highly organized and self-sufficient. Speaks up with courage for self and the team. Passion for and desire to learn people leadership.JOBID:102026-166600#LI-CELLA#LI-SJ1Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail] offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.ABOUT CELLAWe are passionate about connecting you with the right role at the right organization—and providing you great benefits for the great work you do. With an attractive compensation package including competitive salary, 401(k) plan, weekly paychecks, holiday pay and a health benefits program, we have you covered.Cella is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital and proposal development teams. We help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win. Our staffing solutions include freelance, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire positions. Cella has earned the 2022 Best of Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Awards—an honor earned by only 1% of staffing firms in the U.S. Cella is an equal opportunity employer.