Expert Designer, NSW Modern Footwear Product Design Create

About the role

We’re seeking an Expert Designer, NSW Modern Footwear Product Design Create to push the boundaries of sport and culture. You’re a curious observer, an eager participant, and a cultural sponge, constantly seeking insights to solve problems in unexpected ways. With a sharp eye for design and a fearless approach to innovation, you create work that disrupts, excites, and redefines. You thrive in collaboration, seamlessly translating between our world and external partners to deliver something entirely new.

Responsibilities

• Create footwear that fuses worlds, ensuring each design is both visionary and commercially viable.
• Shape every detail, construction, form, fit, performance, while considering cost, sustainability, and manufacturability.
• Bring fresh ideas to life from brief to market.
• Align visions, refine concepts, and lead conversations that push boundaries.
• Generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project.
• Present your work effectively using tools like Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 8+ years of experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products preferred.
• Knowledge of form, color, materials, human factors, related to elevating the consumer experience.
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives.
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills.
• Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs).
• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus.
• 3D design programs experience is a plus.
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Positive personality and energy.
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviors.
• Catalyst to make connections with other Design groups.
• Lead + drive partnerships beyond the Design function (Marketing, Engineering, Development, etc.).
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along.

Qualifications

To be considered for this role, please include a footwear design focused portfolio (PDF or website link).

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Technical footwear design skills
• Sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
• Manufacturing process and material knowledge
• Communication and presentation skills

Benefits

Our company offers a variety of benefits to support your well-being and career growth, including:

• Accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application process
• Reasonable modifications to the application process as needed

Pay

The salary range for this position is [Insert Salary Range Here]. This is a competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This role is full-time and based in [Insert Location Here].