Senior Footwear Designer, Sport Performance, Dual Gender

Core Accountabilities

• Lead, design, and develop product that is industry leading and innovative with elegant seasonal Cole Haan concepting, story-telling, and technical development
• Partner with Product Line Managers in the creation of line plans, briefs and final product solutions aligned with business goals, consumer needs (style and function), and brand stories
• Collaborate and communicate across multiple teams to create strong market relevant product stories across disciplines
• Produce CADs, line art, technical packages, and presentation materials that effectively communicate product concepts and the creative strategy for sport footwear internally
• Partner with Product Development to create market relevant products across multiple categories
• Deliver on-time product solutions in conjunction with the product calendar and business needs ensuring that all deadlines, line plans and deliverables are met
• Provide and present timely and relevant business, design, consumer, and cultural storytelling in conjunction with specific projects and briefs
• Lead in the development of appropriate sell in tools to effectively communicate concepts and strategies

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design or related field
• 5+ years of experience in footwear design
• Strong sketching and visual communication
• Energetic, inspiring, creative, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic about design
• Self-motivated and equally comfortable working within a team – must be a team player
• Organized, structured, asks questions and seeks understanding first
• Pushes oneself to exceed expectations
• Excellently adaptable, versatile, and able to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite – Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
• Proficient in creating line art and color cads in Illustrator
• Working knowledge of Macintosh systems, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, and PLMM
• Strong knowledge of current fashion and sport market trends with an understanding of Cole Haan product image and quality
• Able to travel both domestically and internationally