Description:
ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS-
- Under the direction of the Sr. Director of Design and Special Projects, design and develop innovative and cost-efficient brand and market relevant footwear which includes concepting, story-telling, and technical development.
- Work with design management, development and marketing personnel to collaborate on design projects to maximize effectiveness and build product to target cost.
- Thorough understanding of ever-changing fashion trends and directions conducted through international and domestic travel, shopping the markets, tradeshows, and researching the competition.
- Create accurate, detailed, high-quality renderings and CADS quickly and efficiently.
- Build and present seasonal product strategies and trend boards.
- Understands how to create accurate tech packs for outsole and upper designs.
- Understands how to draw cross sections and read blueprints accurately.
- Deliver on-time product solutions in conjunction with the product calendar and business needs, ensuring that all deadlines, line plans, and deliverables are met.
- Study and research current and future market and 3D trends, maintaining expert knowledge in global design trends, market competition, and retail landscape.
- Understanding of fashion trends and directions by continuously conducting market research to gain insights into our consumers, competitors, cultures, and markets through international and domestic travel, shopping the markets, Tradeshows and researching the competition.
- Constant interaction with merchandisers on all aspects of product line plans, briefs, color palette, pricing, themes, graphics, and strategies.
- Work with developers in US and Asia on line schedules, adhere to the product calendar, ensuring development projects are on track.
- Working with developers / materials team to coordinate and develop new materials, constructions, processes and procedures.
- Responsible for getting 3D prototypes and samples executed to reflect the concept and design you created.
- Knowledge and understanding of competitors top sellers, technologies, styling, colors, strategies and pricing.
- Innovation through fashion forward new designs and technologies.
- Protect and enhance SKECHERS “DNA”.
- Special projects as assigned.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES-
- Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES-
JOB REQUIREMENTS-
- Ability to collaborate with other designers, colorists, technicians, and merchandisers.
- Ability to sketch shoes accurately, proportionately, and provide detailed specifications.
- Must understand the footwear production process at the factory level.
- Must have expert skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop)
- High level of creativity with proven experience of innovative thinking through the design and 3D process, and/or product development.
- Must have a passion for computational design thinking.
- Must be proficient in 3D design and 3D modeling.
- Expert skills in Rhino and Grasshopper.
- Experience in Python or similar platforms.
- Must have great communication/presentation skills and work well with others.
- Must have a passion for performance and lifestyle footwear design.
- Knowledge of shoe construction and materials.
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
- Ability to develop solutions to complex design problem.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE-
- Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following: Industrial Design, Footwear Design, Fashion Design or Graphic Design.
- Should have a minimum of 5 years of progressive, shoe designing experience and knowledge of shoe constructions and materials.
- At least years of experience in footwear 3D design and 3D modeling.