Footwear Designer

Job Posting/Description:

Since 1973 Vida Shoes International has been committed to becoming a global leader in the footwear industry. We are dedicated to designing producing and marketing quality branded footwear using our expansive international resources. Our wealth of knowledge stems from the diversity of brands and successful products we have produced year after year.

Footwear Designer

As our Footwear Designer you have must have minimum of 2 years experience in product design & development. Experience in footwear design & development process is a recommended but not necessary as this position is constantly evolving and instructive in its process.

Compensation: $60-68K

Responsibilities include:

Design conceptualization to commercialize finished product.

Partnering up with brand specific merchandizer

Keep cost target price & duty structures in mind while design and development process through entirety of design & development cycle.

Researching and forecasting fashion materials and market trends

Sketching CAD work and creating specs and tech packs for the manufacturing team overseas

Contributing to both the development and sampling of new collections

Aiding in the production process

Ordering and tracking samples requested

Understanding and focusing on specific customer needs depending on the brand and product category needed.

Creating and managing seasonal brand line sheets

Setup and maintain cad approval on web portal for either or both company or licensed assigned brand.

Ability to travel up to 20% of the time (domestic and international)

Learning curve

Continuation of understanding the fitting process

Continued exposure to research & competitive shopping

2 year technical development experience in the footwear industry which includes the footwear development process from inception through production (pattern making grading construction materials costing manufacturing and quality).

Interpersonal relationship exposure with internal and exterior Vida partners

Exposure to line building process while you work closely with your directors and merchandizer.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in design or related design experience

Must have a basic understanding of project management and problem-solving concepts

Understanding of the product development creation process

Ability to manage multiple projects & must be a self-starter.

Proficient in Illustrator Photoshop and InDesign software

Hand sketching ability and quick ideation capability

Ability to research market trend information

Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and discipline

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook

Must be motivated and eager to learn in a fast-paced industry

Thank you in advance for your interest in this opening.Vida Shoes International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability or protected veteran status.At this time only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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