Skechers · 6 days ago
Sr. Footwear Designer
Manhattan Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$145K/yr - $170K/yr
7+ years expSkechers, headquartered in Southern California, is a global lifestyle brand focused on comfort innovation. The Sr. Footwear Designer will leverage their expertise in footwear design and market trends to create innovative products while collaborating closely with various teams to ensure market relevance and effectiveness.
FashionLifestyleShopping
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the VP of Product Development, 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
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 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
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in one of the following: Industrial Design, Footwear Design, Fashion Design or Graphic Design
Should have a minimum of 7 years of progressive, shoe designing experience and knowledge of shoe constructions and materials
Ability to collaborate with other designers, colorists, technicians, and merchandisers
Ability to sketch shoes accurately, quickly, proportionately & provide detailed specifications
Must understand the footwear production process at the factory level
Must have expert skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop)
Must have great communication/presentation skills and work well with others
Knowledge of shoe construction and materials
Must be versatile and be able to switch gears project to project
Company
Skechers
Skechers is a Fortune 500® company — a growth-oriented brand that designs, develops, and markets a diverse product portfolio of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and children around the globe.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2025-05-05Acquired
2019-11-26Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1999-06-09IPO
Leadership Team
John Vandemore
Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Coye
Senior Vice President IT & CIO
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