Job Description

Job Description:

Job Role: Sr Footwear Designer

Location: Beaverton, OR (Hybrid/4 days onsite per week)

Duration: 2 months of contract with possible extension.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re seeking an Expert Designer RNWY Create & Refresh Footwear to push the boundaries of sport and culture. Working on collaboration projects and drive newness for *** design. 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.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You’ll be at the intersection of newness and energy, balancing the bold with the brand’s priorities. Working closely with external collaborators and internal teams, you’ll craft footwear that fuses worlds, ensuring each design is both visionary and commercially viable. From concept to execution, you’ll shape every detail, construction, form, fit, performance, while considering cost, sustainability, and manufacturability. Your work will inspire and elevate, driving the future of footwear.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You’ll collaborate with some of the most innovative minds, external partners, internal designers, developers, product managers, and engineers. Bringing fresh ideas to life from brief to market. You’ll align visions, refine concepts, and lead conversations that push boundaries. As a key voice in the creative process, you’ll inspire both teams and communities, championing innovation at every step.

WHAT YOU BRING

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in product design or relevant design degree or a combination of relevant education, experience, and training.

• 8 plus years’ experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products

• 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

• Experience in technical footwear design - running design is a plus

• 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

• Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project

• Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus

• Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.

• 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

Comments for Suppliers: Must include portfolio

If you are qualified and interested, please send me your updated resume, your salary requirement and contact details to discuss this opportunity further. If you are not looking for a job right now, but know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please let me know.

In considering candidates, time is of the essence. Please respond at your earliest convenience. Thank you.

Best regards,

Vijendra Tripathi

HireTalent

135 West 26th Street, Suite 7B

New York, NY 10001

(469) 575-4367

vijendra@hiretalent.com

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