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Since 1973, Vida Shoes International has been committed to becoming a global leader in the footwear industry. We are a well-established private footwear company located in New York, boasting a global presence abroad. Currently, we are in search of a Designer who is creative, passionate, and organized problem solver with the ability to work cross functionally between design and sales. This position will collaborate closely with Product Development, Sales Team, Production and Licensor’s Merchandising teams to build out seasonal collections that meet our customers’ business needs and our internal margin expectations. This is the perfect opportunity for a strong multi-tasker eager to bridge the design and development space including concept design and trend research to showroom merchandising and the commercialization process from sketch through final fit approval. We are looking for someone to bring a collaborative, enthusiastic, and growth-minded perspective to our team and find the white space to steal market share.
Job Title:Footwear Designer
Compensation: $60-100k
Requirements:
- Trend shopping and research to help define seasonal concepts (Domestic and International)
- Researching and forecasting fashion, leather/materials and market trends
- Sketching, CAD/AI work, and creating specs and tech packs for the manufacturing team overseas.
- Preparing sketch boards/trend boards for team proto review meetings.
- Produce product that is representative of the brand's DNA and aesthetic, as well as pushing the envelope to find the “white space” and maximize opportunities for growth outside of our current core customer.
- Daily communication with overseas offices.
- Ability to deliver presentations with focused viewpoint and confidence to senior management, licensing team, sales team and retailers.
- Travel to overseas factories when necessary.
- Writing production specs and assisting in fit approvals for commercialization.
- Manage and develop subordinate design team members.
Qualifications:
- A college design degree preferred.
- 3-5 Years of footwear design experience.
- Strong Hand sketching ability and organizational skills.
- Technical ability and experience fit correcting shoes
- Desire to learn new CAD systems such as AI technology.
- A definitive fashion sense with a passion for trends and the ability to interpret trends for the masses to meet business needs.
- Self-motivated and driven with a strong work ethic.
- Effectively manages time and periods of high-volume workload; multi-tasker who has strong attention to detail and works well within a team environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Illustrator/Photoshop skills required.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook
Actual salary will be determined based off candidate’s skill sets, years of experience, and other job-related factors. 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.
Direct applicants only, no third-party staffing inquiries, please.
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