FOOTWEAR DESIGNER

We have an exciting role for a creative Footwear Designer to join a leading fashion accessories brand. You will join a great team of designers reporting into the Design Manager. Offices are in London and they work hybrid 3 days in the office, 2 days remote.

THE ROLE
As the Designer you will support the design team in creating a range of womens' footwear designs. Assist with the day to day running of the department, research & collating relevant trend and shop reports to feed back to design & buying.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Have solid commercial and industry relevant experience across women’s footwear
• Have a strong understanding of and passion for accessory brands
• To be engaged and enthusiastic about the fashion industry with strong knowledge of luxury and high street trends and have the ability to contribute and apply this to our brand
• Passion for product with technical understanding, with the ability to work across multiple product categories
• Assist in the creation of branding and hardware design which is integral to the brand DNA
• Excellent communication skills with your team, other teams and suppliers
• Eye for presentations and confidence to present ideas to the team
• Ability to interpret relevant trends that can inspire all collections
• Be proactive and use one’s initiative, forth coming with ideas
• Flexible mindset that can adapt & manage their own workload
• Needs to be a team player but also motivated to work on their own accord

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 2yrs min commercial/industry experience working for fashion footwear brands
• A well-rounded portfolio that showcases your creativity, versatility, and technical skillset
• Degree in fashion design, footwear
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Drawing & CAD skills are essential
• Proficient use of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Illustrator & Photoshop specifically)
• PowerPoint / Office software

Please send CV and portfolio stating your salary expectations.