What are the responsibilities and job description for the Footwear Designer position at Cape Robbin?
Cape Robbin is a brand that specializes in trendy and fast fashion women's footwear. We operate in both wholesale and retail and collaborate with various retail brands. Our goal is to provide our customers with vibrant, cozy, and one-of-a-kind products.
As a Footwear Designer, you will create new footwear designs or change existing ones. In this job, you'll sketch your ideas down or design directly onto a computer-aided design (CAD) system. You'll need to follow fashion trends and styles and have knowledge of the anatomy of the foot.
Responsibilities for footwear designer
- Must be Proficient in Adobe illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign
- Collaborate with design management and designers & Evaluate all samples and correspond changes for development and progression of footwear designs.
- Propose design ideas based on seasonal assignments with regard to materials, color, style, definition, functional features, fit requirements and design detail
- Work with the Color & Trend Creative Direction team to gather trend information and imagery from multi-media, fashion shows, internet, travel and retail
- Assist in the seasonal presentation of materials, color and graphics to the design teams including palettes and imagery relating to the seasonal design themes
- Apply color and graphic materials to assigned footwear categories
- Experience in developing product directly with factories
- Assist in creation of presentations for design meetings with Creative Director, for Merchandising and Buying teams
- Maintain and organize vintage samples and product prototypes, material and hardware submits and standards
- Graphic Design (Edit photos,Website Banners,Marketing Materials) we will be needing some graphic design content requests from time to time
Qualifications for footwear designer
- College degree in the arts preferred (not required)
- 2-5 years plus experience in fashion related industry
- Proficient in illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign (Requirement)
- Understanding of materials and their application to footwear designs
- Basic awareness of lasts, outsoles, blueprints, molds, and is able to complete a tech pack with minimal supervision
- Prolific Design
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Pomona, CA 91766: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Fashion design: 2 years (Preferred)
- Adobe Illustrator: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
Salary : $50,000 - $80,000