Assistant Footwear Designer

An exciting opportunity for an Assistant Footwear Designer to work with Internationally Recognised brands.

This is a great opportunity for someone who has been working within footwear and looking to advance their career.

Location: St Albans

Key Responsibilities:

Assisting in the design and development of footwear collections.
Researching trends, including colours, materials, and global market analysis, with a strong awareness of competitor activity.
Analysing the footwear market and trends to inspire upcoming collections.
Take 2D line art and apply appropriate colours and materials for assigned divisions.
Research and select materials and colour choices.
Acquire a good understanding of colour and materials for in-line colourways.
Computerize colour-ups, detailing and textures using relevant design software.
Collaborate closely with senior designers and the development team.
Assist in preparing range plans, collection overviews, and colour CADs.
Implement innovations in colour and materials to product.
The ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Person Specifications:

Minimum of 2 years of professional design experience.
Visualisation skills, with the ability to produce initial hand-drawn sketches or digital designs.
Advanced knowledge of Illustrator & Photoshop is a must.
A keen eye for colours, materials, textures and trends.
Ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively.
Must be able to build all tech packs and pass specs in a detailed, organised and clear manner for factory proto- sample-making.
Must be able to work well as part of a team.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.
Strong proactive work ethic and willingness to learn.

Additional Notes:

Specific knowledge or interest in performance-oriented footwear (outdoor, sports, lifestyle-related) is beneficial as this will be the primary focus of the collections.

The successful candidate will have prior design & good understanding of colour experience and be able to produce CADs