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