We seek someone who’s highly motivated to add creative value in product design with a passion for women’s fashion and casual footwear to join our Bzees athleisure design team.
We are Caleres, a global footwear company with brands that fit people’s lives. We are ferocious about fit and living our mission of inspiring people to feel good, feet first.
We seek people who deliver:
•Innovative and affordable women’s footwear design concepts working within the seasonal product process
•Management of the design process from trend research to finished product designs, including sketching, CAD illustration, material selection and color application
•Footwear designs reflective of product brief, feminine styling and trend-right content
•Ability to sketch shoes accurately and provide detailed specifications for sample creation, refining designs to reflect sales feedback and fitting standards, while achieving cost targets
•Understanding of consumer and fashion trends through travel, shopping the market, trade shows and competitor research, seeking inspiration for new possibilities and effectively applying to new designs
We seek people with these qualifications:
•Degree in Industrial Design, Footwear Design, Fashion Design or Graphic Design
•3-5 years progressive footwear design experience
•Strong understanding of footwear materials, constructions and production processes
•Athletic footwear understanding preferred
•Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills
•Ability to meet deadlines and adhere to product development calendar
•Ability to work well individually, as well as dynamically engage in a team environment
•Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
•Experience with 3D design (Delcam) software preferred
•Ability to travel to Asia to follow up on product development projects
But most of all, we seek believers. People who believe remarkable things are possible and will not stop striving for them.
People passionate about their work. People who hold themselves and others accountable. People who think a $2.6 billion company should be as creative as a start-up. People driven by an insatiable curiosity. People who care about being the best, among the best.
We seek believers who share in our ferocity for fit.