Footwear Designer Resume
Summary : As a Footwear Designer, utilized merchandise briefs to create footwear concepts and collections, worked with design management to create innovative designs and solutions rooted in street culture and brand language, and understood consumer needs.
Skills : Creativity, Fashion Knowledge.
Description :
- Conceptualized, sketched, and rendered original footwear concepts.
- Researched consumer attitudes to identify emerging and current trends, and presented them to the team via trend boards, prototypes, and samples.
- Selected materials and finishes, and ensured efficient communication flow.
- Analyzed and evaluated other designs and advised courteously.
- Executed promptly upper and tooling designs, tech packs, and seasonal color CADS.
- Partnered with the Footwear Development team to bring ideas to mass production.
- Possessed strong presentation, listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Summary : As a Footwear Designer, designed performance footwear that meets the category and overall brand creative direction with an innovative mindset, exhibited the ability to design performance footwear that balances functionality, aesthetics, and engineering, and worked within the Performance Running design team to create running and running-inspired designs that align with overall brand creative direction.
Skills : Sketching, Drawing.
Description :
- Participated in creative vision during off-site and other design events.
- Worked on multiple projects across several seasons.
- Assisted others in projects to ensure that the category was delivering against deadlines.
- Worked independently within the Triad team and had a strong understanding of the product creation process and timelines.
- Maintained consistency throughout the product line, and executed category design direction.
- Collaborated with the Footwear Development team on design details, construction, pattern, costing, and fit.
- Tracked record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring designs from concept to production, contributed skills and passion for footwear design to a dynamic and forward-thinking company.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Headline : As a Footwear Designer, sketched and rendered footwear ideas for the Classics team, and designed and developed creative solutions to concepts within a range. Present the designs in context to the category direction.
Skills : Technical Design, 3D Modeling.
Description :
- Worked closely with Development and Product marketing to ensure that new designs meet the needs of the product brief and are manufactural.
- Understood Reebok’s technologies and incorporated these into products where applicable.
- Understood Reebok’s competitor’s products at all price points.
- Worked in a fast-paced environment, overseeing a large number of projects at any given time.
- Designed and developed innovative and cost-efficient brand and market-relevant footwear which includes concepting, story-telling, and technical development.
- Worked with Design Management, Development, and Marketing personnel to collaborate on Design projects to maximize effectiveness and build products to target cost.
- Understood ever-changing fashion trends and directions conducted through international and domestic travel, shopping the markets and tradeshows, and researching the competition.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Objective : As a Footwear Designer, created accurate, detailed, high-quality renderings and CADS quickly and efficiently, and built and presented seasonal product strategies and trend boards.
Skills : Material Knowledge, Color Theory.
Description :
- Understood how to create accurate tech packs for the outsole and upper designs.
- Understood how to draw cross sections and read blueprints accurately.
- Worked with developers in the US and Asia on line schedules, adhering to the product calendar, and ensuring development projects were on track.
- Worked with developers/materials team to coordinate and develop new materials, constructions, processes, and procedures.
- Get prototypes and samples executed to reflect the concept and design you created.
- Understood competitor's top sellers, technologies, styling, colors, strategies, and pricing.
- Innovated through fashion-forward new designs and technologies, protected and enhanced SKECHERS DNA.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Summary : As a Footwear Designer, I self-managed my creative process and executed given design languages within the category, developing and creating illustrations and technical drawings for new design concepts.
Skills : Attention to Detail, Communication Skills.
Description :
- Effectively managed time and multi-tasked, pay strong attention to detail, and work within a team environment.
- Provided technical packages consisting of specs, lasts, and materials to overseas development teams.
- Created supporting artwork that illustrate design concepts and tell stories to the Marketing, Merchandising, and Sales teams.
- Worked closely with development teams to ensure products met the testing and usage standards for PUMA Sportstyle products.
- Created tech packs and other materials to hand off to development for sample manufacturing.
- Executed design work according to the visual language of Adidas as well as given Corporate Identity guidelines according to legal guidance.
- Supported product management and development in all issues regarding the realization of products and collections.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Summary : As a Footwear Designer, worked with the creative process and executed towards given targets and defined design languages and strategies, developed creative solutions to individual products, joined forces with development, Tech Services, and Product Testing to resolve product issues from design packages through commercialization.
Skills : Market Research, Pattern Making.
Description :
- Supported an efficient process and communication flow between design, marketing, and development for all issues regarding the ranges and products.
- Executed the creative vision in a product range for the category.
- Worked closely with DCs to achieve business objectives, KPI, and cost performance.
- Created seasonal footwear collections and short to long-lead innovations for the Cole Haan Sports Lifestyle inline deliveries and special make-ups.
- Worked with the entire team to maintain goals and the direction that the team leadership has established.
- Worked with the Transport Teams and DC Operations, developing problem-solving solutions to ensure optimum store delivery service.
- Assisted the Design Director with leading the group and maintaining goals.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Summary : As a Footwear Designer, designed and taught pack projects in conjunction with Product Development, responded quickly to multiple projects with strong time management skills, and responded quickly to multiple projects with strong time management skills.
Skills : Creativity, Understanding of Materials.
Description :
- Responsible for addressing pattern adjustments, and blueprint revisions, and lasts at a general level.
- Responsible for leading the design process from concept to production for successful footwear collections.
- Responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams, including materials, production, and marketing, to ensure cohesive product development.
- Responsible for conducting market research to stay informed about industry trends and consumer preferences.
- Responsible for utilizing design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and 3D modeling tools to create detailed sketches and prototypes.
- Responsible for working closely with manufacturers to oversee the sampling and production process, ensuring quality and design integrity.
- Responsible for contributing to the development of [X] seasonal footwear lines, meeting and exceeding sales targets.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Headline : As a Footwear Designer, responsible for designing illustrations and collaborating in line building and merchandising, responsible for researching fashion trends related to materials, patterns, techniques, construction, shape, and color.
Skills : Sketching, Illustration.
Description :
- Assisted the design team from conceptualization to finished product.
- Sketched, CAD work and created specs and tech packs for the manufacturing team overseas.
- Produced product that is representative of the brand's DNA and aesthetic.
- Researched and forecasted fashion, materials, and market trends.
- Worked closely with fellow team members in product management, color and trend forecasting, design, and footwear development in the planning, creating, and developing of technical footwear lines.
- Participated in seasonal presentations with strong verbal and visual skills.
- Prepared highly visual and thought-provoking trend/inspiration presentations each season that highlight design inspiration, show collaboration with other categories as well communicate how those trends are interpreted.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Headline : As a Footwear Designer, responsible for collaborating with patternmakers and technical teams to address design challenges and ensure the feasibility of designs, responsible for conducting trend analysis and competitor research to inform design decisions.
Skills : Pattern Making, Technical Design.
Description :
- Took hand drawings to presentation-ready renderings efficiently.
- Supported brand directives through specific product design offerings.
- Traveled domestically and internationally when needed.
- Showed a command of all footwear skillsets, led by example, and was willing to share that knowledge through a can-do/team-player attitude.
- Collaborated with all footwear categories as well as apparel teams to help create cohesive product lines.
- Supported Design Director for all aspects of design for Ariat Men’s/Women’s and Youth Western Footwear.
- Experienced in the industry, adapted to conceptualizing, sketching, and developing innovative footwear designs that balance aesthetics with functionality.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Footwear Designer Resume
Objective : As a Footwear Designer, responsible for attending trade shows and fashion events to stay abreast of emerging trends and network with industry professionals, designing athletic shoes from concept through development.
Skills : Modeling, Color Theory, Material Coordination.
Description :
- Learned to create western boot shaft stitch patterns.
- Took the Design director's hand sketches and drawings and brought them into Adobe Illustrator to create editable spline artwork.
- Learned and helped create footwear tech packs for relay product information to the development team and factories.
- Helped create image/trend boards for forward-thinking products often designed 2 years ahead of the market.
- Supported the design team in all aspects of design for both men’s and women’s. Includes creating cads, renderings, image trends, and material boards.
- Worked with the materials team to identify materials needs and support the team in creating a material board with multiple options going into merchandising.
- Collaborated with the team on design direction, and trend analysis, and helped create an answer to what is the Ariat Western lens.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
