Footwear Designer - Sportswear Brand

Footwear Designer - Sportswear Brand

Manchester

A British lifestyle brand renowned for its sportswear and performance collections is currently recruiting for a Footwear Designer with strong technical footwear experience to join its growing creative team located in Manchester.

As a Footwear Designer you will be responsible for designing and developing their footwear collections alongside the Head of Design and Product Director. Taking full ownership of product lines, attending briefing meetings with buyers, fit & Development meetings, creating and updating tech packs, lab dip approvals, and fabric and trim research. You will work closely with the Footwear Tech on fitting throughout the development process, adhering to the critical path and liaising with internal teams and external suppliers and factories regarding development issues. You will be a valued member of the creative team and will report directly to the Design Director.

The ideal candidate must have previous sports performance footwear design experience working at an established level for a sportswear, lifestyle or high street retailer. Demonstrating strong development and technical skills with extensive knowledge of fitting, UK and European grading and footwear construction. You must have previous experience working with external suppliers, overseas factories and attending development meetings. Possessing fantastic communication (written & verbal), presentation, time management and I.T skills using Adobe InDesign & Illustrator and Microsoft Office with a keen interest and passion for casual footwear and footwear trends.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Design Team of growing sportswear brand. In return, you will be rewarded with a great remuneration package and career progression!

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