Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers has spent 30 years helping men, women and kids everywhere look and feel good. Developing comfort technologies is at the foundation of all that we do—delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products at a reasonable price. From our diverse footwear offering to a growing range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
With international business representing over half of our total sales, we have product available in more than 180 countries and significant opportunities for continued expansion worldwide. We sell our collections direct to consumers through more than 4,450 Skechers stores around the globe and Skechers e-commerce sites, as well as through a network of third-party partners.
A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY.
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE-
Skechers is a leading Global Footwear Company dedicated to creating stylish and innovative footwear. As a Footwear Designer, this position will leverage their thorough understanding of Fashion Trends, Market Conditions, Consumer Expectations, Technologies, and the Manufacturing Process with their design excellence to develop the next generations of SKECHERS USA performance footwear products within the Men’s Division.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS-
Create innovative and stylish footwear design concepts.
Work with Design Management and Development personnel to collaborate on Design projects to maximize effectiveness and build product to target cost.
Understanding of fashion trends and directions through travel, shop the markets, Tradeshows and researching the competition.
Create accurate CADS quickly and efficiently.
Build and present seasonal product strategies and trend boards.
Constant interaction with Merchandisers on all aspects of product line plans, briefs, color palette, pricing, themes, graphics, and strategies.
Work with developers in US and Asia and adhere to the product calendar, ensuring development projects are on track.
Working with developers / materials team to coordinate and develop new materials, constructions, processes, and procedures.
Responsible for getting prototypes and samples executed to reflect the concept and design you created.
Knowledge and understanding of competitors top sellers, technologies, styling, colors, strategies, and pricing.
Innovation through fashion forward new designs and technologies.
Enhance brand recognition.
May require travel to Asia to follow-up on development projects.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES-
Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES-
No.
Qualifications
JOB REQUIREMENTS-
Ability to sketch shoes accurately and proportionately & provide detailed specifications.
Understand the footwear production process at the factory level.
Proficient in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and 3D CAD programs.
Have great communication/presentation skills.
Collaborate with cross functional departments.
In-depth knowledge of materials, construction techniques and manufacturing process.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE-
Bachelor’s Degree in Footwear Design/Fashion Design/ Industrial Design is preferred or equivalent related work experience.
5+ years experience in the related field.
Additional Information
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS-
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; sit, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel. The employee is occasionally required to sit for long period of times.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Pay range for this position is $90-$110k.
Benefits:
Paid Parental Leave: including time for fathers and adopting parents.
Short term & long term disability and life insurance at no cost to the employee.
Extensive medical, dental, and vision plans with multiple carries, including EPO, HPN and PPO plans.
Competitive 401k plan and employer matching.
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Savings Account (FSA) offerings.
Paid vacation, sick, personal and holiday time.
Pet Insurance available.
Onsite wellness programs at company headquarters including fitness classes, acupuncture, and chiropractor.
Employee stock purchase program
Employee product discount of 50%; employee sample sales and family and friends discount throughout the year.
Skechers Company Culture and growth strategy is deeply infused with internal career growth and opportunities for learning.
San Diego, California
Full Time