Junior Footwear Designer

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom FitFlop Full time

Our core sandal product continues to deliver with closed shoes and ath-leisure accelerating growth as we make comfort COOL.

So, as we make the BIG BIGGER, you’ll see we have a fantastic women’s range and now we need even more talent to design new men’s, women’s and sports categories. Someone ambitious and energetic, combining magic and logic, working within the parameters of the brand whilst bringing a fresh point of view and new innovative designs.

You’ll be a well-established women’s Junior Footwear Designer or Design Assistant with impeccable taste and the ability think on your feet and recognize key trends. You’ll have a razor-sharp eye for detail, be a team player (super collaborative and fun to be around) and happy to flex into other areas of the range when needed.

**The Responsibilities**:

- Develop and create illustrations and technical drawings (Illustrator based) to a high quality and technical level
- Follow design direction and translate market input into innovative yet progressive designs
- Able to understand and execute a clear “FitFlop” identity into the designs, colour and materials
- Participate in market research to identify new trends, competition, and customer’s expectations
- Continually stay ahead of fashion and design trends
- Assist and support the design team as an admin for materials in the UK
- Attend and record minutes of weekly design & materials meetings
- Participate in seasonal range reviews of new collections & stay on top of spec & CAD updates / changes
- Work with the merchandising team in keeping range plan aligned
- Support the Design team in keeping check of all design admin responsibilities

**Travel**:

- Take part in development trips to Factories to oversee the creation of new prototypes and colour and material updates
- Attend Trade fairs, and research trips

**The Person**:

- Feminine handwriting - but keen interest and understanding of the casual / sports heritage of the brand
- Excellent CAD and Illustrator skills & able to execute with speed.
- Design experience across all women’s footwear
- Excellent and up to date market knowledge on trends, designers and brands - you won’t miss a trick
- Very clear communicator - verbal, written and sketches
- Able to understand and work within the parameters of the product and the brand guidelines (fashion meets function)
- Experience of working with Far East factories is an advantage
- Good understanding of International markets
- Adaptable with a “can do” attitude
- Willing to travel as required
- Able to take instruction
- Ability to design around a problem
- Ability to work to a deadline
- Strong team player
- Conscientious
- Department- Product- Role- Design- Locations- London- Remote status- Hybrid Remote- Employment type- Full-time**Colleagues**:

- Lindsay Bassage

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