Senior Lead - Footwear Design Exploration
Publication date:
01 April 2024Workload:
100%Contract type:
Unlimited employment- Place of work:Zurich
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Job summary
Join our dynamic team as a Senior Lead - Footwear Design Exploration! This role offers a chance to innovate in a fast-paced environment.
Tasks
- Lead the design exploration for an entire shoe family from concept to delivery.
- Develop technology-infused lifestyle products with a keen eye for creativity.
- Collaborate with teams to create performance-driven footwear that resonates with consumers.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of fashion and trends; excellent communication skills.
- Creative vision with the ability to push boundaries and visualize concepts.
- Team player who embraces collaboration and diverse perspectives.
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In short
We are excited to offer the position of Senior Lead - Footwear Design Exploration, within the Performance All Day vertical of our design team. You will work in a very fast-moving environment where you will help lead and drive the full design and creative process of footwear design exploration, starting from concept research to product briefings for production.
Your Mission
- You will be responsible for the design exploration of a whole shoe family
- You own your projects from design concepts through to final delivery
- You design technology-infused movement-lifestyle products
- You will work on developing concepts, mock-ups, visuals, 2D and 3D files for new projects
- You must have an eye for totally new creation and the vision for new opportunities and creative avenues
- You must have a great knowledge and understanding about the fashion industry
- Pushing the boundaries must come naturally to you and the ability to visualize and communicate your process to key stakeholders
- You will collaborate with our Zurich and Vietnam based development teams on creating functional and performance-driven products
- Proactively work to understand consumer and future buying/lifestyle habits to inform new ways to promote the brand this these mindsets
- Keep up to date with various regional requirements and the finite variation in the consumer types and cultural influences
- Stay on top of relevant, upcoming trends and materials and an understanding of how to infuse these inspirational avenues with the brand vision and DNA
- You will develop and visualize a strong vision for future products
- You should be a strong communicator, adapt at liaising with key stakeholders and confident presenting to cross-functional teams
- You enjoy working as a team player and have an open style with sharing and taking on various points of view
