Foot Wear Designer Sports (m/w/d)

For one of our end customers in Germany we are currently looking for a Foot Wear Designer (m/w/d) Contractor.

Tasks:

• Provision of concept presentations and product creation including shell pattern, tech packing and Color line arts based on a seasonal briefing and the brands identity
• Independent creation and provision of a PDF concept presentation in Adobe Illustrator for 5 product creations including production ready shell patterns, 2d tooling drawings and tech packing process
• Outline of the story and the consumer insights in the concept presentation based on contractor’s expertise. Preparation/Creation of this project as part of a holistic offer for the head to toe wardrobe based on the briefing, following the creative direction and design principles for the brand.
• Preparation of the design of the products in 3 presentations and as shell pattern, 2d tooling drawings for 4 shoes, including Color line arts.
• Provision of an overview of the surrounding family architecture as Illustrator drawings for each shoe.
• Presentation = Illustrator file containing black, white, and orange design conceptsketches, mood, materials overview, consumer insights.
• 50 pages (10 each product) or/and equivalent with MIRO online presentations
• Shared on Sharepoint via Teams to the x-functional meetings (Gutchecks & CR0 – see timelines)
• Presentation of concept online to the cross functional team including senior leadership team within the design milestone meetings (see Timelines)
• Selection of technically feasible construction techniques and control the quality of the production process based on pullovers and samples and supplier feedback provided by the Outdoor development team upfront.
• Handover of 5 production ready techpack files (based on techpack file template), detailed sketches, Shell pattern, tooling 2d drawings and a material map.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in Foot Wear Design
• experienced in working for major global fashion brands
• Mountain Bike Footwear experience needed. Alternatively Action Sports or Skate Shoe experience.

General data:

Location: 95% remote / 5 % onsite in Germany

Duration: 01.08.-31.12.25

Workload: 30 days

Language skills: English

If you are interested, please send us your skills profile as a PDF, stating your hourly rate and availability. If it does not suit you at the moment, please feel free to make a recommendation.