The Born Brand Group, headquartered in Greenwich CT, manufactures and markets trend comfort footwear under the brand names Born, Kork-Ease, B.O.C. and Korks. Must have extensive Footwear Industry Experience to be considered. (No Exceptions)
Responsibilities:
- Work with design team to execute creative direction for the Footwear Collection within the Born group of brands.
- Managing the development for 1-2 of our brands under the guidance of senior executives.
- Collaborate on trend, color, and materials to achieve vision and objectives
- Assist and contribute ideas for product design, construction, materials, compounds and components to enhance functionality, aesthetics, and fit
- Direct sketch artists to execute all new upper silhouette development on both new and continuing constructions
- Organize and manage the writing and submitting of sample specs for seasonal development
- Critique, adjust and evaluate technical blueprints, upper patterns and materials from a manufacturing and functional perspective
- Execute the development of new outsoles for the season including construction, compound, fit and upper patterns
- Manage development process and timeline milestones and communicate with team to guarantee correct design execution for the brand
- Participate in product merchandising through all phases of design process
- Confirm final production confirmation samples
- Assist on production quality issues when necessary
Skills:
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Independently motivated, proactive and resourceful in order to contribute to team objectives
- Experience in project management with a strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Understanding of how to research market trends and apply to footwear collection
- Strong communication skills with experience communicating product details to non-English speakers both written and verbally
Qualifications:
- 3-8 years of footwear development as well as a strong design background
- Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design, Footwear Design or other design-related field