Footwear Color Designer
$42 - $46.67 per hourSkill Corp
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary:
$42-46.67 Hourly
up to $46.67/hr
Start Date:
Sep 7, 2026
Footwear Color Designer
Location: Beaverton, OR
Contract: 6 months Schedule: Hybrid / On-site as requiredWe're looking for an experienced Footwear Color Designer to join a global footwear design team supporting a high-profile sportswear and lifestyle portfolio. This role is ideal for a creative designer who understands sneaker culture, consumer behavior, and the power of color to tell a compelling product story.
You'll help shape seasonal footwear concepts by developing original color stories rooted in culture, consumer insights, and broader product narratives.
What You'll Do- Develop compelling color stories, palettes, and seasonal concepts for footwear.
- Create moodboards and visual presentations that clearly communicate the inspiration and rationale behind color direction.
- Research sneaker culture, consumer trends, and cultural movements to inform design decisions.
- Translate consumer insight and trend information into commercially relevant color concepts.
- Review seasonal footwear lines and identify opportunities for fresh, differentiated color stories.
- Help guide color concepts through the product development journey, from initial ideation through execution.
- Collaborate closely with designers, product teams, developers, merchandising partners, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Present creative concepts and color direction to teammates and stakeholders.
- Balance creative storytelling with consumer relevance, brand expression, and product considerations.
- 5+ years of professional footwear color design experience.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating color storytelling, moodboards, palettes, and concept development.
- Deep knowledge of sneaker culture and footwear consumer trends.
- Demonstrated ability to use consumer insights, cultural research, or trend data to influence design decisions.
- Experience developing color and product narratives within sportswear, lifestyle, streetwear, athletic footwear, or related categories.
- Strong understanding of how color contributes to a product's overall story and consumer appeal.
- Bachelor's degree in design or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Experience managing color concepts across an entire seasonal product journey.
- Experience developing color direction for seasonal footwear assortments.
- Background working with a major sportswear, footwear, lifestyle, or streetwear brand.
- Experience partnering across design, development, merchandising, and product teams.
- Experience presenting creative direction to senior or cross-functional stakeholders.
- Familiarity with color & materials (CMF) processes and footwear product development.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a highly visible global footwear portfolio where culture, consumer insight, and creative storytelling directly influence product direction. You'll work alongside an experienced design team and have the opportunity to shape how color comes to life across seasonal footwear.
To be considered, please submit a resume and portfolio showcasing your footwear color design work.
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