Footwear Color Designer 3

Kforce has a client located in Beaverton, OR who is looking for a Footwear - Color Designer 3. About the Role: We are looking for an experienced Color Designer to help create compelling color stories and product executions across footwear. This role partners closely with Design, Product Management, Development, and Materials teams to deliver market-right color solutions that elevate the brand. Key Responsibilities: Product Color Design:

• Create and execute color designs for footwear products
• Develop seasonal color stories, palettes, and product-specific color solutions
• Partner with Design, Product Marketing, Development, and Materials teams throughout the product creation process
• Review samples and communicate revisions to ensure color accuracy and execution
• Finalize color specifications and support products through commercialization

• Research color, consumer, cultural, fashion, and lifestyle trends
• Translate insights into innovative color solutions for future products
• Contribute to seasonal color direction, merchandising strategies, and product journeys

• Manage color timelines and deliverables
• Create and maintain line art, color specifications, CAD file organization and related product documentation
• Coordinate materials and color application across product lines
• Ensure all milestones and deadlines are met

• Share expertise and best practices with teammates
• Support and mentor junior designers when needed
• Contribute to a collaborative and creative team environment
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in Color design for footwear
• Strong understanding of color theory, color application, and storytelling
• Experience working within a product creation process from concept through commercialization
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator and Photoshop)
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Portfolio: Color story telling, moodboards, context for why colors were chosen
• Knowledge of Sneaker culture and consumer trends, has used consumer insight data to make decisions
• Experience with sportswear, lifestyle, or streetwear narratives

• Has managed color product journeys, can look at seasonal lines and create original color stories
• Managing communications between cross-functional teams