Associate Footwear Designer

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• BCorp Certified- We care about the trails we wear our footwear.
• Join us as we continue to grow our brand globally!
• Great work environment with amazing office perks- ask us for more details

About Ob?z… Ob?z Footwear is a wholesale brand founded in 2007. Bozeman, Montana is an outdoor adventurer's paradise and it's our home. It's what motivates us to lace up daily and explore the 18 million acres of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem that surround us. A vast and breathtaking landscape just waiting to be explored on two feet. Bozeman is where it all started and it's what inspired our name. Outside + Bozeman = Ob?z. True to the Trail, and the four points of our compass; our people, your foot, the community, and the experience, guide everything we do. About the role… The role of Associate Footwear Designer, reporting directly to our Sr. Footwear Design based in our office in Bozeman, Montana. Day to day responsibilities include;

• Ability to ideate multiple footwear styles, across multiple categories, multiple times per season
• Translate design concepts into detailed technical drawings and specifications
• Present cost effective, as well as innovative, solutions to meet real world end-use footwear needs
• Create detailed technical deliverables both for uppers and any molded tooling, to be used by the development and design engineering teams as part of the development process
• Work closely with the product development team to create prototypes and samples
• Participate in product testing and gather feedback to refine designs for optimal performance
• Execute pattern redlines, tooling revisions and any necessary construction solutions in a timely manner
• Assist with 3D model redlines and communicate revisions to ensure model quality and accuracy
• Assist with color CAD creation and execution to meet seasonal needs

About You.... You will have a passion for outdoor activities and a commitment to sustainable design practices and want to combine your love of outdoors with a career. It is preferred you have qualifications include a bachelor's degree in industrial design, architecture, graphic design and aby experience within the industry is a plus! You will have strong sketching and drafting skills, digital or traditional, and the ability to convey multiple concepts efficiently within set deadlines and have expert knowledge of design related software in a Mac environment: Illustrator & Photoshop, Procreate, sketchbook pro, etc. Plus, proficiency in 3D modeling tools and rendering software. How to apply… Ob?z has a small but growing family-feel team. We care about our customers, the outdoors and each other. We love the outdoors, and are passionate about doing the right thing for a more sustainable world for us all to share. Are you in? Ob?z is committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Please submit your CV