Hello Everyone,
Our client is looking for highly collaborative Footwear Color Designer 2 with proven experience, strong problem-solving skills, and creativity. This ideal candidate blends creativity, technical mastery, and instinct to elevate kids + core footwear through the power of color. This person understands how color sparks emotion, drives narrative, and influences culture. In this role, you will drive an emotional connection to footwear through the use of narrative and storytelling.
Title: Color Design 2 - Footwears
Pay Rate: $40-45/hr on W2
Duration: 6 months
Location: Beaverton, OR
**Note: Only Applicable for Candidates who wants to relocate to Oregon or based out near Beaverton, OR
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As a Footwear Color Designer in Kids + Core , this individual partners with other design functions—including industrial, materials, and graphics—as well as cross-functional teams such as product
management, product development, material development, operations, and merchandising. They lead color design for footwear projects from concept through final approval. They also engage with the broader design community and reports directly to the Director, Kids + Core Color + Material Design.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
• To be considered, you must submit a creative design portfolio. Please provide website links or
attach pdf files when you apply.
• Ideally 5+ years of relevant design experience
• Creative experience : consumer/segment/dimensions
• Digital design acumen, design-based software a must: Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint are a plus
• Positive, collaborative approach. Receptive to feedback and diverse perspectives.
• Ability to approach projects with passion and influence through teamwork and adaptable to
change
• Deliver on timelines and deadlines with attention to detail and clear communication
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You’ll create narrative-driven seasonal color concepts that shape the future of Kids + Core for our
FW business. You’ll use research, consumer insight, and color craft to bring trend-relevant product stories
to life across the line.
In this role, you will:
● Collaborate with Material Design, Graphics, Product design, Product Management,
Merchandising, and Development to build cohesive seasonal color direction
● Create color palettes and flows that align with category strategy
● Conduct in‑depth research across sport, fashion, art, and culture to inform color decisions
● Review samples, troubleshoot color execution challenges, and drive accuracy from concept to
manufacturing
● Support cross-functional designers with color expertise outside your assigned load when needed
● Lead yourself and teammates confidently through change, iteration, and ambiguity
Desired Candidate Profile:
● Minimum required years of experience: 2+ YOE in color design for footwear
● Education requirements:
Must have skills:
○ Strategic color design for CORE design, longevity for color, not seasonally based
color palettes
○ Offering based on established color lines
MUST include Portfolios
○ Understanding of the CORE consumer, story telling, their part in the design
process or who their partners were
Nice to have skills:
○ Color inspo is pulled from clear inspiration sources, there is reason for why that
color relates to the consumer and who it serves, clear story for how the consumer
is going to interact with the product
○ Ability to take feedback
○ Has experience with enterprise level retailers
● Software/technical requirements:
● Previous Footwear Industry experience preference: Yes