Altra: Senior Footwear Designer

VF Corporation

30d

About The Position

Principal Accountabilities: Under general direction: Responsible for product integrity and interpretation with respect to design, manufacturing, quality, and cost Prepare technical fit specifications and work with designers and factories to ensure that the specifications, measurements, fit, and construction are in keeping with the product brief Knowledge & Skill Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Art and Design, Fashion, or related field Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria Minimum of five years of related experience preferred Knowledge of CAD design applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office Strong written and oral communication skills Knowledge & Application: Discipline expert, typically with a number of years post qualification experience or equivalent business experience Integrates and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge Knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline Assess unusual circumstances, suggests variations in approaches, and incomplete or conflicting data Problem Solving: Resolve issues that are differing, but related Issues require sophisticated analytical or problem solving techniques to identify cause Devises solutions based on limited information and uses past experience or precedent to identify solutions or to adapt existing approaches to resolve issues Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action, which may impact the longer term Anticipates future issues Work is done independently, but is reviewed at critical points Interaction: Interprets and explains information to audiences who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion Adapts style to differing audiences Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval Requires considerable resourcefulness Requires strong multicultural awareness to appropriately deliver messages Impact: Impact is limited to the achievement of short- to medium-term goals Contributes to delivery of discipline/department goals through personal effort or through influence over team members Has contributory impact on team/discipline performance Accountability: Accountable for meeting own target which will impact the discipline Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Art and Design, Fashion, or related field
• Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria
• Minimum of five years of related experience preferred
• Knowledge of CAD design applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline
• Assess unusual circumstances, suggests variations in approaches, and incomplete or conflicting data
• Resolve issues that are differing, but related
• Issues require sophisticated analytical or problem solving techniques to identify cause
• Devises solutions based on limited information and uses past experience or precedent to identify solutions or to adapt existing approaches to resolve issues
• Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action, which may impact the longer term
• Anticipates future issues
• Work is done independently, but is reviewed at critical points
• Interprets and explains information to audiences who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion
• Adapts style to differing audiences
• Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval
• Requires considerable resourcefulness
• Requires strong multicultural awareness to appropriately deliver messages
• Impact is limited to the achievement of short- to medium-term goals
• Contributes to delivery of discipline/department goals through personal effort or through influence over team members
• Has contributory impact on team/discipline performance
• Accountable for meeting own target which will impact the discipline
• Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable

Responsibilities

• Responsible for product integrity and interpretation with respect to design, manufacturing, quality, and cost
• Prepare technical fit specifications
• Work with designers and factories to ensure that the specifications, measurements, fit, and construction are in keeping with the product brief

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior