Sr. Designer

Job description

Founded in 1878, Caleres is a global footwear company comprised of some of the world’s most loved brands including Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Vionic, Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, Allen Edmonds and many more. Caleres' legacy includes 145+ years of craftsmanship, a passion for fit with a mission to inspire people to feel great…feet first. Join our dynamic and thriving footwear company as a Senior Designer, Veronica Beard in New York City where you'll have the opportunity to make an impact and shape the future of our renowned brands. If you have a passion for fashion, are eager to learn and have an eye for detail, this is the perfect role for you! As a member of our team, you'll be part of a company that values results, caring and learning. What will you be doing?

• Support: Provide support and work direction for associate designers and coordinators.
• Collaborate: Cross-functionally collaborate to bring consistent look, feel and strategy into brand consumer stories. Collaborate on the development of all brand aesthetic collateral including art directing photoshoots. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers’ or license partners’ senior management.
• Manage: Design footwear that supports the brand essence through sketching ability, strong understanding trend-right color and material, brand positions, and innovative and creative input.
• Lead: Leads the design process with rigorous thumbnailing and sketching followed by precise tech-pack building, detailed proto fittings, and well-articulated proto comments.
• Partnership: Develop strong working relationship with Product Development, Tech, and Sales team to engineer best-in-class product, promote speed to market concepts, stay on calendar, and maximize continuous merchandising opportunities.

Perks you will enjoy!

• Our Shoe Discounts. No matter your style, we’ve got your perfect fit covered with a 30% Associate Discount across Famous Footwear and Caleres brands
• Career Development and Learning Opportunities. Sharpen your skills with our Learning Database of 12,000+ courses, LinkedIn Learning, upfront education assistance, and join us for our annual internal learning and networking events
• Benefits that Start Day One. To learn more details about our total rewards including health benefits and PTO, visit yourcaleres.com
• Mental Wellness. Your mental health is important to us, and we offer free, 24/7 confidential support and resources through CompPsych EAP for eligible associates
• Relaxed Dress Code. At Caleres, we believe that the right shoes can take you anywhere, and your authentic self is always in style.
• Site Perks: Monthly bagel breakfasts accompanied by stand-up meetings where we hear updates regarding all the NY brands. Kitchens with coffee, filtered water and seltzer machines. Regular fresh fruit deliveries and a beautiful showroom filled with friendly and helpful staff.

Qualifications that make you the perfect fit!

• Bachelor's degree in design related field
• Minimum 7 years’ design and brand building experience in the footwear industry
• Leadership and people management
• Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop preferred
• Strong sketching skills on Procreate.