Senior Footwear Designer

Posted 3 days 22 hours ago by Fashion & Retail Personnel

£60,000 - £80,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Design Jobs
England, United Kingdom
Job Description

We're looking for a talented and trend-driven Footwear/Slipper Designer to create commercially successful ranges for leading UK high street retailers and supermarkets. This is an exciting opportunity to own the full design journey - from initial concept and trend forecasting to customer presentations and final approval - while shaping products that customers love.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Designing seasonal slipper collections for multiple customers across UK high street and supermarket accounts
  • Researching trends and consumer behaviour to create inspiring mood boards, colour palettes, and fabric directions
  • Translating trends into commercially viable designs aligned with target price points
  • Creating designs using strong CAD skills, supported by confident hand sketching
  • Producing accurate technical drawings and detailed product specifications
  • Collaborating closely with the Design Manager, product development, sourcing, account management, and wider design teams
  • Presenting concepts and full ranges to customers at our office and at their Head Offices, confidently evolving designs based on feedback
  • Managing multiple accounts and deadlines while maintaining quality, creativity, and commercial focus
  • Communicating clearly and effectively with UK and China-based teams throughout the development process
  • Travelling in the UK and overseas to meet customers and suppliers, source materials, conduct market research, and attend trade fairs and exhibitions
What We're Looking For
  • A commercially minded designer with a strong eye for trend and detail
  • Excellent CAD and technical drawing skills, with the ability to hand sketch ideas
  • Confident communicator who enjoys presenting and building customer relationships
  • Highly organised, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple projects
  • A passion for product, trend, and creating designs that sell

If you're excited by trend-led design, customer collaboration, and seeing your products on the high street, we'd love to hear from you.

3 day in the office, 2 from home.