We are looking for a highly organised, motivated designer, to join Walnut Melbourne as a Footwear Designer, leading our women's and children's collections from concept to creation. If you're inspired by timeless style, emerging trends, and seeing your designs come to life, this is your chance to make an impact with one of Australia's most-loved footwear brands.
- Design Walnut Melbourne Women's Footwear Summer & Winter Ranges
- Design Goldie The Label Range
- Design Kids Footwear Summer & Winter Ranges
- Develop and sketch CAD designs as necessary for presentations and specification sheets
- Manage end to end life of product development, from initial concept through to bulk production
- Manage overseas QC and local QC processes
- Manage all women's and kid's samples to ensure they arrive on time for sales period and photoshoots
- Research and identify key trends, items, colours and styles for each season, aligning them with the brand aesthetic.
- Liaise with factories and suppliers to develop and produce required products
- Negotiate cost-effective agreements with factories, suppliers and agents to meet margin objectives.
- Conducting fit sessions for all styles proceeding to bulk production, and document all fitting notes in concise formatting for suppliers
- Collaborate and manage campaign and ecommerce photoshoots for seasonal collections
- Manage shipments of footwear bulk production with shipping agent
- Assist on purchase order management
- Undertake overseas sourcing trips
- Ensure that critical path timeline is adhered to
- Develop prints for Kids Canvas footwear program
📌 Footwear Designer
🏢 Walnut Melbourne
📍 Richmond