Associate Product Developer + Designer - Footwear

Help shape the next generation of Weissman footwear as an Associate Product Developer + Designer. In this role, you’ll combine creativity with technical product development, contributing design ideas and technical sketches while helping move footwear from concept through sampling, fit, testing, and production.

What You Will Do

Support the design and development of seasonal footwear styles from initial concept through development and approval. Contribute design ideas and create detailed line sketches and basic design specifications using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other creative tools.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with footwear design and development experience who enjoys both the creative and technical sides of product creation and thrives in a collaborative, detail-driven environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Product Development, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience, required.
• Formal education or hands-on experience specifically within footwear design and development preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in footwear design, product development, or a related role required.
• Demonstrated understanding of the footwear development process from design and specification through sampling, fit, testing, and approval.
• Experience working with footwear manufacturers, suppliers, or offshore vendors preferred.
• Experience using PDM, PLM, or other software-based product specification systems preferred.
• Working knowledge of footwear design and development, including technical sketching, specification revisions, product corrections, and multiple shoe construction methods.
• Understanding of footwear manufacturing principles, including lasting, prototyping, last corrections, jigs, markings, engineered insoles and outsoles, and basic product costing.
• Ability to translate creative concepts and design ideas into detailed line sketches and basic technical product specifications.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, along with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and AI-enabled creative tools.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical specifications, product revisions, and approval requirements with offshore vendors and internal partners.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to accurately manage product data, samples, documentation, and multiple development timelines.
• Strong written communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills.
• Ability to balance creative thinking with technical accuracy and attention to detail throughout the product development process.
• Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing development needs and deadlines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including company-paid vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents and a company-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA).
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus employer-paid life, AD+D, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability benefits.
• 88 hours of PTO upon hire, increasing with tenure, plus Short Notice PTO and nine company-paid holidays.
• Paid parental and adoption leave for eligible employees.
• Professional development through the Momentum Series, Weissman Learning Studio, unlimited LinkedIn Learning, Career Pathways, tuition reimbursement, and certification assistance.
• Free and confidential resources for employees and household members, including counseling, financial planning, legal assistance, mental health resources, and personal growth support.
• A Market-Plus compensation philosophy designed to target pay above the market median while recognizing performance, internal equity, and individual impact.