Senior Designer - Men's Performance Footwear

Position Overview
Our client is the footwear design team of a major fashion retailer seeking a Senior Designer for Men's performance footwear. This is a hybrid, 40 hours/week assignment that will be onsite 3 days/week (Tues-Thurs) in Rockingham County, NH and about 2 months long (through end of February) with likely extension.

To be considered, you must have experience or skills in:
- Performance footwear category
- Hand sketching
- Collaboration

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, design, and develop product aligned with brand concepting, storytelling, and technical development
• Collaborate with Product team on line plans, briefs, and final product solutions that meet business goals and consumer needs
• Work cross-functionally to create market-relevant product stories
• Produce CADs, line art, tech packs, and presentation materials to communicate concepts and strategy
• Partner with Product Development to deliver innovative, market-ready products
• Ensure all deadlines, line plans, and deliverables are met according to the product calendar
• Present timely and relevant design, consumer, and cultural insights aligned with project briefs

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in performance footwear or industrial design, including material specs and tech packs
• Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, MS Office, and PLM software
• Strong understanding of materials, color, and market trends for men's footwear
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Associate's degree in fashion, footwear, or industrial design preferred

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 12/17/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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