Jobs at Designer Brands

Design footwear collections from concept through commercialization using trend research, consumer insights, sketches, CADs, technical drawings, and tech packs. Collaborate with design, production, merchandising, sales, and overseas development teams; review prototypes, manage timelines, meet pricing and quality goals, present seasonal concepts, and occasionally mentor assistant designers. Travel may include trade shows and sourcing activities.

Supports fashion content creation from concept development and shoot planning through on-set execution, post-production, asset selection, retouching direction, and digital library management. Collaborates with creative, marketing, photography, videography, styling, and production teams to deliver brand-aligned visual content for campaigns, product launches, and seasonal initiatives. Requires strong visual storytelling, organization, communication, and project coordination skills.

Executes inventory allocations for an assigned product category, ensuring products reach the right stores at the right time. Monitors item and store performance, identifies risks and opportunities, and recommends actions to improve in-stock levels and productivity. Partners with Merchandising and Planning on assortment and product lifecycle decisions, develops reporting, supports process improvements and automation, and communicates data-driven insights across teams.

Supports end-to-end recruiting coordination, including ATS administration, job postings, candidate tracking, interview scheduling, background checks, offers, I-9 verification, onboarding logistics, recruiting reports, compensation documentation, contractor setup, referrals, vendor invoices, and candidate travel. May also recruit for open positions and manage full-cycle recruiting support. Partners with recruiters, HR business partners, finance, compensation, and hiring managers while maintaining accurate and confidential records.

Support handbag design from trend research through product execution. Create sketches, CADs, tech packs, and presentation materials; attend fittings; manage samples; collaborate with cross-functional and overseas teams to ensure seasonal line delivery.