Resume and Skills for Footwear Designer

Footwear designers are creative professionals who work in the high-end fashion industry and interpret trends to come up with creative and innovative footwear designs accordingly. They possess an exceptional understanding of various materials, patterns and colours, and their responsibilities can range from development to management in relation to the branding requirements and production limitations. 

Skills required for a Footwear Designer role

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • AutoDesk Design Software
  • Adaptability 
  • C-Design Fashion
  • Cross Functionality 
  • Creativity
  • Detail-Orientation
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Time Management
  • Shoe CAD
  • Visualisation

What recruiters look for in a Footwear Designer resume: 

  • Ability to research, interpret, and apply market trends
  • Prior experience/ internship within the footwear industry and a proven ability to make strategic decisions
  • Proficient user of design software such as the Adobe Suite (Illustrator/Photoshop) and 3D Software skills 
  • Highly developed sense of creativity for colour, prints and pattern

What can make your Footwear Designer resume stand out:

A strong summary that demonstrates your skills, experience and background in footwear designing

  • Highly creative and detail-oriented individual. Extraordinary achievements in designing and creating footwear collections and conducting detailed marketing research. Excellent time management skills and strong ability to perform well under pressure.

Targeted job description 

  • Assist in the identification of the relevant seasonal trends, themes, colours and styling
  • Maintain knowledge of global product design, fashion, lifestyle and athletic market trends, technology, and graphic design
  • Research and collaborate with internal and external partners to identify new resources and opportunities to bring innovative solutions to marketing

Related academic background 

  • Advanced course in Adobe Illustrator in 2018.
  • Course in design and pattern cutting in 2017.
  • Course in Shoe CAD in 2017.
  • B.Des (Footwear Design and Production) from footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida 2017

Resume of Footwear Designer in Text Format

NYIMAN SOCIA

Footwear Designer

8467443988 | footwearsocia@gmail.com |linkedin.com/in/nyiman-socia | 34/12, East Patel Nagar, Noida

SUMMARY

Highly creative and detail-oriented individual. Extraordinary achievements in designing and creating footwear collections and conducting detailed marketing research. Excellent time management skills and strong ability to perform well under pressure.

EXPERIENCE/INTERNSHIP

Footwear Designer at Metro Shoes, Noida |  Jul 2017 – Jul 2019

  • Designed TPU and TPR outsoles on Adobe Illustrator.
  • Contributed to seasonal trends, themes, colours and styling. Worked with technical design in preparing and ensuring accuracy from initial concepts to technical design cards.
  • Made prototype corrections, confirmed sales samples and informed the sales team of any modification.
  • Worked with the design manager to help in putting design concepts within the time frame as per the seasonal calendar. Created technical packages for designed footwear.
  • Created trend presentations for merchandising and sales department.

Assistant Footwear Designer at Les Perros Shoes, Noida | Apr 2016 – Nov 2016

  • Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for samples and sales.
  • Assisted in detailing collection and then inputting information into the Flex PLM computer system, for the creation of spec documents.
  • Became familiar with the trim and footwear market in search of new developments and interesting details that helped in distinguishing the product from the competition.
  • Created illustrations, logos and layouts using Photoshop and Illustrator.

PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENTS

Courses

  • Advanced course in Adobe Illustrator in 2018.
  • Course in design and pattern cutting in 2017.
  • Course in Shoe CAD in 2017.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Positions of Responsibility

  • Managed the footwear designing for various fashion designers including Gaurav Gupta, Sabysachi and Masaba Gupta.
  • Designed footwear for various events including Mr and Ms Incredible India and Femina Fresh Face pageant in 2018.

Volunteering

  • Volunteered for awareness programme on World Tribal Day in 2019.
  • Volunteered for Ganga Cleanliness Drive in 2018.
  • Member of FoodForAll NGO till 2018.

EDUCATION

B.Des (Footwear Design and Production) from Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida 2017

Senior Secondary from Ryan Public School, Itanagar in 2014