Hybrid Senior Designer, Footwear

at Crocs, Inc.

• Job title: Senior Designer, Footwear
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $90,000 - $100,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Broomfield, United States

About the role

• Sr. Designer, Footwear at Crocs creating innovative, consumer-centric footwear products and driving design initiatives in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of forward‑thinking global consumers and how they connect to footwear as a cultural and functional icon within the Crocs brand
• Bring fresh, exciting build thinking specifically to the clogs category, pushing form, comfort, and expression
• Lead multiple design projects simultaneously in a fast‑paced, time‑sensitive environment
• Drive design solutions under the direction of design leadership and cross functional partners
• Manage designs through brand‑right concept inspiration, form exploration, materials, technical drawings, technical specifications and teardowns ensuring timelines and deliverables are met
• Leverage global marketplace insights and competitive awareness to evolve and energize the clogs business
• Collaborate seamlessly with Product Management, Merchandising, and CMG teams to bring the clogs vision to life
• Explore new ways of thinking and solve design challenges through innovative and unexpected approaches
• Continuously educate yourself on emerging design tools, 3D workflows, materials, and molded technologies
• Be collaborative, inspiring, and proactive in leading design initiatives within the clogs category.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Industrial Design, Footwear Design, Product Design, or a related field is preferred
• 5+ years of design experience, preferably with a focus on molded footwear, sport design, sneakers, clogs, or lifestyle products
• Strong point of view as a tastemaker with the ability to deliver compelling design across form and thoughtful detailing
• Strong understanding of footwear construction, specifications, and prototype refinement
• Expertise in footwear design tools including sketching, 2D and 3D form development, with strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop) to clearly express design intent
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with strong skills in PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Word to support daily business needs
• Experience designing for globally recognized brands or high‑volume lifestyle product categories
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence cross‑functional partners
• Ability and willingness to travel globally.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• life and AD&D
• short and long-term disability coverage
• paid time off
• employee assistance
• participation in a 401k program that includes company match