Altra: Senior Footwear Designer

Principal Accountabilities:
Under general direction:* Responsible for product integrity and interpretation with respect to design, manufacturing, quality, and cost* Prepare technical fit specifications and work with designers and factories to ensure that the specifications, measurements, fit, and construction are in keeping with the product brief
 

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in Art and Design, Fashion, or related field *Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria* Minimum of five years of related experience preferred* Knowledge of CAD design applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office* Strong written and oral communication skills
 

Knowledge & Application:
* Discipline expert, typically with a number of years post qualification experience or equivalent business experience * Integrates and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge* Knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline * Assess unusual circumstances, suggests variations in approaches, and incomplete or conflicting data
 

Problem Solving:
* Resolve issues that are differing, but related* Issues require sophisticated analytical or problem solving techniques to identify cause * Devises solutions based on limited information and uses past experience or precedent to identify solutions or to adapt existing approaches to resolve issues* Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action, which may impact the longer term* Anticipates future issues* Work is done independently, but is reviewed at critical points
 

Interaction:
* Interprets and explains information to audiences who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion* Adapts style to differing audiences* Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval * Requires considerable resourcefulness* Requires strong multicultural awareness to appropriately deliver messages
 

Impact:
* Impact is limited to the achievement of short- to medium-term goals* Contributes to delivery of discipline/department goals through personal effort or through influence over team members* Has contributory impact on team/discipline performance
 

Accountability:
* Accountable for meeting own target which will impact the discipline * Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable
 

Hiring Range:

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

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Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

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Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.