Footwear Designer - Mens Shoes

Kurt Geiger is an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We aim to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. For over fifty years, our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers has been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters.

Role Overview

You will have experience designing men's footwear for a high fashion retailer and possess excellent drawing skills and practical knowledge of shoe design to support our designers. We seek someone eager to join our small team and play a key role in creating design-led, fashion-relevant, dynamic collections. You will assist in developing customer and market-focused product collections each season aligned with the company's brand strategy.

Your responsibilities include:

• Researching trends, new materials, trims, and colour palettes.
• Designing new products with original ideas.
• Providing technical drawings for suppliers.
• Finalising designs for production.
• Working closely with the buying team to ensure fit and aesthetics meet brand standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and passionately represent the Kurt Geiger brand, customer base, and collections.
• Produce high-quality work (Cads and Specs) efficiently.
• Stay engaged with the fashion industry, with strong knowledge of luxury and high street trends, applying this knowledge to our brand.
• Create original, creative, and brand-appropriate ideas based on upcoming trends.
• Work across multiple product categories with enthusiasm.
• Confidently present designs both formally and informally.
• Maintain excellent communication with team members, other departments, and suppliers.
• Be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Possess strong technical and practical knowledge to deliver accurate samples.
• Take responsibility for your design work, following samples through to ensure timely delivery of perfect samples through a proactive approach.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Enviable discounts
• Gym discounts
• Summer hours - 3 pm Friday finish
• Half-day, Payday Friday (once per month)
• RetailTrust support & much more!

Our Culture

We’re an energetic, fast-paced brand that embraces progress and innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level, and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours support a healthy work-life balance. Wellbeing is central to our culture, fostering a friendly environment where talent can thrive alongside a vibrant social community.

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond Street in 1963. Today, our brand has global appeal, distributed in hundreds of cities worldwide. We operate over 70 standalone stores nationwide, including our flagship on London Oxford Street, and in over 400 stores globally.