Footwear Designer Job Descriptions

As a footwear designer you could choose to work in one of three different areas: high fashion (known as ‘haute couture’), designer ready-to-wear and high street fashion. Within these areas there is often the opportunity to specialise further, for example into women’s, children’s or sports footwear.
Your work would vary depending on your specialisms. In high fashion you would create 'one off' designs, whilst with a designer ready-to-wear label you would often base your designs on a theme for the coming season.

You could either get your inspiration and ideas by doing research or be given a brief to follow by the head of the design department. If your company is well known for a particular style of shoe, you may be asked to 'tweak' existing designs.