Naked Wolfe

Junior Footwear Designer & Product Developer

Industrial DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWest Hollywood, CA, USA$70k - $100k

About the Job

Requirements

Have 1–2 years of experience in footwear design or development, or a strong footwear-focused graduate portfolio.
Be confident in freehand sketching and computer-aided design for footwear; Illustrator is essential, and Rhino or another 3D tool is a plus.
Understand shoe construction, lasts, materials, and components.
Be fluent in Procreate and Adobe.
Stay current with footwear, fashion, and street culture.

Responsibilities

Hand-sketch and create computer-aided footwear designs from the Creative Director's direction, including accurate technical drawings and specification sheets.
Build and update technical packs covering construction, materials, colourways, sole and heel details, and measurements.
Research trends, competitors, and the wider market, and share regular trend and shop reports.
Own the collection critical path and flag risks to deadlines early.
Run sample schedules with factories and sample rooms, tracking every prototype, SMS, and fit sample.
Review samples on arrival, record comments, and push corrections until the product matches the brief.
Keep the line sheet, sample tracker, and product master up to date.
Support accessories and other categories when needed.
Attend factory calls and occasionally travel to factories or trade fairs.
Run fit sessions and log fit comments across the size run.
Maintain a materials and component library in the studio.
Handover to wholesale with sealed samples, final specifications, and approved colourways.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Rhino or another 3D tool is a plus.

Junior Footwear Designer & Product Developer

Naked Wolfe · Los Angeles, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-05

Salary: USD 70,000–100,000

Workplace: on_site

Description

Junior Footwear Designer & Product Developer
Based: West Hollywood office, 5 days a week
Reports to: Co-Founder & Creative Director
Salary Scale: $70k–$100k

You will work side by side with our Creative Director to bring every Naked Wolfe collection to life: sketching and CAD-ing the vision, then chasing every sample until it is finished on time and exactly to brief.

Responsibilities

Hand-sketch and CAD footwear designs from the Creative Director's direction, with accurate technical drawings and spec sheets
Build and update tech packs: construction, materials, colourways, sole and heel details, measurements
Research trends, competitors and the wider market, sharing regular trend and shop reports
Own the collection critical path and flag risks to deadlines early
Run all sample schedules with factories and sample rooms, tracking every proto, SMS and fit sample
Review samples on arrival, record comments and push corrections until product matches the brief
Keep the line sheet, sample tracker and product master up to date
Support on accessories and other categories when needed
Fluent in Pro-Create and Adobe.
Attend factory calls and, occasionally, factory or trade fair trips
Run fit sessions and log fit comments across the size run
Keep a materials and component library in the studio
Handover to wholesale: sealed samples, final specs and approved colourways

About you

1–2 years in footwear design or development, or a strong footwear-focused graduate portfolio
Confident freehand sketching and CAD for footwear (Illustrator essential; Rhino or other 3D a plus)
Understanding of shoe construction, lasts, materials and components
Fast, organised and deadline-driven, with an obsessive eye for detail
Always across what's new in footwear, fashion and street culture

About Naked Wolfe

Naked Wolfe is a footwear label known for bold, statement shoes that don't blend in. Founder-led and creatively driven, we design for people who dress to be seen, and we've built a loyal global community around that attitude.

We're in a huge period of growth. New collections, new markets and new records are on the way, and we're building the team to get us there. We're looking for excited, hungry people who move fast, think big and want to make their mark. This is a chance to get in early, grow with the brand and help shape what Naked Wolfe becomes next.

If you want your work to be seen, felt and worn around the world, we want to hear from you.

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