DNAM Brands

Vertical fashion house: design, manufacture, distribution

Footwear Designer

Industrial DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBeverly Hills, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 2 years of footwear design experience in fashion, lifestyle, or athletic categories.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and familiarity with 3D tools.
A strong portfolio showing range across casual, fashion, and/or performance footwear.
Deep knowledge of footwear construction, lasts, materials, and manufacturing processes.
Experience working with overseas factories and a clear understanding of costing and production timelines.
Strong hand-sketching skills and the ability to present ideas and take direction.

Responsibilities

Design men's and women's footwear across multiple brands.
Contribute throughout the production process, from initial concept through final sample approval, aligning with brand DNA and merchandising direction.
Create detailed tech packs including material callouts, colorways, construction notes, and measurements.
Own the process from first proto through TOP approval, ensuring consistency and alignment with brand standards.
Document feedback clearly and issue detailed, production-ready corrections to factories.
Ensure timely sample turnaround by anticipating production risks and communicating daily with factories.
Partner cross-functionally with Design and Production to balance aesthetic intent with manufacturability and cost efficiency.
Manage multiple projects against the seasonal calendar and keep deliverables on track.
Maintain organized, up-to-date technical files to support seamless development-to-bulk transitions.

DNAM Brands is a family-owned and operated company that owns and licenses a portfolio of globally recognized fashion and lifestyle brands, including Von Dutch, Ed Hardy, Valentino Orlandi, Allbirds, Badgley Mischka, and more.

We're looking for a Footwear Designer to join our growing design team. You'll take styles from concept through to production-ready specs, working closely with product development, merchandising and overseas factories. This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, thinks in materials and construction, and has a strong instinct for what's next on the shelf and on the street.

Responsibilities

Design both men and women’s footwear across multiple brands.

Involvement throughout the production process, from the initial concept through final sample approval, aligning with brand DNA and merchandising direction.

Create detailed tech packs including material callouts, colorways, construction notes, and measurements

Own the process from first proto through TOP approval, ensuring consistency and alignment with brand standards

Document feedback clearly, and issue detailed, production-ready corrections to factories

Ensure timely sample turnaround by anticipating production risks and communicating daily with factories

Partner cross-functionally with Design and Production to balance aesthetic intent with manufacturability and cost efficiency

Manage multiple projects against the seasonal calendar and keep deliverables on track

Maintain organized, up-to-date technical files to support seamless development-to-bulk transitions

Qualifications

2+ years of footwear design experience in fashion, lifestyle, or athletic categories

Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and familiarity with 3D tools

Strong portfolio showing range across casual, fashion, and/or performance footwear

Deep knowledge of footwear construction, lasts, materials, and manufacturing processes

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage several brands or projects at once

Experience working with overseas factories and a clear understanding of costing and production timelines

Excellent hand-sketching and communication skills; comfortable presenting ideas and taking direction

About the Company

DNAM Brands

Vertical fashion house: design, manufacture, distribution

DNAM Brands designs, manufactures, and distributes apparel and accessories for men, women, and children through a vertically integrated global platform. It operates in-house across creative direction, product development, sampling, and production, and it runs a global logistics network for both direct-to-consumer and wholesale fulfillment, plus a large licensing program with over 20 licenses. Its edge comes from end-to-end control of the supply chain, a diversified portfolio of licensed brands, and a broad distribution network that includes 15 international distributors plus direct-to-consumer channels. Its goal is to provide complete brand-building, manufacturing, and distribution services that connect fashion labels to a worldwide retail network while ensuring consistent quality and scalable growth for its partners.

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