Senior Designer, Innovation Footwear Design

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

• Runner First
• We act in the best interest of the runner
• Word is Bond
• We do what we say we’ll do
• Champion Heart
• We give our all in everything we do
• There is no “I” in Run
• We stay generous with our humanity
• Keep Moving
• We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement - because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.

Your Job:

As a Brooks Senior Designer, Innovation Footwear Designer, you will elevate design quality and create independent design solutions as a key leader in shaping the future of running footwear. You will deliver creative solutions to runner performance needs and elite athlete projects, while also influencing the AESTHETIC READINESS of Brooks Running inline footwear product.

You will create within a multidisciplinary innovation team focused on creating products that elevate athlete performance and fuel the future of the Brooks footwear pipeline. With your extensive experience, you will ensure the DESIGN VISION to translate early‑stage innovation concepts into next‑generation footwear platforms and product ideas, striking the balance between modern design and technical excellence.

As a Senior Designer, Innovation Footwear Design, you will apply and elevate the creative foundation CRAFTED BEAUTY – PERFORMANCE EXPRESSIONS to create compelling footwear product designs. You will design with empathy for Brooks ELITE ATHLETES and runners, deepening the connection to the runner’s experience across Fit, Feel, and Ride. Through thoughtful execution and iteration, you will lead the creation of next‑generation platforms, tools, and product ideas while maintaining brand direction and appropriate aesthetic appeal for a targeted consumer.

As a Senior Designer, Innovation Footwear Design, you will innovate shoe‑making methods and future manufacturing. You will influence across design functions the future color, graphic, material, and finishes in close cooperation with the Advanced Design & Research Team. In collaboration, you will ensure new concepts can be manufactured and delivered at scale whilst ensuring the integrity of the innovation.

As a Senior Designer, Innovation Footwear Design, your role will be pivotal to provide clear design communication to the Product Line Management Team, the Product Development Team, the Color & Trend team, and the Run Research Lab. You will establish and build relationships with material vendors and factories across the globe. With your advanced experience in designing footwear, you will play an independent role as designer and design mentor within the whole footwear team to ensure that Brooks is the most LOVED brand for runners worldwide.

DESIGN

• Own the design of complex performance footwear revolutions.
• Ensure that all product designs meet organizational standards of quality, leadership, function/ technology, and project timelines from concept through go-to-market, where applicable.
• Apply identity principles to maximize perceived value in order to drive superior aesthetic competitiveness.
• Influence the work of the Color & Trend Team to elevate the deeper integration of coloration thinking in product design.
• Partner with 3D / Computational Designers to increase the fidelity of design concepts.
• Create and present upper, midsole, and outsole sketches and tooling blueprints for innovation product influenced by your design POV.
• Create independent design solutions based on innovation briefs/concepts and CRAFTED BEAUTY – PERFORMANCE EXPRESSIONS design direction with your POV on storytelling, color, material, and finishes to grow the appeal of Brooks Running footwear.
• Participate in innovation…