Walmart

(USA) Senior Designer, Fashion- Women's Shoes

Walmart$132K — $264K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 3 years of experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area, or 5 years of experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
  • Strong understanding of trend, color, materials, and construction; ability to translate insights into commercially successful products.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator); experience with AI tools, Miro, and 3D design tools.
  • Excellent organization, attention to detail, and communication skills across all phases of the design process.
  • Experience leading design direction for a category or brand. Mentoring junior designers and collaborating with sourcing and production teams.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the category expert for elevated women's footwear, bringing a trend-driven perspective to retail.
  • Lead the creative direction for women's shoes including silhouette, materials, color, and key items.
  • Translate seasonal concepts into brand-right, commercially compelling product lines from vision to execution.
  • Communicate design intentions clearly through digital presentations and mood boards.
  • Develop and execute seasonal color palettes and material stories aligned with brand positioning.
  • Manage a multi-season design calendar ensuring timely delivery of milestones, samples, and approvals.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off including PTO, parental leave, family care leave, and more.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Education benefits program covering tuition, books, and fees for associates.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...
As a Senior Designer, Women's Shoes for Elevated & Private Brands at Walmart, you will help shape the creative vision and execution of our premium private brand footwear collections. Reporting to the Design Director, you will lead the end-to-end design process-from concept through production-delivering trend-forward, elevated product that strengthens brand storytelling and resonates with discerning customers.

What you'll do...
• Serve as the category expert for elevated women's footwear, bringing a refined, trend-driven point of view to a fast-paced retail environment.
• Lead the creative direction for women's shoes, including silhouette development, materials, color, print/graphics, and key items.
• Partner with Design leadership to translate seasonal concepts into brand-right, commercially compelling product lines from initial vision through final execution.
• Communicate design intent through digital mood boards, inspiration walls, development decks, and line presentations.
• Build and execute seasonal color palettes and material/fabric stories aligned to elevated brand positioning.
• Manage a multi-season calendar with overlapping deadlines; ensure on-time delivery of design milestones, samples, and final approvals.

What you'll bring...
• Collaborate daily with cross-functional partners including Merchandising, Product Development, Sourcing, and Quality.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with domestic and international suppliers, with emphasis on premium materials and craftsmanship.
• Lead vendor communication: set clear expectations, drive follow-ups, and resolve issues to meet business objectives.
• Strong understanding of trend, color, materials, and construction; ability to translate insights into commercially successful product.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and communication skills across all phases of the design process.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners and manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator); experience with AI tools, Miro, and 3D design tools

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Stock








Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 3 years' experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
Option 2: 5 years' experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Experience leading design direction for a category or brand., Mentoring junior designers and collaborating with sourcing and production teams.

Primary Location...

45 W 25Th St, New York, NY 10010, United States of America

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