# Lead Color Designer - Lifestyle - HOKA Footwear

Hiring organization: [HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hoka)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1fa1f1ed-3b1f-4ce5-857f-8a4502625911

Listed on HOKA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Portland, OR
- Salary: 96600 – 130400 USD per year

## Summary

Lead the color design vision for HOKA's lifestyle footwear line, developing seasonal palettes and color strategies that balance creative storytelling with commercial impact. This role suits designers with strong footwear expertise who can translate trend insights into cohesive product solutions while collaborating across design, product, and merchandising teams.

_Our summary, not HOKA's wording._

## Skills named

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Lucid Dreaming, Midjourney, Miro, PowerPoint

## Required

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in industrial design, product design, or related field
- 6–8 years of footwear color design experience in lifestyle or performance categories
- Advanced understanding of color theory, color application, and storytelling in footwear
- Strong knowledge of footwear construction, materials, and product process including upper and tooling
- Ability to translate trends and consumer insights into product-relevant color strategies
- Portfolio demonstrating color direction, trend insight, and product execution

## Nice to have

- Familiarity with generative AI platforms such as Midjourney or Vizcom

Apply on HOKA's site: https://deckers.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Deckers/job/Portland-Oregon/Lead-Color-Designer---HOKA-Footwear_20972