Job Details

Overview of the Role

Our global retailer is seeking Product Developers to join their growing team! This role supports the end-to-end development of customizable footwear products, translating design briefs and 2D concepts into 3D samples that meet consumer needs and product standards while collaborating with cross-functional partners across design, marketing, testing, and engineering to ensure product excellence, manufacturability, and on-time delivery.

The team is lean, supporting a digital customization platform, with two open roles at different levels: one junior opening for someone interested in product development and gaining more experience in the footwear industry, and one senior opening for someone with stronger technical depth and fluency in development systems. Both roles are ideal for individuals who are detail-oriented, curious, solution-focused, proactive, and passionate about driving high-quality product creation within a fast-paced matrixed environment.

The Basics

• Duration: Ongoing assignment, targeted through through May 2027
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
• Location/Onsite Requirements: Onsite in Beaverton OR with 4 days onsite required

Top 3 Required Qualifications

1. Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in product development or related fields such as industrial design, engineering, or product marketing
2. Strong communication and collaboration skills, including working with offshore partners
3. Knowledge of product construction concepts, materials, and the product creation lifecycle

Other Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently
• Experience across cross-functional teams including design, engineering, testing, sourcing, and merchandising
• Creative problem-solving skills from concept through execution
• Understanding of consumer products or hardgoods; prior brand experience preferred
• Ability to read technical drawings, sketches, or 3D files preferred; Digital team handles most 2D/3D work
• Footwear pattern engineering, tooling, or manufacturing knowledge preferred (especially relevant for the senior opening)
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and working with data sets; familiarity with OneNote and Excel calendars
• Comfort operating in a matrixed environment; senior-level candidates should be able to set clear communication rhythms and provide informal mentorship

Key Responsibilities

• Translate product briefs and 2D design intent into accurate 3D samples in partnership with the Digital 2D/3D team
• Drive the product creation process according to key dates, performance targets, and profitability goals
• Collaborate with design, engineering, testing, and sourcing partners to ensure manufacturability and commercial viability, including coordination with offshore teams
• Recommend materials, components, and construction methods that support design intent and performance requirements
• Support physical and field testing to validate performance, fit, and functional standards
• Manage multiple development milestones to ensure timely product confirmation and on-time sample delivery within a lean team environment
• Contribute to all phases of the product lifecycle including design intent, costing, sustainability considerations, and commercialization readiness
• Senior-level opening: demonstrate strong system navigation, proactive communication, and informal mentorship of junior teammates

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.

Creative Circle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

About Creative Circle

Creative Circle matches creative and marketing professionals with hiring managers looking for talent. The above listing is for a position with one of our clients. If you're a good fit for this role or another we're currently working on, a recruiter will reach out to you directly. We only contact the applicants who are the best fit for the position, so if you do not hear back, please take a look at the other roles we have available. Thank you for your interest!