Lead Color Designer - Lifestyle - HOKA Footwear
Deckers· Consumer Goods· Aug 27, 2026 · 2mo agoPosted 61 days ago
Portland, Oregon
In office
Full-time
Lead
$97K–$130K
6+ years exp
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Ghost Signal:
Open 61 days.
Job description
At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.
Job Title: Lead Color Designer - Lifestyle - HOKA Footwear
Reports to: Sr. Manager, Color Design - HOKA Footwear
Location: Portland, OR (Hybrid)
Typically 3 times per week in office, Tuesday – Thursday
The Role
As Lead Color Designer for HOKA Lifestyle Footwear, you’ll accelerate our footwear refresh engine, delivering newness, speed to market, and growth across lifestyle footwear. Sitting at the intersection of design, product, and merchandising, you’ll elevate color as a tool for storytelling, product differentiation, and consumer impact. You bring a strong point of view, push newness in product, and translate insights into meaningful color solutions, driving clarity and momentum from concept through final product.
We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.
Your Impact
Lead color design execution on category priority projects
Develop seasonal color solutions across lifestyle footwear
Work against seasonal project briefs and franchise concepts, supporting new creation, refresh, and optioning strategies
Manage multiple creation calendars across inline, collaborations, and SMU projects
Build seasonal color palettes and application strategies aligned to creative direction
Partner with product design, material design, development, merchandising, and marketing to deliver cohesive product stories
Support seasonal design strategy and contribute to category-level color direction
Collaborate with footwear, material, and digital design teams to deliver a holistic product point of view
Contribute to seasonal creative direction and kick-off moments
Explore unbriefed opportunities that push HOKA expression and innovation in color
Who You Are
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in industrial design, product design, or related field
6–8 years’ experience in footwear color design, with a focus on 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 interaction
Ability to translate trends and consumer insights into product-relevant color strategies
Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Miro or Lucid
Familiarity with generative AI platforms such as Midjourney or Vizcom
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Portfolio demonstrating color direction, trend insight, and product execution
What We ll Give You
Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
Health and Wellness - There’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.
$96,600.00 - $130,400.00
The salary range posted reflects the estimated minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in:
Portland, Oregon
Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.
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