Women's and Kids' Shoe Designer

Company Description
Evolution Design Lab is a technology-driven company focused on software that powers the end-to-end design, development, and wholesale distribution of branded and private-label women's and children's footwear. By tightly integrating design and production workflows, the company streamlines the entire supply chain. This approach reduces overproduction, improves responsiveness to market demand, and supports more sustainable practices. A strong emphasis on product quality guides each phase of their process. As a result, every collection aims to deliver exceptional footwear that combines style, comfort, and consistency.

Role Description
This internship role for a Women's and Kids' Shoe Designer is a hybrid position based in Pasadena, CA, with some work-from-home flexibility. The designer will assist in creating seasonal footwear concepts, developing design details for women's and children's shoes, and preparing technical drawings that are production-ready. Day-to-day tasks include building mood boards, researching trends and consumer preferences, and collaborating with product and development teams to refine silhouettes, materials, and color stories. The intern will support the end-to-end product design process, from initial sketches to sample reviews, helping document design specifications and providing feedback during fittings and prototype evaluations. This internship offers hands-on exposure to both creative design and the technical aspects of footwear development within a streamlined, technology-led environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated skills in Technical Drawing and Industrial Design for footwear or related consumer products.
• Experience or coursework in Product Design and Product Development, ideally including concept-to-sample workflows.
• Ability to create compelling Mood Boards and visual presentations that communicate trends, themes, and design direction.
• Strong sense of proportion, color, and material selection for women's and children's footwear, with attention to comfort and wearability.
• Proficiency in design tools (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or similar), and willingness to learn footwear-specific software.
• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a program in Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Footwear Design, or a related field.
• Collaborative mindset, openness to feedback, and ability to follow design guidelines while contributing original ideas.
• Organized, detail-oriented work style and ability to manage multiple design tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Conversational or higher proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (fluency preferred)

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience designing women's and kids' footwear
• Experience collaborating with overseas factories and suppliers
• Experience using AI tools to support design