Senior Footwear Materials Color Developer

Senior Footwear Materials Color Developer

Location: Beaverton, OR
Duration: 6 months
Hybrid: Mon – Thurs onsite, Fri remote
Job Description:
· Location and/or time zone: PHK
· Expected contract length: 6 months
· Team details & who they will work with: FW Color Development, FW Materials Development
Top must-have skills include the following:
· Color development for footwear materials, have completed a color acuity test
· Farnsworth-Munsell Color Acuity = FM100 - have a superior score of color vision
· Can interpret color reading reports, can measure color with a Spectrophotometer, reviewing color in a light box
Desired Candidate Profile:
· Minimum required years of experience: 5 YOE in Technical Color development for footwear materials - textiles, leathers, polymers, or printing
Nice to Have Skills:
· Material or product development experience with a focus on color development
· Experience working with color lab dips, working in color lab, digital and visual color research
· They are not exposed solutions or dyes
Software/technical requirements:
· Smartsheets, excel
· Previous client/industry experience preference: Yes
Who We're Looking For:
You're detail-oriented, organized, and energized by the mechanics of color development. You thrive in fast-paced product creation environments and enjoy supporting systems, tools, and processes that keep color moving from brief to buy.
Qualifications:
· 5 years of experience in color development, materials development, or product creation
· Working knowledge of color theory, color evaluation, and material construction
· Familiarity with spectrophotometers, FM100, and digital color tools
· Strong organizational skills and comfort with data accuracy and tracking
· Ability to collaborate across functions and communicate clearly
· Experience with footwear materials (textiles, synthetics, foams, leathers) preferred
Who You Will Work With:
As an ETW on the Footwear Color Development team, you'll partner with Color Developers, Color Design, Materials Integrity, Product Development, and global materials and footwear factory partners. You'll support the operational backbone of color development-ensuring accurate data, timely approvals, and consistent standards across materials and categories.
What You Will Work On?
Manage Color for Complex Materials
· Lead color development and approvals for yarns, skins, and foams
· Maintain accurate tracking, data, and seasonal color activation in our product creation tools
Drive Color Consistency Across High-Volume Materials Palettes
· Support color alignment for our highest volume materials across suppliers and constructions
· Coordinate sample flow and maintain clean, reliable color data
Support Color Standards & Lab Operations
· Maintain physical and digital color standards libraries
· Capture spectro readings and assist with FM100 testing and lab organization
What You'll Gain:
· Hands-on experience with color development systems, tools, and processes
· Exposure to cross-functional partners across product creation
· Skill development in digital color, data accuracy, and material standards
· A deeper understanding of how color moves from concept to production at scale