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Competences — footwear designer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/06f89f2c-c6e9-40c5-a4a5-0e34d5fbc184).

Essential

  • analyse types of footwear (skill/competence)
  • apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods (skill/competence)
  • communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages (skill/competence)
  • create mood boards (skill/competence)
  • create patterns for footwear (skill/competence)
  • create technical sketches for footwear (skill/competence)
  • develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans (skill/competence)
  • develop footwear collection (skill/competence)
  • ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design (knowledge)
  • footwear and leather goods marketing planning (knowledge)
  • footwear components (knowledge)
  • footwear creation process (knowledge)
  • footwear manufacturing technology (knowledge)
  • footwear materials (knowledge)
  • footwear quality (knowledge)
  • implement footwear marketing plan (skill/competence)
  • innovate in footwear and leather goods industry (skill/competence)
  • last types (knowledge)
  • make technical drawings of fashion pieces (skill/competence)
  • perform market research in footwear (skill/competence)
  • perform pattern grading (skill/competence)
  • reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • use communication techniques (skill/competence)
  • use IT tools (skill/competence)
  • work in textile manufacturing teams (skill/competence)

Optional

  • CAD for footwear (knowledge)
  • create 3D CAD footwear prototypes (skill/competence)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • design 2D pattern for footwear 3D visualisation (skill/competence)
  • operate 2D CAD for footwear (skill/competence)
  • prepare footwear samples (skill/competence)
  • use CAD for heels (skill/competence)
  • use CAD for lasts (skill/competence)
  • use CAD for soles (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 19 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • footwear design — 84 %
  • sketching — 42 %
  • trend analysis — 21 %
  • trend research — 16 %
  • material selection — 16 %
  • concept development — 16 %

Responsibilities

  • team collaboration — 21 %
  • factory visits — 21 %
  • timeline management — 16 %
  • trend research — 16 %
  • concept development — 16 %
  • design execution — 16 %