EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• 8+ years of experience in footwear, accessories, or luxury fashion design.
• Proven track record of concepting and delivering distinctive, commercially relevant product collections.
• Strong sketching ability (by hand or digital) and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Expertise in building mood boards and visual narratives that tie design to cultural, material, and lifestyle context.
• Experience mentoring and leading design teams, whether in-house or as an external partner.Knowledge of luxury materials, leather goods, and small-batch manufacturing preferred.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Location: Open / Remote
Engagement: Freelance / Consultant, Ongoing
FREDA SALVADOR is seeking a senior-level design consultant to serve as an ongoing creative partner in shaping the future of our footwear and accessories collections. This role is ideal for an experienced design leader who thrives at the intersection of concept, creativity, and commerce. Working closely with the founders, you will translate high-level seasonal direction and brand strategy into distinctive, directional design proposals that reflect FREDA’s DNA and resonate deeply with our customer.
This is a strategic, ongoing engagement designed for a consultant who can provide fresh perspective, visionary thinking, and design leadership while ensuring continuity of FREDA’s ethos across collections.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead Concept Translation: Partner with founders to interpret seasonal brand direction into high-level footwear and accessories concepts that balance FREDA’s design pillars with market relevance.
• Elevate Design Vision: Create original sketches across categories, delivering clear, brand-right ideas that explore proportion, materiality, and form through a FREDA lens.
• Build Visual Narratives: Develop mood boards, inspiration decks, and cultural references that articulate the emotional and stylistic “why” behind each design story.
• Guide Seasonal Cohesion: Ensure sketches are grouped and positioned by delivery, theme, or use case, building intentional through-lines across collections.
• Mentor & Inspire: Collaborate with and support the internal design team, offering guidance, refinement, and leadership to strengthen creative outcomes.
• Align with Development: Deliver clean, compelling sketch packs to transition seamlessly into technical development and factory execution, while remaining engaged through feedback rounds.Bring Fresh Perspective: Serve as an external voice to continually challenge, refine, and elevate FREDA’s creative output with forward-looking, culturally attuned ideas.