Julie (Juls) Valůšková

Independent Creative Consultant @ JULSVALS

About

A Czech-American creative individual finding the balance between conceptual design and market success. With over a decade of experience in product and a strong technical background, I bring a highly developed portfolio of skills in both footwear and accessory design across new and established brands. Collaborating with purpose. Constantly becoming.

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Skill

AI Visualization, Product Design, Creative Strategy, Intercultural Communication, Concept Development, World Building, Product Line Development, Brand Strategy, Copywriting, Packaging Design, Team Leadership, Creative Direction, Footwear Design, CMF Design, Leather Goods, Merchandising, AutoCAD, Illustrator, SketchUp, Sketching

Experience

Independent Creative Consultant

JULSVALS

2026-2 - Present · 8 mos

New York, NY

JULSVALS LLC is a consultancy specializing in design and creative direction–[SPECIAL PROJECTS & PARTNERSHIPS | COLOR & MATERIAL | SPATIAL DESIGN & STYLING]

Design Director - Footwear & Leather Goods (Mainline/Partnerships)

Aimé Leon Dore

2024-6 - 2026-2 · 1 yr 9 mos

New York, United States

Principal lead of the creative direction, design execution, and development process across all categories within footwear & leather goods (inclusive of Partnerships) Partners: New Balance Lifestyle NB Performance (Hoops/Soccer/Tennis/Running) The North Face Timberland Footjoy (Golf) Clark’s Porsche Last Resort AB

Sr. Footwear Designer - Mainline & Partnerships

Aimé Leon Dore

2022-6 - 2024-5 · 2 yrs

New York, United States

Concept, Design & Development Lead - Mainline & Partnerships Footwear New Balance Lifestyle NB Performance (Hoops/Soccer/Tennis/Running) Timberland Footjoy (Golf) Clark’s Porsche

Sr. Designer - YEEZY

adidas

2021-1 - 2022-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA

FOOTWEAR & ARCHITECTURE COLOR DESIGN - COLLECTION | CONCEPT

Footwear CMF & Trend Designer, Performance All Day

2021 - 2022 · 1 yr

Footwear Color & Material Designer, Women’s Grand

Cole Haan

2021-2 - 2021-4 · 3 mos

New York, United States

Global Footwear Designer, Performance & Collaborations

KEEN

2019-11 - 2020-5 · 7 mos

Footwear Design Color, Material, & Trend Design Performance & Collaborations

Innovation Designer, Footwear & Accessories

KEEN

2017-12 - 2019-11 · 2 yrs

Innovation Designer

Fuerst Innovation Lab - Keen Footwear/Chrome Industries

2017-10 - 2017-12 · 3 mos

Design & Development Lead, Bags & Accessories

Chrome Industries

2015-8 - 2017-10 · 2 yrs 3 mos

California Area

(of Fuerst Group Inc / ROFU Mfg) Design, Research, and Development | Soft Goods - Bags & Accessories ROFU - an international manufacturing division of Fuerst Group Inc. - globally designing, developing, and producing bags & accessories for Keen Footwear, Chrome Industries, and ROFU’s independent line.

Design & Development Intern

Chrome Industries

2015-5 - 2015-8 · 4 mos

California Area

Workshop Lead

California State University

2017-3 - 2017-5 · 3 mos

Led industrial sewing workshop sessions + Google SketchUp workshops for students in the Arts Department and Communication Design Department.

Technical Assistant, Foundry

California State University

2016-8 - 2016-12 · 5 mos

Assisted in teaching Undergraduate/Graduate level students how to execute the lost wax casting process for bronze/aluminum pours and various metal fabrication techniques and applications.