NIKE
Senior Color Designer, Jordan Sport
NIKE, Beaverton, Oregon, us, 97078
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As an Senior Color Designer at Nike, you will be tasked with elevating the Nike product experience with a focus on both the art & science of Color. In this role, you will drive an emotional connection to color for the consumer through the use of strategy and storytelling. The Senior Color Designer brings to life trend-relevant, brand right, and product right color direction on a seasonal basis. You will be a color specialist at several levels- strategizing a collection and implementing that strategy at the product and detail level. This will require driving color excellence through collaboration with design, business, development and manufacturing.The Senior Color Designer sets collection color strategy and color product application by using a variety of skills which include a strong understanding of the market place, the consumer, the ability to look at color strategy as it relates to the greater brand as well as technical skills in color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability. Working directly with design leadership, you’ll gain dynamic leadership experience, improve design skills, and increase expertise of Nike's design philosophy, products, and processes. As Color Designer II, you will know color trends, fashion, art, design and sports-related products through research and travel.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor’s degree in textiles, materials, apparel, product design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum 5 years' technically challenging color design experience
Understanding of color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement
Knowledge of product design and development process
Familiarity with product manufacturing processes including: materials/fabrics; plastics; pigments
Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations
Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management
Ability to work independently and harmoniously in a diverse group
Ability to network, influence and apply internal and external resources
Ability to articulate how color can affect product and sales
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As our Senior Color Designer, you will develop color palettes to link into seasonal narratives, build strong presentation tools, and color lineart to detail the creation of each product. You will research and deliver color, design, market & lifestyle trends that influence and impact the product aesthetic, application, and target audience. You'll use sophisticated design skills to build original, innovative, retail-able color solutions for the Men's Sports line.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.
As an Senior Color Designer at Nike, you will be tasked with elevating the Nike product experience with a focus on both the art & science of Color. In this role, you will drive an emotional connection to color for the consumer through the use of strategy and storytelling. The Senior Color Designer brings to life trend-relevant, brand right, and product right color direction on a seasonal basis. You will be a color specialist at several levels- strategizing a collection and implementing that strategy at the product and detail level. This will require driving color excellence through collaboration with design, business, development and manufacturing.The Senior Color Designer sets collection color strategy and color product application by using a variety of skills which include a strong understanding of the market place, the consumer, the ability to look at color strategy as it relates to the greater brand as well as technical skills in color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability. Working directly with design leadership, you’ll gain dynamic leadership experience, improve design skills, and increase expertise of Nike's design philosophy, products, and processes. As Color Designer II, you will know color trends, fashion, art, design and sports-related products through research and travel.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor’s degree in textiles, materials, apparel, product design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum 5 years' technically challenging color design experience
Understanding of color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement
Knowledge of product design and development process
Familiarity with product manufacturing processes including: materials/fabrics; plastics; pigments
Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations
Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management
Ability to work independently and harmoniously in a diverse group
Ability to network, influence and apply internal and external resources
Ability to articulate how color can affect product and sales
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As our Senior Color Designer, you will develop color palettes to link into seasonal narratives, build strong presentation tools, and color lineart to detail the creation of each product. You will research and deliver color, design, market & lifestyle trends that influence and impact the product aesthetic, application, and target audience. You'll use sophisticated design skills to build original, innovative, retail-able color solutions for the Men's Sports line.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.