Lead Designer – Footwear Color – Multiple Roles
| Company | Nike |
|---|---|
| Location | Beaverton, OR, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in design or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- At least 4 years footwear color design experience.
- Passion for storytelling with the ability to translate narratives onto physical product.
- Love of sport, curiosity for athlete insight and connection to sport style trends.
- Ability to collaborate with other designers/Design Directors to create palettes and color flow based on category color strategy.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability.
- Ability to build seasonal color concepts.
- Provides color design support for design team as needed outside of assigned product load.
- Ability to conduct in-depth research on athlete insights in order to drive innovative design solutions.
- Creates and delivers powerful presentations of seasonal design proposals that effectively communicate the concept behind the line for internal and external audiences.
- Ability to plan and execute the product color details and review all samples, troubleshoot for achievability issues and clearly communicate changes in order to ensure timely completion of each project.
- Shows ability to self-manage and lead team through change and ambiguity. Promo work can change frequently based on athlete preference and contractual obligations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform.
Responsibilities
- Bring to life trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts by being a color specialist at the product and collection level.
- Drive product excellence through the connection of design, development and manufacturing.
- Be on the cutting edge of color trends, fashion, art, design and sports-related products.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.