Senior Designer, Womens Performance Apparel Color Design

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NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE, Inc. designs the future. At NIKE, Inc. designers chase their curiosities and build what’s next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The first point of contact that you will collaborate with is the Design triad, consisting of Apparel Design, Color, Graphics, and Print. You will also collaborate with Product Management, Merchandising, Color/Material/Trim Development, as well as Tech Development. This role reports directly to the Color Design Director and does not have direct reports.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Senior Color Designer to combine their experience, problem-solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of women’s performance apparel. The ideal candidate needs to elevate the Nike athlete product experience with a focus on both the art and science of color. In this role, you will drive an emotional connection to apparel through the use of narrative and storytelling.  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• Minimum 5 years in technically challenging 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.
• Interest in women’s apparel and fashion 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. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As the Senior Color Designer in Women’s Performance Apparel, you will bring to life trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts by being a color specialist at the product and collection level. This will require driving product excellence through the connection of design, development and manufacturing. Through research and deep consumer understanding, you will be on the cutting edge of color trends, fashion, art, design and sports-related products.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

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, veteran status, or disability.