Designer II, SB Mens Footwear & Apparel Color Design

Nike•Beaverton, OR

About The Position

This opportunity will require tight-knit collaboration to meet deadlines, stay within budgets, ensure feasibility of designs, all while communicating the creative story behind your work to internal partners. As our Footwear & Apparel Color Designer II, you will combine your experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to bring to life uniquely intriguing stories that resonate, inspire, and connect skaters across the world. The designs you create will be industry leading, trend setting, and built from deep insights of the best athletes in the world. You will be helping execute the team’s future vision of the Nike SB brand through Color Design expression that touches many forms of product applications. The ideal candidate needs to be hardworking, versatile, and a highly creative problem solver. This person will be asked to elevate the consumer experience through multiple facets of narrative, athlete connection, and product excellence.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Design, Art or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience and training.
2+ years of design experience in an agency, in-house setting, or closely related role in product creation.
Passion and understanding of current and emerging design trends, as well as visual culture.
Ability to translate insights into authentic narratives and visual storytelling.
Ability to adapt to change and balance multiple, contending priorities.
Professional visual and verbal communication skills, and the ability to effectively present design intent to internal and external audiences.
Knowledge of, and curiosity to learn new aspects of color applications: repeat pattern creation, printing techniques specific to textiles, understanding how designs will translate from digital to physical.
Knowledge of, and curiosity to learn new apparel and footwear product creation and basic knowledge of product construction.
Proficient in Adobe CC and comfortable working within new digital spaces.
Ability to embrace diverse points of view while encouraging an environment of inclusivity.

Responsibilities

Drive color strategy and vision.
Deliver creative concepts in line with the Nike SB Design Ethos.
Collaborate with multiple teams of designers, developers, and product managers.
Meet deadlines, stay within budgets, and ensure feasibility of designs.
Communicate the creative story behind your work to internal partners.
Bring to life uniquely intriguing stories that resonate, inspire, and connect skaters across the world.
Create industry-leading, trend-setting designs built from deep insights of the best athletes in the world.
Execute the team’s future vision of the Nike SB brand through Color Design expression.
Elevate the consumer experience through multiple facets of narrative, athlete connection, and product excellence.
Concept and build narrative.
Work with development to finalize production details.
Talk with athletes to choose Color applications.
Contribute to and execute on color direction, working through the lens of business and consumer insights.
Influence cross-functional teams.
Contribute to the creative vision of performance and lifestyle footwear and apparel.
Cascade critical information.
Communicate color concepts and seasonal initiatives to internal and external audiences.