Senior Manager, FBAT & Golf Footwear Color Design, Global Jordan

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

Jordan Design is seeking a Senior Manager, Footwear Color Design to help shape the Jordan consumer product experience through color design, creativity, problem solving, and cultural understanding. The role develops trend-relevant, consumer-focused, narrative-driven concepts and uses storytelling to create an emotional connection to footwear. It applies color expertise at both product and collection levels and drives product excellence by connecting design, development, and manufacturing. Research and deep consumer understanding inform work across youth culture, color trends, fashion, art, design, and sports-related products.

The role works day to day with internal partners, including Footwear and Apparel Color Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers. It has two direct reports and reports to the Jordan Sport Footwear Color + Material Design Director.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in design, or equivalent education, experience, or training.
• At least 8 years of progressively technically challenging color design experience.
• At least 2 years of people-management experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Macintosh computers using Photoshop, FreeHand, and/or Illustrator.
• Knowledge of CAD programs, preferably in a Mac environment.
• Understanding of consumer culture, color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement.
• Knowledge of the product design and development process.
• Familiarity with product manufacturing processes, including materials and fabrics, plastics, and pigments.
• Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in the local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, develop effective responses, or elevate issues to higher management.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group.
• Ability to network, influence, and use internal and external resources.
• Ability to articulate how color can affect products and sales.

Responsibilities

• Develop trend-relevant, consumer-focused, narrative-driven color concepts for footwear.
• Apply color expertise at product and collection levels to strengthen the Jordan consumer product experience.
• Use research and consumer understanding to stay current with youth culture, color trends, fashion, art, design, and sports-related products.
• Drive product excellence by connecting design, development, and manufacturing.
• Lead and work with two direct reports.
• Collaborate with Footwear and Apparel Color Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers.

Benefits

• Interview accommodations are available, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications. Candidates who need disability-related assistance or accommodations during the application process can complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior