Sr Sample Coordinator, Styling Excellence

Nike • Beaverton, OR

120d

About The Position

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team. 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. We are looking for a sample specialist to join our Concept Design team in Nike Global Design. Concept Design is the leading edge of defining the future of Nike, bridging the worlds of emerging innovation, athlete insights, product design, and brand storytelling to develop the ideas that will define the brand. Part of the Global Concept Excellence Team, the Styling function sits at the heart of the product lifecycle process from conceptual ideas to retail reality. The Styling Team co-creates the head-to-toe strategy, visual identity and end-in-mind vision for the Nike product line. Candidates for this role must be collaborative, imaginative, and tactical, as they will support the team turning creative strategy and big ideas into a head-to-toe styling perspective for the Nike Brand.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion, Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education and experience, and training.
• 4+ years experience in Operations, Production, Styling and/or Visual Merchandising.
• A positive mentality with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.
• Ability to orchestrate collaboration across a network of functions to influence decisions and drive change upstream.
• Highly developed curiosity and knowledge of fashion and youth culture, current and past.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, proficient in Keynote, Excel and Photoshop.
• Mac proficiency and experience in Figma, Miro and Airtable.
• Excellent influencing & negotiating skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 4 times per year.

Responsibilities

• Enable the product sample process, supporting the seamless execution of an upstream strategy that has end-in-mind reach.
• Work with the Styling Directors, Product Design and Merchandising to manage the product assortment and samples for work that will influence Brand Campaigns, the Retail Experience and our Digital Channels.
• Order, maintain and purge product samples, attend photoshoots, manage the styling closet and partner with cross-functional teams to stay up-to-date on seasons and assortments.
• Juggle multiple seasons at any given time, being nimble across all Fields of Play & Genders, supporting various internal & external productions.
• Build tools and seek efficiencies to support and improve styling excellence.

Benefits

• Generous total rewards package
• Casual work environment
• Diverse and inclusive culture
• Electric atmosphere for professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Apparel Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree