Job Description
Manager Notes:
- Must be located on Beaverton PHK (WHQ) location. Mon-Thurs on site, Friday WFH.
- This is a true color design for apparel, experience in color development won't translate. Former Nike experience a plus as they would like this person to hit the ground running. If not Nike, experience with large apparel brands. Smaller brands not ideal, may not understand the pace and urgency of work needed.
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft tools is a must have.
- Experience in Vizcom AI a plus
- There is 2 roles associated with this.
- Req #14359-1 is senior level (5-7 YOE)
- Req #14360-1 is mid level (2-4 YOE)
SUMMARY
The nature of the work is focused on the appearance of product, communications, or collateral materials.
Color Design Execution
- Executes color designs. Finalizes product details and proactively follows through on execution of color on each product. Actively seeks expert input from color design and category organizations to develop appropriate solutions.
- Reviews all samples to achieve marketable solution; reviews with design, marketing, and development.
- Clearly communicates all changes for final confirmation.
- Responsible for color in the final product result.
- Maintains color calendar/timelines/deadlines for category.
- Develops line art, color design server, GPIN, PDM, merchandising line, cutting samples and working with material consultant to coordinate materials for products.
Product Planning
- Plans product details. Collaborates with design, product marketing and development/material consultant to focus color solutions for market success.
- Gathers category specific information: Consumer/channels/market.
- Develops appropriate solutions with regard to quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising solutions for market success.
Color Solutions
- Creates and executes innovative, retailable color solutions for category or gender-specific line.
- Together with Color Design Director, Sr. Color Designer or Color Designer II, creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials and graphics that reflect design philosophy, product performance, and appeal to targeted consumers.
- Comfortably creates category line each season.
- Understands color, design, market and lifestyle trends that influence and impact category and applies knowledge as appropriate.
Consumer Research
- Knows the consumer and their culture. Understands consumer and brand positioning needs. Knows and studies competitor products, consumer retail habits, color and market trends. Applies insights from consumer perspective into color solutions.
Presentations & Communication
- Presents and communicates category specific color direction and color merchandising direction of the seasonal line to appropriate groups as needed.
Skill Development
- Develops excellence as a color designer.
- Together with Color Designers and Sr. Designers, advances the value of color to Nike by growing the level of functional expertise (i.e. materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, and tools).
- Proactively works with management to advance and build color design skills, experiences, and product & process knowledge.
Job Tags
Seasonal work, Work from home,