Lead Designer, Womens Sport & Training Expression Footwear Color Design

and sports-related products.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role does not have direct reports and works directly with the Senior Manager, Women's Sport & Training . You'll gain dynamic experience, enhance design skills, and increase expertise of Nike's design philosophy, products, and processes. On a day to day basis you will be working with a wide-range of internal partners including Footwear and Apparel Color Designers, Footwear Designers, Material Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers.

WHAT YOU BRING

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in design, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 4 years industry experience as a footwear or apparel color designer
• 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
• Ability to collaborate with other designers 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 consumer 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. Promo work can change frequently based on athlete preference and contractual obligations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform