Lead, NBY Footwear Color Design Expression Design

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a Lead Footwear Color Designer in Nike By You,  you will collaborate with the Design Triad, consisting of Footwear Design, Materials, Graphics, and Print. Layering in Product Marketing, Merchandising, Color/Material/Trim Development, as well as Tech Development.  You will work under the direction of our Director, Athlete Promo Footwear CMG Design Expression and be reviewed by other directors from other functions.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an exceptional Lead Designer, NBY Footwear Color Design  to combine their experience, problem-solving abilities, and creativity to help create the future of Nike By You.

The ideal teammate will be a highly creative problem solver. This is someone who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best design and materials solutions, to meet the needs of the consumer on and off the court. They’ll be focused on elevating the consumer experience by creating

• Bachelor's degree in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• At least 5-6 years’ experience in color design.
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives.
• Understanding of color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement
• Ability to collaborate with other designers/Design Directors to build 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,
• Knowledge of product design and development process
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
• Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
• Ability and passion to mentor, and onboard Design teammates
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviors
• Catalyst to make connections with other Design groups
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along
• Extraordinary teammate
• Collaborator with skill in connecting the dots
• Speaks up with courage for self and the team
• Open-minded, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view

**TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, YOU MUST PROVIDE A DESIGN PORTFOLIO (UPLOAD A PDF OR PROVIDE A URL AND PASSWORD IF APPLICABLE)

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Is that you? If so, you will be creating concepts and developments on a range of color designs for the Nike By You segment of Nike. You will work on elevating new

Your goal is to aim for product excellence by partnering with key stakeholders cross-functionally on the product creations process, and help bring the vision for the future of Nike By You products to life.

You will unleash creativity with a focus on sustainability and leveraging consumer insights to inform our creative response. and focus on how we drive innovation and cultural connections embedded into our designs to create separation. The daily responsibilities of this role are wide-ranging, ambitious

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.