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.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Designer II Apparel Color Design, to work with Women’s Apparel Color Design to plan and execute color and strategize use of palettes across a range of apparel. Working collaboratively with Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Product Marketing, Merchandising, and Development, you will create focused solutions for success.
We are looking for a hardworking Apparel Color Designer, with a deep passion for and connection to sport; someone that can comfortably navigate ambiguity and define new spaces of a growing business. Someone who is flexible and can adapt to changing priorities. You will bring strong color and apparel industry insights and have experience building stories that connect with the consumer and culture.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As an Apparel Color Designer, you will create color palettes to link into seasonal narratives, build strong presentation tools, and color line art to detail the creation of each product. You will research and deliver color, design, and directional work that influence and impact the product aesthetic, application, and target audience. You'll use sophisticated design skills to build original, innovative color solutions for the Women’s Performance/Sport product range.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
In this role you will work with Color Design Leaders in Performance/Sport Color and the Women's Performance/Sport Design Team. You’ll 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 Apparel and Footwear Color Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers.
**You must submit a design portfolio to be considered for this role.
WHAT YOU BRING
- A bachelor’s degree or higher in design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2 + years professional design experience
- Minimum of 2 years of technically challenging color design experience
- Understanding of color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement
- Knowledge of apparel design and development process
- Familiarity with product manufacturing processes including materials/fabrics, trims, dye techniques
- Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations
- Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management; work independently and harmoniously in a diverse group
- Ability to network, influence, and utilize internal and external resources as well as to articulate how color can affect product and sales
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform
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.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
