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Jordan Design is where creative possibility meets purpose. It’s a place for builders, boundary-breakers, and vision-setters — people who move with conviction, think originally, and create work shaped by real experience and cultural depth. Our team thrives when imagination, discipline, and collaboration come together. We look for leaders who bring their full creative voice, who understand the communities that inspire us, and who are driven to shape the future for the next generation of Jordan athletes and fans.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As a Lead Apparel Color Designer in Jordan Brand Streetwear Men's Apparel, you’ll work closely with your design partners in product design, color design and graphic design. You will also work cross functionally with your technical development partners, product management and merchandising teams. This role reports directly to the Design Director, Color Apparel, Jordan Brand Streetwear.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for an exceptional Lead Apparel Color Designer to combine their experience, creative problem-solving abilities, and creativity to help create the future of Jordan Streetwear Apparel. The category you will be working in is the Men’s Apparel.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, art or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
- 5+ years’ experience designing and developing innovative apparel or color collections.
- Passion for Design
- Knowledge of form, color, materials, human factors, trend, related to elevating the consumer experience
- Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives
- Fearless Calculated risk taker
- Experience in technical apparel design
- Ability to present new insights or seasonal concepts to small and large groups
- Proficient in creating and editing files using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop skills.
- Adobe Creative suit is a plus
- Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)
- 3D design program experience is a plus
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
- Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus
- Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON
If this is you, you will be helping to lead the streetwear Jordan Brand design team in creating unique collections across Men’s and Women’s product on a seasonal basis. This will include developing comprehensive color storytelling and original content creation across seasonal apparel assortments. The Lead Designer will work closely with Product Management teams to build engaging, trend-driven narratives that meet the needs of target consumers and will partner regularly with Development teams to communicate design intent, help with schematic creation and review and workshop prototypes. The ideal candidate will also be responsible for managing and designing presentation materials and presenting concepts to teams and leadership.
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.