Job Description

Title: Lead Designer, Basketball Apparel Color Design (Footwear)

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 6 months contract

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This is an individual contributor opportunity reporting to the Color Design Senior Manager and involves directly working with Footwear Expression team. This individual will collaborate with Footwear and Apparel design counterparts, Product Management and Development teams.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Lead designer will be responsible for creating seasonal stories, color expressions and direction for Basketball footwear covering signature, branded and licensed. The designer will be an active and energetic participant in the creative process with excellent cross-functional communication skills, presenting design concepts to internal and external partners. The Lead Color designer will be a versatile creative problem solver who excels under tight deadlines, has strong understanding of emerging design and fashion trends with extensive knowledge of apparel applications, color theory and textiles.

Education

BA/BFA/MA/MFA preferred in graphic design, fashion design, industrial design, footwear design, material design, textile design or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

Experience:

• Preferred design experience: 6+ years
• Comprehensive knowledge of current and emerging design and fashion trends in sportswear and streetwear footwear and apparel.
• Proficient in all aspects of graphic and product design including drawing/sketching, illustration, CAD development, typography, print and pattern development, trim creation, color theory and technical applications.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and timelines at once.
• Ability to translate consumer insights into thoughtful narratives and graphic storytelling.
• Strong visual and verbal presentation skills; able to effectively show and communicate design intent to internal and external audiences.
• Professional level experience using Illustrator & Photoshop; Miro, CLO, Vizcom

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you will be helping to lead the Basketball Footwear Expression team in creating unique collections across Men’s and Women’s product on a seasonal basis. This will include developing comprehensive storytelling and original content creation across seasonal footwear 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 CAD 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.