Lead Designer, NSW Men's Apparel Color Design

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. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination.

Who You’ll Work With

You will collaborate with the Design Triad, consisting of Apparel Design, Color, Graphics, and Print, as well as Product Marketing, Merchandising, Color/Material/Trim Development, and Tech Development.

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a Lead Color Designer to work with the Senior Design Manager, NSW Apparel Color, to plan and execute color designs and strategize the use of palettes across a range of products.

You will work collaboratively with Design, Product Marketing, Merchandising, and Development to create focused solutions for success. You will strategize around product positioning and apply insights about consumer needs, competitor products, consumer retail habits, color, and market trends to color solutions.

The ideal candidate is hardworking, passionate about and connected to sport, comfortable navigating ambiguity, able to define new spaces in a growing business, flexible, and adaptable to changing priorities. You will bring strong color and apparel industry insights and experience building stories that connect with consumers and culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Design or a related field. NIKE will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• Minimum 5–7 years of technically challenging color design experience.
• Understanding of color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement.
• Knowledge of the product design and development process is preferred.
• Familiarity with product manufacturing processes, including materials and fabrics, trims, and dye techniques.
• Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in the local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, develop effective responses, or elevate issues to higher management.
• Ability to work independently and harmoniously in a diverse group.
• Ability to network, influence, and utilize internal and external resources, as well as articulate how color can affect product and sales.

What You’ll Work On

• Develop color palettes linked to seasonal narratives.
• Build strong presentation tools and color line art detailing the creation of each product.
• Research and deliver color, design, and directional work that influences product aesthetic, application, and target audience.
• Use sophisticated design skills to build product color solutions.

Benefits and Inclusion

NIKE offers a generous total rewards package, a casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development.

NIKE, Inc. provides accommodations to complete the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible interview locations, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.