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Nike is a global manufacturer and marketer of athletic footwear, clothing, and sports equipment. As an employer, Nike has offered many opportunities for flexible work, such as part
Color Design 3
Location
United States
Posted
75 days ago
Salary
37 - 42 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Color Design 3
Nike
Role Description The nature of the work is focused on the appearance of product, communications, or collateral materials. - Color Design Execution: Plans and executes color designs. - Collaborates with design, product marketing, development and material consultants to focus color solutions for market success. - Reviews all samples to achieve marketable solution review with design, marketing and development. - Clearly communicates all changes for final confirmation. - Displays advanced knowledge and practices in all phases of product execution - shares knowledge with others. - Maintains color calendar/timelines/deadlines for category/division resulting in the timely completion of each product. - Develops line art, color design server, GPIN, merchandising line, cutting samples & works with material consultant to coordinate materials for products. Finalizes product details and proactively follows through on execution of color on each product. - Color Solutions: Creates innovative, retailable color solutions for category or gender-specific line. - Researches and delivers color, design, market and lifestyle trends that influence and impact the product category process from product briefing to product concept to samples. - Explores options and proposes with Color Design Managers and/or senior Color Designers a seasonal color strategy for products, line segments and initiatives. - Creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials and graphics. - In partnership with the Category and Design Director, creates and leads color merchandising strategies and stories seasonally. - Consumer Research: Knows the consumer. - Displays in-depth understanding of consumer, brand-positioning needs as it relates to category/division. - Utilizes knowledge of category/division consumer & their culture to improve product performance & appearance. - Demonstrates strong knowledge about competitor products, consumer retail habits, color, and market trends. - Applies insights from consumer perspective into color solutions. - Presentations & Communication: Presents and communicates category-specific color direction and color merchandising direction of the seasonal line to appropriate groups. - Works with design/category to produce presentation materials that effectively communicate color direction related to the consumer, product concepts and creative strategy to internal audiences. - Participates and delivers bi-annual category/divisional specific color needs for incorporation into footwear color committee preparation. - Skill Development: Develops excellence as a color designer. - Together with Color Design Manager, advances the value of color to Nike by bringing a high level of functional expertise (i.e. materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, tools) to the color design organization. - Educates and mentors more junior designers in category or color design organization. - Undertakes projects and opportunities to enhance knowledge of the business, color, and design. Qualifications - Bachelors Degree - Minimum of 5 years directly relevant work experience - Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 3 yrs; Masters + 4 yrs; Associates degree + 6 yrs; High School + 7 yrs.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors Degree
- Minimum of 5 years directly relevant work experience
- Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 3 yrs; Masters + 4 yrs; Associates degree + 6 yrs; High School + 7 yrs.
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