Color/ Graphics Designer Job at Nike Inc in Beaverton

Title : Color/ Graphics Designer

Location : Beaverton, OR

Duration : 5 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.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
This role focuses on the appearance of product, communications, and collateral materials. The primary focus will be coloring up graphics for t-shirts at high volume. You will work with various types of artwork (vector, CMYK, and bitmap etc.) and produce multiple options for review.

Color Design Execution

Execute color designs and finalize product details with proactive follow-through

Seek expert input from color design and category teams to develop appropriate solutions

Review samples to achieve marketable results in collaboration with design, marketing, and development teams

Clearly communicate all changes for final confirmation

Maintain ownership of color in the final product

Manage color calendars, timelines, and deadlines for the category

Develop line art, color design server, GPIN, PDM, and merchandising line

Coordinate cutting samples and materials with the material consultant

Product Planning

Collaborate with design, product marketing, and development/material consultants to focus color solutions for market success

Gather category-specific information including consumer insights, channels, and market data

Develop solutions with regard to quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising, and aesthetic finish

Color Solutions

Create and execute innovative, retailable color solutions for category or gender-specific lines

Partner with the Color Design Director and senior designers to establish seasonal, category-specific direction for color, materials, and graphics

Reflect design philosophy, product performance, and targeted consumer appeal in all work

Build out the category line each season with confidence and creativity

Understand and apply color, design, market, and lifestyle trends relevant to the category

Consumer Research

Develop a deep understanding of the consumer and their culture

Study competitor products, consumer retail habits, and color and market trends

Apply consumer insights directly into color solutions

Presentations & Communication

Present category-specific color direction and seasonal color merchandising direction to relevant stakeholders

Communicate clearly and effectively across design, marketing, and development teams

Skill Development

Continuously grow expertise in materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, and tools

Proactively work with management to advance color design skills, product knowledge, and process understanding

Contribute to elevating the value of color design across Nike

WHAT YOU BRING

3+ years of experience in color graphics; graduate-level candidates considered with proven experience working with AI and PSD files

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Graphics experience in web, industrial, or apparel design

Ability to work across a wide range of graphics, from logos to highly creative or complex designs

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Experience with AI-based design tools such as Vizcom

Ability to create polished presentations about your work

Portfolio demonstrating color use, graphic artwork, and personal projects with strong diversity in work types:

must include process descriptions and storytelling

Nice-to-Have Skills

An excellent color sensibility and knowledge of color theory

Experience editing pre-existing graphic files and applying pre-developed color palettes

Background in color design

Experience with Miro

Detail-oriented, quick thinker, and strong problem solver

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