Director, Core Studio Color Design Nike Est. $170,000 - $210,000 Beaverton, Oreg

# Nike is hiring a Director, Core Studio Color Design## Get the latest jobs to your inbox!1. Home2. /3. Jobs at Nike4. /5. Director, Core Studio Color DesignBeaverton, OregonPosted 17 hours ago18 viewsUnlock Premium - Save Jobs, Set Alerts & Get Early Access### Job Description* Design Director, Core and the* Design Director, Core Footwear Materials design. Key cross-functional partners include: Business Product Directors and Business VP Leaders; Dimensional Merchandising leaders; Development Directors; Design and Product Operation Directors and* Managers.* Design to combine their experience, versatility, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help lead the future of Core Footwear.* Design team to implement and deliver a product color strategy that combines Nike innovation and athlete insights into a cohesive color vision across the Core consumer journey, while partnering with additional Color, Materials and Graphics team.* Bachelor's Degree in* Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, or training 10+ years of relevant working • experience in color design 2 years in a management or leadership role preferred Ability to mentor staff, build opportunities for staff development, make hiring decisions, and drive performance management, recognition and rewards.* Ability to build seasonal concepts, explore new color innovations, technologies and ideas, as well as short- and long-term vision.* Ability to translate consumer knowledge/insights into narratives and product executions.* Ability to plan and execute the product color details and review all samples, troubleshoot for achievability issues and clearly communicate changes in order to ensure timely completion of each project • Strong communication and relationship leadership skills Strong knowledge of fashion, design, design and youth culture, current and past. Presentation/Communication style: Clear, Concise, and Thoughtful (strong verbal and written skills).* Ability to present new insights or seasonal concepts to small and large groups, including presenting to executive leaders, and external partners or customers Passion for storytelling with the ability to translate narratives onto physical product Love of sport culture, curiosity for athlete insight and connection to street style trends Ability to conduct in-depth research on athlete insights in order to drive innovative design solutions* Creates and delivers powerful presentations of seasonal design proposals that effectively communicate the concept behind the line for internal and external audiences Shows ability to self-manage and lead a team through change and ambiguity. Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform A positive mentality with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality. A passion for the Athlete\\*, Sport\\* and Culture WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON As the Core Studio Color* Design Director, You will work closely with the Sr.* Design Director of Core Footwear and the Footwear Materials* Design Director to set silo and seasonal direction for your team and oversee the success in how that comes to life for new creation model and seasonal expression footwear.* Design teams, to formulate new ideas with impact to our product, consumer and brand.* Build seasonal narratives and end-in mind ideas that are culturally and consumer relevant.* Develop and deliver a strategic and relevant seasonal color palette that inspires, empowers drives the core material team to action* Create compelling collections that integrate street fashion, art, culture, and sports. Partner closely with internal category design, merchandising, and brand teams to ensure consistency and authenticity. Drive cross category alignment between statement and core counterparts to ensure Nike's external appearance as a brand, and as categories, is cohesive. Partner in “Bluesky” and longer lead time development of opportunity spaces for texture, finish and graphic. Proactively identify new opportunities and translate them into consumer relevant design direction. Mentor and develop a high-performing team of designers and cross-functional collaborators. 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. At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience.* Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.
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