WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Footwear Color & Materials Designer I to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of APLA Express Lane.  The ideal candidate needs to elevate the Nike athlete product experience with a focus on both the art & science of Color and Materials. In this role, you will drive an emotional connection to footwear through the use of narrative and storytelling.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As the FW Color & Materials Designer, you will bring to life trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts by being a color and materials specialist at the product and collection level. This will require driving product excellence through the connection of design, development and manufacturing. Through research and deep consumer understanding, you will be on the cutting edge of color trends, materials, fashion, art, design and sports-related products.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

On a day to day basis you will be working with a wide-range of internal partners including Footwear Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers.

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Textile Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• At Least 2 years of experience in a design environment working with materials, textiles and/or color trends
• development of products, including coordinating with multiple partners to ensure the accuracy of produced designs

• Ability to collaborate with other designers/Design Directors to create palettes and color flow based on category color strategy
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability
• Provides color design support for design team as needed outside of assigned product load
• 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
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform
• Understanding of the Footwear Product Creation process, a plus.
• Passion for Design and embrace the concept of play
• Be excited about growing and enabeling our future athletes.

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.