APLA Express Lane needs a Footwear Color & Materials Designer I to elevate the Nike athlete product experience by combining experience, problem-solving abilities, and creativity, focusing on the art & science of Color and Materials to drive an emotional connection to footwear through narrative and storytelling.
Requirements
- 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
- 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
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform
- Understanding of the Footwear Product Creation process, a plus.
Responsibilities
- bring to life trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts by being a color and materials specialist at the product and collection level
- driving product excellence through the connection of design, development and manufacturing
- on the cutting edge of color trends, materials, fashion, art, design and sports-related products
- Ability to collaborate with other designers/Design Directors to create palettes and color flow based on category color strategy
- 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
Other
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Textile Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Passion for Design and embrace the concept of play
- Be excited about growing and enabeling our future athletes.
- 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.
