Color & Materials Designer

About the role

To be considered for future Color Design opportunities, express your interest now, and be added to the Nike Contract Talent Community and the Color Design Talent Pool.

Responsibilities

• Color Design Execution: Execute innovative color designs for products, communications, and collateral materials
• Collaboration: Collaborate with design, product marketing, development and material consultants to create market-focused color solutions
• Review Samples: Review samples to achieve marketable solutions with design, marketing and development teams
• Communication: Communicate changes clearly for final confirmation
• Calendar Management: Maintain color calendars, timelines, and deadlines to ensure timely product completion
• Art Development: Develop line art, manage color design server, create GPIN and merchandising lines
• Consultation: Coordinate with material consultants and finalize product details
• Mentorship: Share advanced knowledge and mentor team members

Solutions & Strategy

• Research: Demonstrate in-depth understanding of consumer and brand-positioning needs
• Market Insights: Utilize consumer knowledge to improve product performance and appearance
• Competitor Analysis: Maintain strong knowledge of competitor products, retail habits, and market trends
• Strategies: Apply consumer insights into effective color solutions

Consumer Research & Market Intelligence

• Knowledge: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of consumer and brand-positioning needs
• Performance Improvement: Utilize consumer knowledge to improve product performance and appearance
• Trends: Maintain strong knowledge of competitor products, retail habits, and market trends
• Insights Application: Apply consumer insights into effective color solutions

Presentation & Communication

• Presentations: Present category-specific color direction and merchandising strategies to stakeholder groups
• Materials Production: Produce presentation materials that communicate color direction related to consumer needs and creative strategy
• Committee Participation: Participate in bi-annual category/divisional color planning for footwear color committee preparation