Nike Director Mens Sportswear Apparel & Footwear Color Design 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

884905797

Who you will work with

You will work with Product Management, Athletes, Graphic and Materials Design Leaders, Apparel Footwear and Accessories Design, Product Development, Innovation, Insights, Merchandising, Manufacturing, Marketplace, Brand, Operations and Sustainability teams as your key partners.

What you will bring

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Design or related field or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• 10 years' prior design work experience
• 2 years minimum in a management or leadership role (5 years 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 and technologies and ideas, as well as short- and long-term vision.
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge/insights to 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