Color/ Graphics Designer

Title: Color/ Graphics Designer

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 5 months contract

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
This role focuses on the appearance of product, communications, and collateral materials. The primary focus will be coloring up graphics for t-shirts at high volume. You will work with various types of artwork (vector, CMYK, and bitmap etc.) and produce multiple options for review.

Color Design Execution

Execute color designs and finalize product details with proactive follow-through
Seek expert input from color design and category teams to develop appropriate solutions
Review samples to achieve marketable results in collaboration with design, marketing, and development teams
Clearly communicate all changes for final confirmation
Maintain ownership of color in the final product
Manage color calendars, timelines, and deadlines for the category
Develop line art, color design server, GPIN, PDM, and merchandising line
Coordinate cutting samples and materials with the material consultant

Product Planning

Collaborate with design, product marketing, and development/material consultants to focus color solutions for market success
Gather category-specific information including consumer insights, channels, and market data
Develop solutions with regard to quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising, and aesthetic finish

Color Solutions

Create and execute innovative, retailable color solutions for category or gender-specific lines
Partner with the Color Design Director and senior designers to establish seasonal, category-specific direction for color, materials, and graphics
Reflect design philosophy, product performance, and targeted consumer appeal in all work
Build out the category line each season with confidence and creativity
Understand and apply color, design, market, and lifestyle trends relevant to the category

Consumer Research

Develop a deep understanding of the consumer and their culture
Study competitor products, consumer retail habits, and color and market trends
Apply consumer insights directly into color solutions

Presentations & Communication

Present category-specific color direction and seasonal color merchandising direction to relevant stakeholders
Communicate clearly and effectively across design, marketing, and development teams

Skill Development

Continuously grow expertise in materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, and tools
Proactively work with management to advance color design skills, product knowledge, and process understanding
Contribute to elevating the value of color design across Nike

WHAT YOU BRING

3+ years of experience in color graphics; graduate-level candidates considered with proven experience working with AI and PSD files
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Graphics experience in web, industrial, or apparel design
Ability to work across a wide range of graphics, from logos to highly creative or complex designs
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Experience with AI-based design tools such as Vizcom
Ability to create polished presentations about your work
Portfolio demonstrating color use, graphic artwork, and personal projects with strong diversity in work types: must include process descriptions and storytelling

Nice-to-Have Skills

An excellent color sensibility and knowledge of color theory
Experience editing pre-existing graphic files and applying pre-developed color palettes
Background in color design
Experience with Miro
Detail-oriented, quick thinker, and strong problem solver