HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm ยท 3 hours ago
Designer (Color)
Beaverton, OR
Contract
Hybrid
Mid LevelHireTalent is a staffing and recruiting firm seeking a Color Designer. This role involves executing color designs, collaborating on product planning, and creating innovative color solutions that align with market trends and consumer needs.
DeliveryHuman ResourcesStaffing Agency
Hiring Manager
Suvidha Gundekar
Responsibilities
Executes color designs. Finalizes product details and proactively follows through on execution of color on each product. Actively seeks expert input from color design and category organizations to develop appropriate solutions
Reviews all samples to achieve marketable solution; reviews with design, marketing, and development
Clearly communicates all changes for final confirmation
Responsible for color in the final product result
Maintains color calendar/timelines/deadlines for category
Develops line art, color design server, GPIN, PDM, merchandising line, cutting samples and working with material consultant to coordinate materials for products
Plans product details. Collaborates with design, product marketing and development/material consultant to focus color solutions for market success
Gathers category specific information: Consumer/channels/market
Develops appropriate solutions with regard to quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising solutions for market success
Creates and executes innovative, retailable color solutions for category or gender-specific line
Together with Color Design Director, Sr. Color Designer or Color Designer II, creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials and graphics that reflect design philosophy, product performance, and appeal to targeted consumers
Comfortably creates category line each season
Understands color, design, market and lifestyle trends that influence and impact category and applies knowledge as appropriate
Knows the consumer and their culture. Understands consumer and brand positioning needs. Knows and studies competitor products, consumer retail habits, color and market trends. Applies insights from consumer perspective into color solutions
Presents and communicates category specific color direction and color merchandising direction of the seasonal line to appropriate groups as needed
Develops excellence as a color designer
Together with Color Designers and Sr. Designers, advances the value of color to Nike by growing the level of functional expertise (i.e. materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, and tools)
Proactively works with management to advance and build color design skills, experiences, and product & process knowledge
Qualification
Required
Executes color designs and finalizes product details
Proactively follows through on execution of color on each product
Seeks expert input from color design and category organizations
Reviews all samples to achieve marketable solutions
Communicates all changes for final confirmation
Maintains color calendar/timelines/deadlines for category
Develops line art, color design server, GPIN, PDM, merchandising line, cutting samples
Works with material consultant to coordinate materials for products
Plans product details in collaboration with design, product marketing, and development/material consultant
Gathers category specific information: Consumer/channels/market
Develops solutions regarding quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising
Creates and executes innovative, retailable color solutions for category or gender-specific line
Creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials, and graphics
Understands color, design, market, and lifestyle trends
Knows the consumer and their culture
Understands consumer and brand positioning needs
Studies competitor products, consumer retail habits, color, and market trends
Presents and communicates category specific color direction and color merchandising direction
Develops excellence as a color designer
Advances the value of color to Nike by growing functional expertise
Works with management to advance and build color design skills, experiences, and product & process knowledge
Company
HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm
HireTalent is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) workforce solutions firm, specializing in securing the best talent fits in Executive/Retained Search, Direct Hire Placements, MSP, SOW, and nationwide hiring program management and support.
Founded in 1997
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ashish Kaushal
CEO / Founder
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