Director, Streetwear Apparel Color Design, Global Jordan

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Your key design partners will include Apparel Design Director, Senior Director, Streetwear Apparel Design, Color & Material Footwear Director. Key cross-functional partners include Business Product Directors and Business VP Leaders, Dimensional Merchandising leaders, Development Directors, Design and Product Operation Directors and Managers.

We are looking for a creative Apparel Color Design Director for Jordan Streetwear! If this is you, you will be a cultural expert with a deep understanding of what drives the Jordan consumer as well as knowledge of cultural trends and behaviors. You are also a creative powerhouse with an excellent taste level to drive the future look of Jordan Apparel.

You are also a seasoned team leader who believes in the power of diversity to foster strong and dynamic teams.

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• 10 years' prior design work experience, 2+ years’ managing experience
• Extensive experience creating color palettes and concepts and exploring new color blocking and application strategies
• Product Color experience mandatory
• Strong understanding of the Apparel Product Creation process
• Experience working and communicating directly with manufacturing partners to ensure the accuracy of Color application and execution
• Understanding of how the partnership with Brand on Color narratives operates
• Experience managing other designers and leading strategic design direction
• Demonstrates leadership that influences process change
• Leads in depth research on consumer trends, insights,competitors, for a focused market segment/category
• Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards for seasonal concepts and direction

As the Apparel Color Design Director, Jordan Streetwear, you will be responsible for providing color solutions that lead to product and marketing success, including trend research and selection of the seasonal color palette and its application on product. You will management and provide input into succession planning and segmentation activities and be responsible for performance management, pay, and resourcing decisions for direct and indirect reports.

We offer a number of 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. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.