Materials Designer 2Hybrid

Title: Materials Designer 2

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 6 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

Materials Designer role for Kids & Core Color & Materials Design, Global Jordan

WHAT YOU BRING

Must have skills:

• Experience with Kids (grade school, preschool) and CORE business (entry level into the brand, bigger accounts but lower end price points)
• Has a strong sense of materials cost margins and how to drive value at a lower cost for materials
• MUST include Portfolios
• Understanding of the CORE consumer, story telling, their part in the design process or who their partners were

Nice to have skills:

• Knowledge of seasonal gates, has set up product materials numbers
• Experience with Leathers - genuine leather, synthetic leather, able to identity and understand their differences,
• Knowledge of materials duties (import taxes)

Software/technical requirements:

• CLO, Viscom, Adobe, CAD,