Expert Designer, Energy Sport Ignite Footwear Product Design

Nike Expert Footwear Designer

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.

Who You'll Work With

You will be guiding/leading the creative through the design season while working with a team of designers, developers, product managers, and merchants to deliver creative in line with the Nike Design. This opportunity will require incredibly strong collaborative/creative/communicative skills to drive world class work, meet deadlines, all while taking your partners though the creative thinking & narrative behind your work.

Who We Are Looking For

We're looking for an exceptional world class teammate; an Expert Footwear Designer to bring their experience, craftsmanship, problem solving abilities, and above all, creativity mastering the mix of Art & Science, to create industry defining footwear. The ideal candidate needs to be highly creative with an exceptional eye for silhouette, style, method of make, and a solid understanding of lifestyle and performance attributes. You'll obsess the importance of details, and believe that the only best product design, that'll genuinely WOW consumers. The ideal candidate will be focused on elevating the art of design by blending their expertise in digital tools with craftsman level making and construction skills; using renderings, prototyping, and physical samples to persuasively communicate ideas and concepts at the highest level.

• Bachelor's Degree in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 8+ years of relevant footwear design experience in a design environment working with materials, trims, design and fit.
• Possess key leadership skills including: product excellence centered passion & mastery, vision setting, design direction, editing & curation, strategic thinking, problem solving, presentation, narrative / world building, communication & influence, mentorship, feedback culture, growth Mindset, operational excellence, & time management.
• Ability to apply and perform design skills such as drawing/sketching/cobbling ideation, digital product creation and visual presentation development.
• Deep knowledge of technical and non-technical footwear constructions across both men's and women's.
• Extensive knowledge of the footwear industry, marketing & merchandising principles, and development process.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations.

**To be considered, you must include a portfolio or work samples with your application with a focus on process, creative thinking & problem solving.

What You'll Work On

As our Expert Footwear Designer, you will work under the direction of the Design Director for Energy Sport Ignite to design & create world class designs focused on driving Innovation & Performance product lines while partnering with cross-functional teams on product development, from concepting through to production. This opportunity also involves partnering with Design Leadership and category team members in Design, Development and Merchandising to ensure design feasibility while meeting price points, merchandising needs and product creation timelines. You will provide prototype sampling and tech pack information, including fabrication, trim, color, graphic applications, style, detail, fit requirements and construction details. You'll also monitor the development of prototype samples and interact with our Development, Pattern Making, Material, and the Sample Room to exchange ideas and ensure timely completion of each project. You'll provide guidance and leadership to Designers and team members and share knowledge, experience, and product excellence with others. From concepting seasonal collections, to working with manufacturing partners, to communicating directly with athletes and collaborators, the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, ambitious, and rewarding.

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.