Lead, Product Designer, Outerwear Apparel

Lead Outerwear Designer

You will be collaborating with the Design Director, designers, developers, product managers, and merchandising to deliver against market defining outwear product that taps into Nike's innovative platforms, DNA, and style authenticity. This position requires strong forward thinking, collaboration, and an enterprise approach to balance the need to hit cost requirements, deadlines, and push new design led opportunities.

We're currently looking for a Lead Outerwear Designer to lead and develop seasonal design concepts for Women's Nike Sportswear (NSW) Product Design. Nike is a diverse culture of creativity, collaboration, and innovative thinking on all levels. This role requires strong passion and knowledge of apparel product creation and the ability to problem solve every step of the way, from concept to final design. This teammate has intimate knowledge of how to build and design outerwear along with a strong style forward aesthetic where they are ready to take Nike outerwear to a new space that combines innovation + style + edge. They must embody expert communication skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into focused design narratives as well as a passion and energy for sport culture and design.

• Bachelor's degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 6+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strategic approach with creative vision, enterprise to edge thinking.
• Demonstrated passion and understanding of trend and visual culture.
• Knowledge of apparel product creation and graphic application.
• Expert communication and presentation skills using a variety of formats.
• Ability to seek out opportunities to elevate apparel though craft and construction.
• Proficient in Adobe CC and comfortable working within new digital spaces.
• Passion for discovering new talent and points of influence for a global brand.
• Highlight and elevate diverse points of view while fostering an environment of inclusivity.

You will lead the outerwear product assortment from accessible price points to pinnacle distributions. This requires digging into the details as well as lifting up to create a wholistic ecosystem of Nike outerwear. An assortment that is style led and infused with Nike's innovations to create a new archive of product, that will be referenced for years to come. A typical day in the life could look like creating a design direction/approach, reviewing prototypes, organizing photoshoots, mentoring team members, or building presentation tools. This position requires travel both domestic and international about 3-4 times/year. If this is you, you'll be thinking about Nike today as well as Nike tomorrow.