The Jordan Design team is inspired by the Greatest of All Time and is focused on continuing to deliver product that is made and engineered to the exact specification of championship athletes. On and off the court, we want our consumers and athletes to feel confident in the way they look and feel, the same way the greatest player who ever played the game felt every time he laced up his J's. Jordan Design is a high-performance team that works together, pushes the boundaries, and always stays passionate about delivering the best product for the consumer.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As a Jordan Design Apparel Expert on the Excellence team, you'll lead in innovative design processes, ensuring high-quality, functional apparel that resonates with our Jordan consumer. Through continued research and consumer connection, you can quickly anticipate and identify key trends that translate into relevant products, emphasizing what's unique about our culture. You will also respond to business objectives with creative design solutions aligned to consumer insights. The ideal candidate is a highly creative problem solver, who doesn't settle for anything less than the best designs, to meet the needs of the consumer or athlete. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of the digital landscape.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you'll be partnering with the Jordan Technical Designers, Graphic Designers, Color Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers, and bringing to life the seasonal creative direction through Apparel Design and innovations. You'll lead design product processes to ensure design results and timelines are met. 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'll provide prototype sampling information, including fabrication, trim, color, graphic applications, style, detail, fit requirements and construction detail.

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 maintain and continually expand upon expert knowledge of current trends, color, and consumer-related products through market travel and research. You'll provide guidance to Designers and team members and share knowledge, experience, skills and best practices with others. From concepting to crafting seasonal collections, from working with manufacturing partners to communicating directly with athletes and collaborators, the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, ambitious, and rewarding.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related design field or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in a design environment working with materials, textiles, trims, design and fit.
• Ability to apply and perform design skills such as: drawing/sketching, ideation, digital product creation and visual presentation development.
• Familiarity with current trends, color and design.
• Basic understanding of pattern making, draping, materials, trims, garment fit, garment construction, and manufacturing.
• Basic knowledge of the apparel industry, marketing principles, and development process.
• Experienced in Illustrator, Photoshop and CLO.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

Benefits

Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.