Senior Designer, Mens Sportswear Create Footwear Product Design
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Designer II for Mens Nike Sportswear Create. The ideal designer is a curious observer, eager participant and a cultural sponge - seeking insights to solve problems. You have a deep understanding of Culture, Music, Art and Streetwear. You leverage your outstanding design skills with creative problem solving to create innovative solutions that elevate the experience and key benefits relevant to the athletes and communities we serve. You will create industry-leading product through deeply resonating stories - with the opportunity to define the the future of lifestyle footwear,
The ideal candidate thrives on team collaboration and building functional working relationships to help bring the teams to successful project completion - from concept to reality.
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WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
In the Mens Nike Sportswear Create category , you will work on designs that push the possibilities of sports and culture through footwear. We expect you to explore new opportunities, take risks, and change the game! In your day to day, you will engage with project teammates on researching, gaining insights, problem solving around performance and manufacturing, working with consumers and creating a vast range of creative and beautiful solutions, that are also sustainable and considerate of cost. With each project, you are expected to also participate and present the work in informal and formal reviews. In addition to individual project work, the Designer II will also collaborate and engage the innovation partners and consumers.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As a Senior Designer, Footwear, you will be working hand in hand with a large project team of different experts (engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, sustainability, materials, costing, etc), collaborate within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, computational, etc.).
This role reports directly to the Senior Design Director Mens NSW Create Footwear
**TO BE CONSIDERED YOU MUST SUBMIT A FOOTWEAR BASED PORTFOLIO IN A PDF FILE OR MAKE SURE YOUR WEBSITE URL IS ON THE RESUM
WHAT YOU BRING
Design Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in product design or relevant design degree or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
- 4-6 yrs experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products
- Passion for Culture, Music, Art, Sneakers, Streetwear
- Previous footwear design experience preferred or experience in other fields
- Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills,
- Must be able to create accurate 2D technical drawings
- Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
- Good knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
- Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
- Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
- 3D knowledge, and AI experience a plus
Team Requirements:
- Positive attitude and energy
- Team player
- Collaborator and works well with others
- Speaks up with courage for self and the team
- Open minded, good listener and curious
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. 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.