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WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Your goal is product excellence, embedded in the Design team, partnering closely with small cross functional teams, making quick decisions to drive Nikes vision of Apparel Excellence.

You will be working on a range of Mens and Womens designs, pushing the creative edges, sometimes reimagining the appearance of our existing fabrics for refresh and collection models, sometimes starting from scratch, using the latest digital and physical tools to bring to life an exciting vision of Nikes future..

Your work encompasses concepting and ideating through the lens of the Nike consumer, creating stunning apparel, digitally and physically, and putting together tech packs and colorways, in close collaboration with Merchants, DPC and Tech Dev. You'll be working with manufacturing partners to ensure the continuity and fidelity of your vision and story through to the finished product.

Your focus on making Nike the market leader will drive innovation, not only through actual product, but in the way Nike creates product, to unleash bolder designs that truly disrupt the competition.

The daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, demanding, but rewarding and exciting !

As a Senior Graphic Designer in Apparel Excellence; Speed, you will have the opportunity to learn new skills, hone existing ones, explore new methods of applying graphics, prints and color to apparel to push the boundries of Nike design.

You'll collaborate within the broader design community (NSRL, NXT, APCC, materials, color, graphics, computational, etc.), to bring to life energetic, creative ideas through Mens and Womens Speed apparel.

This role will report directly to the Senior Manager for Speed Apparel Product.

WHAT YOU BRING

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree or higher in design; textile, fashion, industrial, furniture, interior, architecture, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• At least 4 + years of relevant design experience exemplifying ability to push graphic and print design, and/or proven experience in Apparel Design as a Graphic Designer.
• Passion for designing- beyond 2d art, how you can use print and color to amplify 3D form
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge/insights to narratives and product executions.
• Ability to expertly create concepts using Clo, exploring color, print and pattern making, reinmagining existing application techniques and exploring new ones.
• Ability to execute artwork on textiles through Sublimation, wet drinting, dying, embroidery film etc
• Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards to storytell collection concepts and direction
• Participates in the communication and presentation of design concepts to internal and external audiences
• Collaborate and build interpersonal connections within Design and adjacent functions Ability to create and edit files using Adobe programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Ability in participating in multiple projects with competing resources and deadlines

Team Requirements:

• Positive attitude and energy even under pressure
• Collaborator and works well with others
• Gives and receives honest, clear feedback
• Open minded, good listener and curious
• Agile and flexible, operating across multiple projects simultaneously.

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.