Expert Designer, Apparel In-Line Materials Design

Nike•Beaverton, OR

10d

About The Position

We are looking for an Expert Material Designer to combine their experience, problem-solving abilities, and creativity to help create the future of NIKE product. On the Apparel Material Design Excellence team, you will contribute to NIKE’s long-term strategic direction for both Apparel Textile innovation and design. The ideal candidate needs to be a highly creative problem solver, who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best design and material solutions. You lift and elevate not only the product you work on, but the environment of the teams you work with. You understand that the center of great product is a great team and both are equally important to you. You are eager to challenge the status quo, embrace the unknown and push boundaries in order to create industry-leading solutions that meet the needs of each athlete. You are motivated to elevate our consumer’s experience by creating new materials and palettes that are innovative, distinct, benefit-driven and athlete-relevant for a range of products. You are passionate about ensuring the emotional connection of our product for the consumer through the use of narrative and storytelling.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in design, or other relevant design field or combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
Portfolio submission is required.
Digital design acumen (design-based software needed: Creative Suite).
Expertise in make and manufacturing.
Proficient presentation & communication skills.
Proficient design skills, from brief to presentation to manufacturing.
Proficient creative process.
Basic business context.
Basic understanding of insights.

Nice To Haves

Preferred knowledge and experience with advanced digital tools/3-D skills.
Actively seeks out and creates more sustainable materials.

Responsibilities

Design concepts and deliver materials that keep NIKE on the vanguard using the latest techniques.
Curate, elevate, and modernize NIKE’s existing apparel material palettes.
Conduct trend and market research, gather insights, and perform concepting and ideation.
Create tech packs.
Communicate with manufacturing partners, operations, and athletes.
Inspire and indirectly mentor the team to drive a world-class team environment.
Offer strategy and leadership through influencing seasonal material strategy and application of key concepts.
Lead and captain special projects.
Exhibit professional communication skills.
Leverage storytelling and craft culturally relevant material narratives with emotional connection and intuitive applications that highlight innovation, icon, or story.