Expert Designer, Golf Footwear Product Design Create

Nike • Beaverton, OR

7d

About The Position

This role is deeply focused on craft, problem solving, and design execution. You will help create the future look of Nike Golf Footwear design product that delivers athlete-right, industry-leading solutions. As an Expert Designer in Golf Footwear, you will be working together with a project team of different professionals (engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, costing) and collaborating within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, 3D). You'll partner with your category team members in design, development, and product management to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines. You will work under the direction of our Golf Sr Creative Director and will present your design concepts to various audiences. The Expert Designer, Golf Footwear Design is a critical partner to help define the future of Golf at Nike. We are looking for an exceptional designer with proven design excellence, enthusiasm, curiosity for creative problem solving, and a passion for sport.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in product design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 8+ years experience designing and developing innovative footwear products.
• Previous footwear design experience required.
• Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project.

Nice To Haves

• 3D design program experience a plus.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, plastics, and other engineering materials are ideal.
• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus.
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.

Responsibilities

• Help create the future look of Nike Golf Footwear design product that delivers athlete-right, industry-leading solutions.
• Work together with a project team of different professionals (engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, costing) and collaborating within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, 3D).
• Partner with category team members in design, development, and product management to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines.
• Present design concepts to various audiences.
• Shape the future of Nike Golf Footwear—crafting new standards of fit, form, and construction at the intersection of performance, innovation, and style.
• Build innovative, athlete insight-informed footwear designs that advance the product and performance and aesthetic for the Golf consumer.
• Actively seek authoritative recommendations to develop designs with regard to testing, manufacturability, sustainability, and aesthetic finish.
• Work by sketching, cobbling, and with 3D tools to bring ideas to life.
• Create technical drawings of designs to communicate with factories.
• Generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project.
• Engage with athletes and external partners.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior