Expert Designer, Golf Footwear Product Design Create

Nike•Beaverton, OR

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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in product design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
Ability to work by sketching, cobbling and with 3d tools to bring to life your ideas.
A future thinker that is curious to seek and solve problems, serving Golf athletes.
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.
Engagement with athletes and external partners.
Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus.
Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.

Responsibilities

Create the future look of Nike Golf Footwear design product.
Deliver athlete-right, industry-leading solutions.
Work with a project team of different professionals (engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, costing).
Collaborate 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.
Create technical drawings of designs to communicate with factories.