Expert Designer, NSW Modern Footwear Product Design Create

Nike • Beaverton, OR

8d

About The Position

Nike NSW Lab sits at the intersection of sport, culture, and innovation. Our team’s focus is creating the future of Nike Sportswear and creating modern icons. You’ll be at the intersection of newness and energy, balancing the bold with the brand’s priorities. You’ll craft footwear that fuses worlds, ensuring each design is both visionary and commercially viable. From concept to execution, you’ll shape every detail, construction, form, fit, performance, while considering cost, sustainability, and manufacturability. Your work will inspire and elevate, driving the future of footwear.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 8 plus years of experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products preferred
• Knowledge of form, color, materials, human factors, related to elevating the consumer experience
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives
• Experience in technical footwear design
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
• Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
• Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
• Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
• Positive personality and energy
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviors
• Catalyst to make connections with other Design groups
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along

Nice To Haves

• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
• 3D design programs experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Create the future of Nike Sportswear and modern icons.
• Craft footwear that fuses worlds, ensuring each design is both visionary and commercially viable.
• Shape every detail, construction, form, fit, performance, while considering cost, sustainability, and manufacturability.
• Inspire and elevate, driving the future of footwear.
• Collaborate with external partners, internal designers, developers, product managers, and engineers.
• Bring fresh ideas to life from brief to market.
• Align visions, refine concepts, and lead conversations that push boundaries.
• Inspire both teams and communities, championing innovation at every step.
• Lead and drive partnerships beyond the Design function (Marketing, Engineering, Development, etc.).

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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