Lead Designer, NikeSKIMS Apparel Graphics Design

Nike•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

NikeSKIMS combines the best of both brands – Nike’s legacy of innovation and athlete insights with SKIMS dedication to the female form, and inclusive solutions for every body. We're carving out a bold and unique position in the global fitness industry, delivering innovation and style the industry hasn’t seen before. We’re excited to invite more women into sport and movement with products that make them feel strong and sexy. On a day-to-day basis you will be working with a wide range of internal partners including Footwear, Color and Apparel Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers. You will collaborate with multiple teams to deliver creative solutions in line with the NikeSKIMS Design Ethos. This opportunity will require strong collaborative skills to meet timelines, ensure design feasibility, and build consensus around your work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
5-7+ years relevant work experience in Graphic Design (apparel/footwear).
Strong taste level and understanding of current and emerging design influence and visual culture.
Lead-level graphic design skills, including ideation, design development, specification, and final execution, with a strong understanding of typography, print and pattern, sketching, illustration, brand identity, and visual systems across product and storytelling platforms.
Proficient in graphic applications, development, PR and schematic tools and the apparel product creation processes.
Experience working across multiple timelines and levels of complexity, effectively prioritizing workload across short- and long-term projects while maintaining creative excellence and attention to detail.
Proven ability to create concepts, iterate and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary product and creative team in a fast-paced environment.
A resilient, solutions-oriented approach, thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while adapting quickly to shifting business needs without sacrificing creative integrity.
High proficiency in Adobe CC is required.
Deeply curious and culturally fluent, plugged into design, music, fashion, sport, and emerging creative communities, using insight and observation and not trend-chasing to inform graphic design decisions.
A highly organized systems thinker, comfortable operating in ambiguity, managing multiple timelines and work streams, and navigating cross-functional constraints while maintaining clarity, momentum, and creative excellence.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with 3D design tools is a plus, with curiosity and willingness to learn expected.

Responsibilities

Execute design and development of head-to-toe graphics and branding elements.
Support a design vision, while remaining hands-on in product creation, ideation, and product development process.
Work confidently across product categories, from trend discovery and experiential direction to product storytelling and graphic language.
Actively design and contribute at a high level, owning key bodies of work, seasonal moments, and special projects.
Manage multiple timelines and work streams, and navigating cross-functional constraints while maintaining clarity, momentum, and creative excellence.
Iterate and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary product and creative team in a fast-paced environment.
Support team development, demonstrating self-awareness and the ability to reflect on strengths, growth areas, and learnings; both personally and in support of others.