Product Design and Development - Product Designer - Specialized 4

Mindlance•Beaverton, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Designer will research and develop footwear products from conception to retail, meeting the needs of accounts and consumers. The role focuses on supporting design for cleated footwear—including cricket, football, and baseball—for the Field Sports footwear design team. The designer generates new approaches to performance-based products that create growth opportunities and competitive advantages, and collaborates with product creation teams to develop concepts for Nike business units. The role defines testing protocols and scopes, develops consumer- and performance-informed insights, applies new technologies and construction processes, delivers proofs of concept, identifies product construction materials and processes, and engineers prototypes. The position leads innovation projects with multidisciplinary teams that may include product creation, manufacturing, and third-party vendors. It also involves drafting reports, presenting results and market concepts at the functional department level, and communicating knowledge and best practices to support the transition of technology into products. This is an on-site role at PHK in Beaverton, Oregon, with a typical 4/1 hybrid schedule; some Fridays may require on-site work based on business needs. The contract is expected to last approximately eight months and will support an FTE leave. A portfolio is required with submissions; candidates without one will be disqualified. A degree is preferred but not required.

Requirements

Portfolio submission is required; candidates without a portfolio will be disqualified.
At least seven years of footwear designer experience is preferred.
Ability to independently manage technical, performance-driven projects.
Strong concept-building skills.
Proficiency with Adobe Suite, including Illustrator and Photoshop.
Flexibility and maturity to pivot and reprioritize responsibilities as needed.
Comfort working in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

A degree is preferred but is not a hard requirement.
3D rendering experience.
Experience using AI tools such as Vizcom for conceptual generation.
Experience working in a large, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

Generate new approaches to performance-based products that create growth opportunities and competitive advantages.
Collaborate with product creation teams on new product concepts for Nike business units.
Define testing protocols and establish the scope of testing needed to validate concepts.
Develop insights informed by consumers, business needs, and performance requirements to guide advanced product concepts.
Apply new technologies and construction processes to develop product concepts.
Turn concepts and product visions into proofs of concept.
Identify key product construction materials and processes.
Engineer prototypes.
Lead innovation projects from ideation to realization with multidisciplinary teams, including product creation, manufacturing, and third-party vendors.
Address complex challenges with imaginative, state-of-the-art approaches supported by feasible solutions.
Draft reports and present results and market concepts at the functional department level.
Communicate knowledge and best practices to support the transition of technology into products.
Support design for cleated footwear, including cricket, football, and baseball, on the Field Sports footwear design team.