Senior, 3D Designer, Innovation

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

The Senior 3D Designer joins Nike’s Advanced Digital Creation Studio, where design, innovation and technology come together to advance digital product creation. Reporting to the Manager, 3D Design, Innovation, this role collaborates with designers, engineers, developers, innovation partners, external vendors and factory teams.

The role helps shape the future of digital product creation by building advanced 3D assets, visualizations and prototypes that bring new ideas to life. The designer develops thoughtful solutions to ambiguous challenges, strengthens creative and technical standards, and explores emerging technologies—including AI, generative design and advanced visualization—to improve digital creation. The position also involves sharing expertise, presenting ideas to stakeholders and building relationships across creative and technical teams.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in 3D design, digital product creation, innovation or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Animation, Industrial Design, 3D Design, Engineering or a related field; suitable combinations of education, experience and training will also be accepted.
• Expert proficiency in Maya, Blender, Rhino, ZBrush or comparable 3D design platforms.
• Advanced expertise in materials, lighting, rendering, visualization and digital storytelling using Adobe Substance 3D Suite, KeyShot, Unreal Engine or equivalent technologies.
• Experience contributing to cross-functional projects, exploring emerging technologies and adopting new digital creation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Create high-fidelity 3D assets, visualizations and physical prototypes that bring future product concepts and innovation initiatives to life.
• Partner with designers, developers, engineers and manufacturing teams to translate new ideas into compelling solutions that can be built.
• Turn ambiguous briefs into clear design approaches, technical solutions and actionable execution plans.
• Advance 3D design best practices, workflows and standards that strengthen the team’s digital creation capabilities.
• Research, test and apply emerging technologies, tools and AI-enabled workflows that accelerate and improve digital creation.
• Share expertise with fellow designers through peer feedback, demonstrations and informal mentoring.
• Present concepts, recommendations and workflow improvements clearly and confidently to teammates and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Accommodations are available during the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning and other reasonable modifications.

What This Job Offers

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