Senior Designer, Field Sports Footwear Product Design

Nike • Beaverton, OR

34d

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Designer, Field Sports Footwear Design. This is a role that is deeply focused on craft, problem solving and design execution. You will help create the future of Nike Field Sports Footwear Design and deliver athlete-right, industry-leading solutions. As a Senior Designer in Field Sports 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 and computational design). 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 Field Sports Sr Creative Director and report to our Field Sports Sr Design Manager. You will present your design concepts to various audiences at key seasonal gates and design concept reviews. The Senior Designer, Field Sports Footwear Design is a critical partner in defining the future of Football, Baseball and Cricket at Nike. We are looking for an exceptional Designer with proven design excellence, enthusiasm, curiosity for creative problem solving, and a passion for sport. In this role, you will shape the future of Nike Field Sports Footwear—crafting new standards of fit, form, and construction at the intersection of performance, innovation, and style. You'll build innovative, athlete insight-informed footwear designs that advance the product, performance and aesthetic vision for the Field Sports consumer and elite athlete. In your day to day, you will engage with project teammates to develop designs regarding innovation, testing, manufacturability, sustainability, cost and aesthetic finish. The sports you will work on are American Football, Baseball and Cricket. We expect you to explore new opportunities and take risks, delivering the highest levels of both performance and style expected by our Field Sports athletes. 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. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form. At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience. Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 5-7 years' experience designing and developing innovative footwear products
• Ability to work by sketching, cobbling and with 3d applications to bring your ideas to life.
• A future thinker that is curious to seek and solve problems, serving Field Sports athletes.
• Previous footwear design experience required
• Ability to apply and perform design skills such as drawing/sketching, ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing and scale, visual presentation development and layout
• 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 performance footwear design (cleated is a plus)
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
• Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)
• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a must
• 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, Acrobat, etc.
• Positive personality and energy
• Contribute and align with shared team culture and behaviors
• Catalyst to make connections with other Nike Design groups
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along
• Engagement with athletes and external partners
• Seasonal international development and market travel

Nice To Haves

• 3D design experience is a plus
• Vizcom AI experience is a plus
• Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus

Responsibilities

• Create original Footwear product designs that reflect our design philosophy & standards.
• Design and build footwear solutions that push the boundaries of category innovation.
• Quickly prototype and use 3D tools to push form, construction and storytelling.
• Proactively implement all footwear product details including construction detail, color, form, style, detail, fit performance, and trims.
• Partner and clearly communicate with all relevant members within Design, Technical Development and with external suppliers.
• Create presentation materials that effectively communicate the concept with the design triad team.
• Present design concepts to various internal audiences with support from design team.

What This Job Offers

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