Senior Designer, GFB Footwear Color & Graphics Design

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

This role is part of the Nike Global Football Footwear Expression Design team, working at the intersection of performance innovation and global sport culture. The designer will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across Footwear Design, Color Design, Materials, Product Management, Merchandising, and Development to deliver industry-leading product expression. The role involves driving holistic product storytelling through both graphic and color, working alongside designers and developers to bring concepts to life from early narrative creation through final production. This role may include mentoring designers and contributing to team culture and capability development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Color Design, Product Design, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of design experience in product creation, with demonstrated expertise in graphic design and exposure to color design.
• Portfolio required, demonstrating excellence in graphic design and color application on product; footwear experience preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Deep understanding of color theory, color application, palette development, and storytelling through color.
• Proven excellence across core design disciplines, including typography, layout and composition, graphic systems, sketching, ideation, and visual storytelling.
• Ability to develop compelling concepts and translate them into impactful product experiences, including applying 2D graphic and color concepts to 3D product applications.
• Demonstrated ability to build narrative-driven design systems that integrate graphics, color, and product storytelling across collections.
• Strong understanding of footwear product creation, materials, manufacturing processes, and the relationship between color, graphics, materials, and form.
• Deep knowledge of football culture, athlete insights, consumer trends, and global visual influences.
• Strong verbal, visual, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate ideas and influence through storytelling.
• Ability to translate insights, trends, and cultural signals into authentic narratives and innovative design solutions.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Passion for design craft, innovation, sport, and pushing creative boundaries.
• Embraces diverse perspectives and contributes to an inclusive, collaborative creative culture.

Nice To Haves

• Footwear experience preferred in portfolio.
• Mentoring designers and contributing to team culture and capability development.

Responsibilities

• Create original, industry-leading graphic and color concepts for football footwear collections.
• Build scalable systems that integrate graphics and color across multiple models and price points.
• Develop color palettes, blocking strategies, and visual direction aligned to seasonal narratives and performance insights.
• Translate consumer, athlete, and cultural insights into compelling, on-brand graphic and color solutions.
• Drive the integration of graphics and color into footwear through print applications, materials, finishes, and trims.
• Partner with Design, Color, Materials, and Product teams to ensure cohesive and premium product expression.
• Lead presentations and communicate design intent across both graphic and color storytelling.
• Contribute to the seasonal creative vision and long-term expression strategy.
• Ensure design excellence while meeting timelines, product requirements, and cost considerations.
• Influence and align cross-functional teams around creative direction and product storytelling.

Benefits

• Accommodations to complete 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