Senior Designer, Speed Apparel Product Design

About the position

We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Designer to bring their experience, craftsmanship, problem solving abilities, and above all, creativity, to create amazing Men’s and Women’s apparel on insanely fast timelines. The ideal candidate needs to be highly creative with an exceptional eye for silhouette and cut, a solid understanding of lifestyle and performance fabrics and their appropriate applications. You’ll obsess the importance of details, and believe that the only best product design, that’ll genuinely WOW consumers, earns a Swoosh. The ideal candidate will be focused on elevating the art of apparel design by blending their expertise in digital tools, principally Clo3D, with craftsman level making and construction skills; using renderings and physical samples to persuasively communicate ideas and concepts at the highest level.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with small cross functional teams to drive Nike's vision of Apparel Excellence.
• Work on a range of Men’s and Women’s designs, pushing creative edges and reimagining existing fabrics.
• Use the latest digital and physical tools to bring to life an exciting vision of Nike's future.
• Concept and ideate through the lens of the Nike consumer, creating apparel digitally and physically.
• Finalize tech packs and collaborate closely with Merchants, DPC, and Tech Dev.
• Work with manufacturing partners to ensure continuity and fidelity of vision and story.
• Drive innovation through actual product and the way Nike creates product.
• Learn new skills, hone existing ones, explore new methods of make, and push the boundaries of Nike design.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in design; textile, fashion, industrial, furniture, interior, architecture, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 4+ years of relevant design experience exemplifying ability to push material design and/or proven experience in Apparel Design.
• Passion for designing beyond drawing, into fabrication, draping, construction and form.
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge/insights to narratives and product executions.
• Ability to expertly create concepts using Clo, exploring silhouette, pattern making, reimagining existing materials and exploring new ones.
• Fluency in pattern making and garment construction to create physical mockups and complete garments.
• Experience building inspiration/concept presentations and mood boards to story tell collection concepts and direction.
• Ability to create and edit files using Adobe programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Positive attitude and energy even under pressure.
• Collaborator and works well with others.
• Open minded, good listener and curious.
• Agile and flexible, operating across multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits

• Accommodations for interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, and closed captioning.
• Inclusive and authentic candidate experience.