Senior Designer, Pro Apparel Product Design

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

The Senior Designer will help shape Women’s Nike PRO apparel collections, bringing cohesive, performance-driven products to life each season through compelling narratives, novel materials, innovative performance craft, and collaboration with color and graphics design. The role contributes to creating the future of Nike PRO apparel and Nike Training, translating trend, consumer insight, and brand vision into compelling product.

The position reports to the Design Director of Nike PRO Apparel and works alongside designers and cross-functional partners, including tech developers, product managers, sourcing partners, and merchants. The work includes research into fashion, design, training, and sport culture; developing creative strategies; reviewing apparel, graphic, and color designs; and collaborating across design disciplines. The designer may conduct research outside the office to experience the consumer journey in training, retail, and lifestyle, which may require travel. The role also involves developing ways of working through tools and programs such as Vizcom and Clo, and advancing craft through physical prototyping.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or a related field; suitable combinations of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in Apparel Design.
• A creative design portfolio demonstrating insight-driven design, concept and narrative development, problem-solving, and polished execution of women’s and women’s performance apparel product. Portfolio website links or a PDF must be submitted with the application.
• Trend and consumer expertise.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including proven success collaborating across cross-functional teams and presenting concepts to stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Proficiency with Keynote.
• Experience with AI software, including Vizcom.

Responsibilities

• Help shape Women’s Nike PRO apparel collections and create cohesive, performance-driven products each season.
• Develop compelling product narratives, material novelty, and innovative performance craft in collaboration with color and graphics design.
• Collaborate with apparel design teammates and cross-functional partners, including tech developers, product managers, sourcing partners, and merchants.
• Conduct in-depth research on fashion, design, training, and sport culture.
• Translate trend, consumer insight, and brand vision into compelling product.
• Participate in creative strategy sessions and reviews of apparel, graphic, and color designs.
• Develop ways of working using programs such as Vizcom and Clo, and advance design craft through physical prototyping.
• Conduct design research outside the office and experience the consumer journey in training, retail, and lifestyle; travel may be required.

Benefits

• Interview accommodations are available, 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