Designer II, Global Football Apparel Product Design

About the role

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team. NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries, and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream, and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders, and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc., it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to the Global Football Apparel Design Director and work with the design team to gain experience, enhance design skills, and increase knowledge of Nike’s design philosophy, products, and processes.
• Work with cross-functional partners to bring great product to the Athlete and the marketplace, ensuring feasibility of designs, meeting price points, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines.
• Deliver outstanding design skills to create futuristic, innovative designs that reflect Nike’s design philosophy and push the future of Global Football forward.
• Translate athlete and consumer insights into innovative design solutions.
• Develop concepts from ideation through prototype, working closely with development, materials, and testing partners.
• Build and communicate clear design narratives through presentations and visual storytelling.
• Monitor prototype development to ensure design intent is executed with quality and accuracy.
• Stay connected to sport, culture, and emerging trends to inform relevant and future-forward product.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related design field or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• Minimum 1-4 years of relevant work experience in Apparel/Fashion design.
• Passion and understanding of current and emerging design trends and visual culture.
• Passion for researching and analyzing trends across sport, youth, and culture, and the ability to unpack key opportunities for Nike products.
• Ability to translate insights into authentic narratives, and visual storytelling in presentations & communication.
• Ability to adapt to change and handle multiple competing priorities.
• Proficient in sketching, illustration, typography, print and pattern, color theory and layout.
• Knowledge of apparel product creation.
• Digital design acumen in Adobe CC Suite and comfortable working with Digital Creation 3D Tools (CLO) and AI.
• Ability to embrace diverse points of view while fostering an environment of inclusivity.
• Passion for empowering our Athletes/Teams and making their dreams come true.