Lead Designer, Tennis Apparel Product Design

Who You’ll Work With

As our Apparel Lead Designer, you'll report directly to the Women’s Global Tennis Design Director, work with design management and our Expert Designer to actively gain experience, enhance design skills and increase knowledge of Nike's design philosophy, products and processes. You'll also work with category team members in design, development, business and merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs and product creation timelines.

Who We Are Looking For

• Delivers outstanding design skills to create original, innovative designs that accurately reflect Nike’s design philosophies and lead the industry.
• Identifies key trends that translate into meaningful products that resonate with our consumers and fuels the future of Nike Inc. for our female footballers.
• Brings to life the seasonal category creative direction through apparel design with solutions that are fueled by athlete/consumer insights.
• Has a distinct talent for responding to business objectives with creative design solutions that are aligned to consumer insights.
• Passionate about craft, innovation & sport culture, keeping in mind Nike’s rich legacy in sport and its future forward impact to our planet.
• Curious, inquisitive, and motivated to discover new methods of making.
• Strong communication skills with teammates across the organization, including expert listening, collaborative problem solving and deep emotional intelligence.
• Collaborative skills and passion for details, extremely thorough in executing accurate design assets.
• Constantly demonstrates process proficiency through best practices, visualization and communication of ideas.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related design field or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in Apparel/Fashion design.
• Passion and understanding of current and emerging design trends and visual culture.
• Possession of insight into 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).
• Embrace diverse points of view while fostering an environment of inclusivity.
• Passion for empowering our Athletes/Teams and making their dreams come true.

What You’ll Work On

• Design innovative apparel product with direction given from design management.
• Create and support the future of the Women’s Global Tennis portfolio which includes on court SLAM, in season collections and off court sportswear to support the entire athlete journey.
• Monitor the development of prototype samples and interact with development, pattern making, materials, apparel lab, on court testing and the sample room to exchange ideas and ensure timely completion of each project.
• Meet deadlines, ensure feasibility of designs, hit price points, while taking your partners through the thinking behind your work.