Product Graphic Designer (Basketball)

About the role

The Nike Basketball Graphics team creates the future of sport with groundbreaking art and design for Nike branded basketball, key signature athlete footwear and apparel collections, and On Court NBA and WNBA Uniforms. This team brings inspiration and innovation to the world’s biggest athletes on the biggest stages, to basketball fans and consumers all over the world.

Responsibilities

• Create apparel and footwear graphics for multiple Nike branded and signature athlete basketball collections.
• Curate graphic visual centers, product trim suites, photoshoots and presentations.
• Align on aesthetic, construction, development, insights, and various product creation gates with internal and external partners.
• Lead brainstorm sessions, design seasons and reviews, product creation meetings, athlete meetings, and one-on-one meetings with design teammates and partners.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years relevant design work experience in a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, product design, graphic design, or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• Well-curated portfolio showcasing a variety of projects that demonstrate a strong, effective methodology for research, inspiration, process, design development, problem solving, and final execution.
• Experience working directly with a diverse range of consumers and athletes.
• Contribution to the initiation, development and implementation of in-depth research leading to product storytelling.
• A positive attitude while working on projects with challenging briefs and through ambiguity to successful completion.
• Prioritizing workload across short-term and long-range projects with varying levels of complexity.
• Demonstrates self-awareness, with ability to articulate strengths, opportunities, and takeaways.
• Well informed and connected to sport, cultural and graphic design trends.
• Knowledge and ability in product design, including ideation, development, specification, and final execution of designs that balance innovation, performance, and style.
• High Degree of proficiency in design software and tools is a must, Adobe Creative Suite, AI, 3D tools are a plus.
• Creatively agile and adept in innovative thinking, visualization and problem solving.
• Strong desire to learn, grow and adapt is a must.
• Expert written, verbal and visual communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver project presentations to senior leadership and external partners.
• A deep understanding of typography, layout, color theory, brand identity, design principles, and graphic production / development.
• Excellent ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Must have a passion for storytelling and the ability to translate narratives into compelling visual elements.

Qualifications

• To be considered, you must submit a creative design portfolio. Please provide website links or attach PDF files when you apply.

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite
• AI
• 3D tools (optional)

Benefits

Nike offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This is a 4-month contract position.