Senior Designer, Field Sports Footwear Product Design
Who You’ll Work With
We’re looking for a Senior Designer, Field Sports Footwear Design. This is a role that is deeply focused on craft, problem solving and design execution. You will help create the future of Nike Field Sports Footwear Design and deliver athlete-right, industry-leading solutions. As a Senior Designer in Field Sports, you will be working together with a project team of different professionals (engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, costing) and collaborating within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, 3D and computational design).
You'll partner with your category team members in design, development and product management to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs and product creation timelines. You will work under the direction of our Field Sports Sr Creative Director and report to our Field Sports Sr Design Manager. You will present your design concepts to various audiences at key seasonal gates and design concept reviews.
Who We Are Looking For
- Exceptional Designer with proven design excellence, enthusiasm, curiosity for creative problem solving, and a passion for sport.
- Previous footwear design experience required.
- Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills.
- Cobbling and prototyping skills are a must.
- 3D design experience is a plus.
- Vizcom AI experience is a plus.
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
- Positive personality and energy.
- Engagement with athletes and external partners.
What You’ll Work On
- Shape the future of Nike Field Sports Footwear—crafting new standards of fit, form, and construction at the intersection of performance, innovation, and style.
- Build innovative, athlete insight-informed footwear designs that advance the product, performance and aesthetic vision for the Field Sports consumer and elite athlete.
- Engage with project teammates to develop designs regarding innovation, testing, manufacturability, sustainability, cost and aesthetic finish.
- Work on American Football, Baseball and Cricket.