Senior Technical Designer, NikeSKIMS

Who You’ll Work With

You will report to the NikeSKIMS Director of Technical Design and partner closely with fellow Technical Designers, Design, Product Development, Product and Merchandising, Materials/Trims and Quality teams and other key stakeholders across both the Nike and SKIMS organizations to bring product to life — acting as a critical connector between two iconic brands with a shared ambition: redefining what women's activewear can be.

Who We Are Looking For

• Senior Technical Designer to help shape the future of the NikeSKIMS business
• Drive the fit and construction of assigned styles from initial concept through buy ready
• Adhere to critical dates, product specification, sustainability, performance and profitability goals for collections that fuse Nike's performance authority with SKIMS’ mastery of fit, form, and feel
• Thrives in ambiguity, problem solves on the fly, navigates competing priorities, embraces creative tension, and is product-obsessed
• Deeply understands the NikeSKIMS consumer and translates her need for form and function into activewear and lifestyle product she can't live without

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design, Textile Science, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
• A minimum of 3 years of directly relevant work experience
• Foundational understanding of the apparel development process from inception through production, including pattern making, grading, construction, materials, costing, manufacturing and quality
• Strong problem solving, organization and communication skills
• Strong experience interpreting design intent and offering alternative solutions
• Strong experience writing product specs and construction standards instructions
• Experience working with factory vendors to ensure and improve manufacturability
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Experience using Adobe Illustrator, CAD Pattern Design software (Optitex) and 3D software (Clo/Browzwear) highly desired
• Proficiency with MS Office programs
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time (domestic and international)

What You’ll Work On

• Collaborate daily with Design, Product/Merchandising, Product Development, Fabric/Trim and Quality teams to build top quality seasonal product
• Manage style prototyping, resolve manufacturing and construction issues in close partnership with the triad and factory teams to deliver top quality product
• Manage assigned styles within the NikeSKIMS Apparel Technical Design team through to fit approval
• Create and maintain detailed tech packs for factory partners, including measurements, construction sketches, and graphic placements
• Request, track, review, and comment on physical and digital prototypes
• Lead focused proto review and fit sessions with the triad team, inclusive of senior leaders
• Navigate gates, calendars, and key milestones to ensure on-time buy readiness
• Communicate progress, risks, and solutions with clarity in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment