Expert Designer, Digital Expression Footwear Design

NIKE, Inc. designs the future. At NIKE, Inc. designers chase their curiosities and build what’s next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a passionate footwear designer who is highly creative, has a strong aesthetic, is a problem solver, has a deep knowledge of Performance and Lifestyle footwear, and is fluent in 3D and AI digital tools. This team collaborates with a wide range of Nike teams so a positive outlook and strong relationships are essential.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You’ll work on a wide range of footwear projects covering all categories of performance, lifestyle and innovation, this will also span “high-volume” projects to “one-off” inspirational concepts.

You will lead projects from sketch ideation, concept visualization, presentation through to tech pack and revisions. You will also be working directly with our internal and external partners to test, evaluate and recommend new digital design tools.

You will also need to mentor other designers across Nike on our new and innovative process.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You’ll be working with a fast moving multidisciplinary team of experienced Footwear designers, Computational designers, and Innovation designers. focused on industry-leading innovative footwear. This team reports directly to the VP of Footwear Design Excellence.

WHAT YOU BRING

Design Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Design or related field
• 8 yrs experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products
• Knowledge of form, color, materials, human factors, related to elevating the consumer experience
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
• Strong sketching, illustration, visualization and rendering skills
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
• Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
• Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus
• Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, Powerpoint, Acrobat, etc.
• fluent in 3D tools like Blender, Gravity Sketch, Fusion 360 or Rhino
• fluent in AI tools like Vizcom, Newarc, Blender, Runway or Sora fluent in “Basic tools” like Illustrator, Photoshop and Keynote
• 3D printing and prototyping skills are a plus

Team Requirements:

• Positive attitude and energy
• Curiosity and flexibility to find, learn and share new tools and skills
• Catalyst to make connections with other Design groups
• Motivated and passionate about bringing others along
• Team player, and selfless leader
• Speaks up with courage for self and the team
• Open minded, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.