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 ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As our Senior Footwear Graphic Designer, you will combine your experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to bring to life the seasonal creative narratives through graphic design that is trend relevant to the consumer across Lifestyle footwear. You will create original graphic and/or textile designs that appropriately reflect Nike's design ethos. The designs you create will be industry leading, trend-right and will consistently incorporate consumer/athlete insights through powerful storytelling, emotional connectivity, and relevance. 

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

You will proactively follow the execution of all product details, including providing the appropriate materials to designers, developers, account managers, and/or graphic separators for the creation of separations, embroidery, and trims. For textiles, you may produce textile repeats for production purposes. You will communicate and present design concepts; produce presentation materials in conjunction with design and activity teams that effectively communicates the concept behind the line for internal audiences.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

This opportunity involves working with design management and cross-functional team members in design, development, and merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs by meeting cost/value requirements, merchandising needs, product creation deadlines, through the effective use of design tools. 

WHAT YOU WILL BRING?

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field or equivalent combination of education, experience and training.
• 5+ years of progressively technically sophisticated graphic design experience.
• Proven ability to apply and perform graphic design skills, including drawing/sketching, typography, ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing, and scale, visual presentation development and layout that is supported by a portfolio of non-computer-based creative art and graphic design.
• Previous graphic design experience on product is preferred.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to trends influencing design in general, and the athletic industry specifically.
• Demonstrated high level of expertise using graphic design software including Adobe CC. 
• Strong curiosity for exploring new ways of visualizing design.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives.
• Ability to work collaboratively with design teams, share ideas and develop effective responses.
• Proven ability to work in a rapidly changing, high-growth environment.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands, and changes.

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.