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 YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Expert Apparel Designer role will report to the Design Director, Women’s Global Football Apparel. Additionally, you will partner internally and cross-functionally with our Product Management, Technical Development, Innovation, Athletes, Footwear, Color and Graphic partners as well as external Nike partners. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As our Expert Apparel Designer in Global Football Apparel, you will lead design efforts and utilize your exceptional design skills to create original, style-led, innovative designs for athletes on and off the pitch that accurately reflect Nike’s design philosophies and lead the industry. The candidate needs to have a distinct talent for responding to athlete insights with creative design solutions and be able to balance performance solutions while leading with style right for our female footballer.

Role Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related design field or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in a design environment working with materials, trims, design and fit.
• Exceptional ability to apply and perform design skills, including hand drawing/sketching, hand illustrations, need to be well versed in Adobe Illustrator, concept ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing and scale, visual presentation development and layout.
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Comprehensive understanding of garment construction and fit.
• Comprehensive understanding of textile sciences.
• Comprehensive understanding of apparel trims.
• 3D design program experience is a plus.
• Ability to build design worlds, mood boards and presentations of creative vision.
• Ability to translate consumer and athlete insights into product solutions and narratives.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including ability to inspire, involve and mentor others within work group.
• Accustomed to working in a rapidly changing, high growth environment and to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes.
• Embody the passion to work on innovation and style.
• An enthusiastic and positive attitude and the ability to work efficiently in a quick paced environment.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working with our Design and Innovation teams to strategize, create, drive and deliver industry defining performance for the pitch and beyond. You’ll create everything from uniforms to training and sportswear product for the world’s best athletes and biggest sport moments. You will lead design product processes to ensure design deliverables and timelines are met. This opportunity also involves partnering cross-category with Design Leadership and category team members in Design, Development and Product Management to ensure design feasibility, merchandising needs and product creation timelines.

You will design and oversee apparel collections across a wide range and lead the process from concept through completion. You’ll provide prototype sampling information, including fabrication, trim, color, graphic applications, style, detail, fit requirements and construction detail. You will also monitor the development of prototype samples and interact with our Development, Pattern Making, Material, and the Sample Room to exchange ideas and ensure timely completion of each project. You will maintain and continually expand upon expert knowledge of current trends, color, and consumer-related products through market travel and research. From concepting seasonal collections, to working with manufacturing partners, to communicating directly with athletes, the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, ambitious, and rewarding.

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.