WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re seeking an exceptional Lead Apparel / Product Designer for Energy White Space.

Our north star at W-S is to create the right products/projects to excite the next generation of top designers and athletes to come work with us. Working on collaborative and non-collaborative projects and drive edge and innovation for Nike design. You need, a high taste level. Fluent in many ways of working with high caliber partners, co-creating and building trust with them. You’re a curious observer, an eager participant, and a cultural sponge, constantly seeking insights to solve problems in unexpected ways. With a visionary eye for design and a fearless approach to innovation. You create work that disrupts, excites, and redefines. You think differently. You think conceptually. You thrive in collaboration, seamlessly translating between our world and external partners to deliver something entirely new, performance wise and aesthetically. You can create more than Apparel.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You’ll be trail blazing the future of Nike Apparel / Product Design. Implementing our next technological breakthroughs with cultural relevancy. Working closely with external collaborators and internal teams, you’ll craft products that will ignite future opportunities for our in-line teams. From concept to execution, you’ll shape with the team every detail to inspire and elevate the future of Nike Design Products.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You’ll collaborate with some of the most creative and innovative minds, external partners, internal designers, developers, product managers, and engineers. Bringing fresh ideas to life from brief to market. You will take part of conversations that push boundaries. As a key voice in the creative process, you’ll inspire both teams and communities, championing innovation at every step.

You will report to the Energy White Space Director.

WHAT YOU BRING

•       Bachelor’s degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training. 

•       6+ years of relevant work experience. 

•       Demonstrated passion and understanding of trend and visual culture. 

•       Knowledge of apparel product creation, industrial design and graphic application. 

•       Expert communication and presentation skills using a variety of formats. 

•       Ability to seek out opportunities to elevate apparel though craft and construction. 

•       Proficient in Adobe CC and comfortable working within new digital spaces. 

•       Passion for discovering new talent and points of influence for a global brand. 

•       Highlight and elevate diverse points of view while fostering an environment of inclusivity. 

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.