Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for an outstanding Lead Footwear Materials Designer to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Nike Footwear Materials. The category you will be working in is the Women's Sport & Training team, inclusive of W's Training, M&W Tennis, W's Global Football and W's Basketball.
The ideal candidate needs to be an independent leader steering the Material Design strategy within the team. They will be a highly creative problem solver, who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best design and material solutions, to meet the needs of the consumer on and off the field of play. This person will be focused on elevating the consumer experience by crafting materials that are performance and trend-relevant for a range of products, while driving an emotional connection to materials for the consumer through the use of narrative and storytelling. A passion for driving Nike’s purpose initiatives around sustainability and people is a must.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
Your day to day job will be working on a wide range of W's Sport and Training product from top athletic moments to our core franchises.
If this is you, you will be working on a range of technically complex material designs using the latest techniques all the way to curating and elevating existing materials for expression and new creations.
Your work encompasses concepting and ideating through to finalizing tech packs, as well as working with manufacturing partners, and at times communicating directly with athletes; the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, challenging, and rewarding.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will be partnering with the Nike FW Product Design, Color Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, marketing and Development teams, in bringing to life the seasonal creative direction through Footwear Materials design and innovation. You will be joining a team with Material Design partners with whom you will collaborate and divide workload.
This role reports directly to the Running/W's Sport & Training Materials Designer Director.
**TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST SUBMIT A TEXTILE/MATERIALS PORTFOLIO
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor’s degree Design, or a combination of relevant education, experience and training
EXPERIENCE:.
- Ability to translate consumer knowledge/insights to narratives and product executions.
- Ability to create concepts and explore new Materials innovations, technologies and ideas
- Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards for seasonal concepts and direction
- Participates in the communication and presentation of design concepts to internal and external audiences
- Ability to create and edit files using Adobe programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Ability to participate in multiple seasonal projects with competing resources and deadlines
- Understanding of the Footwear Product Creation process, a plus.
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.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
