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.
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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
WHO WE ARE
The CMTS Design Excellence team, comprised of Color, Materials, Trend, and Sustainability, sets the mood and vibe for the brand by defining uniquely Nike industry-leading creative strategies and directions that impact inline product creation. Sustainable Product Design Excellence specifically drives Nike’s sustainable product and design strategy for Footwear, Apparel and Accessories.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Lead Designer, Sustainable Product Future, Design Excellence, to support Nike Re-Creation. We are looking for someone that has a deep passion for product and an in-depth understanding of product construction. Draping, pattern making, and sewing are integral skills to this person. We are looking for someone that has an elevated eye for fashion that is at the cutting edge of streetwear, lifestyle, and sustainability. This person will be an expert in technical design and in conceptual design. The ideal candidate will have strong conceptual vision for upcycling product, a relentless passion for fashion, and be immersed in methods of make. This person will love to collaborate with other designers and cross functional partners.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
If this is you, you’ll be working with cross-discipline Design and Product teams (materials, color, product, innovation), Development and Supply Chain teams, cross-functional Operations, and downstream Business partners to drive impactful projects that deliver against Nike’s Sustainability strategy and 2030 sustainability targets. This role does have direct reports, and reports to the Director of Sustainable Product Future Design.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will work on reimagining product and injecting new life through transforming dead stock into upcycled, creative, and impactful new product. This product is offered at pinnacle accounts and retailers whose customers appreciate your sharp eye for streetwear and passion for sustainability.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor's degree in Apparel Design, Fashion Design, or related field
- Minimum of 1-2 years in Mens and Womens Apparel Design
- Outstanding ability to apply and perform foundational design skills, including draping, sewing, hand drawing/sketching, hand illustrations
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator concept ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing and scale, visual presentation development and layout, trend research
- Proficient in pattern making, CLO, Optitex, Browswear.
- Ability to create tech packs for factory partners.
- Comprehensive understanding of garment and textile construction
- Knowledgeable in fabric structures, with an emphasis in knits and wovens
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate to a wide range of audiences
- 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 analog methods of make
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.
