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 YOU’LL WORK WITH
We’re looking for a Senior Designer, Golf Footwear Design. This is a role that is deeply focused on craft, problem solving and design execution. You will help create the future look of Nike Golf Footwear design product that delivers athlete-right, industry-leading solutions.
As a Senior Designer in Golf Footwear, you will be working together with a project team of different professionals (engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, costing) and collaborating within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, 3D).
You'll partner with your category team members in design, development and product management to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs and product creation timelines. You will work under the direction of our Golf Sr Creative Director and will present your design concepts to various audiences.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Senior Designer, Golf Footwear Design is a critical partner to help define the future of Golf at Nike. We are looking for an exceptional Designer with proven design excellence, enthusiasm, curiosity for creative problem solving, and a passion for sport. Other key skills include:
- Bachelor's Degree in product design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
- Ability to work by sketching, cobbling and with 3d tools to bring to life your ideas.
- A future thinker that is curious to seek and solve problems, serving Golf athletes.
- Ability to create technical drawings of designs to communicate with factories. Bachelor's Degree in product design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
- 5-7 years' experience designing and developing innovative footwear products
- Previous footwear design experience required
- Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator skills; 3D design program experience a plus
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, plastics, and other engineering materials are ideal
- Engagement with athletes and external partners
- Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
- Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
- Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
In this role, you will shape the future of Nike Golf Footwear—crafting new standards of fit, form, and construction at the intersection of performance, innovation, and style. You'll build innovative, athlete insight-informed footwear designs that advance the product and performance and aesthetic for the Golf consumer. You'll actively seek authoritative recommendations to develop designs with regard to testing, manufacturability, sustainability, and aesthetic finish.
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.
