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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.
The Jordan Design team is inspired by the Greatest of All Time. Michael Jordan was first to change the world of Streetwear, bringing his passion of basketball from court to street. In Jordan Streetwear, we honor and respect his legacy and contiouese to revolutionlize the world of streetwear.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for an amazing Senior Footwear Designer for the Jordan Streetwear Kid’s Footwear Product Design Team. The ideal designer is a curious observer, eager participant and a cultural sponge – seeking insights to solve problems. You leverage your outstanding design skills with creative problem solving to create innovative solutions that elevate the experience and key benefits relevant to the Jordan Kids consumers and communities we serve. You will create industry-leading product through deeply resonating stories – with the opportunity to work across the sport performance and streetwear footwear landscapes.
The ideal candidate thrives on team collaboration and building functional working relationships to help bring the teams to successful project completion - from concept to reality.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
In the Kids Footwear Product Design Team, your day to day job will be working in the Kids segments of Jordan sports and streetwear, from grade school to toddler product. From concepting and ideating all the way to finalizing tech packs , the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, challenging, and rewarding. You'll collaborate with our Design and triad management teams to create innovative product designs that appeal to targeted consumers and advance Jordan Kids innovation via product performance. You'll also proactively follow the execution of all product details, including construction, color, form, style, detail, fit, performance and cost/value requirements; produce product concepts and creative strategy to internal and external audiences; and actively develop appropriate designs with regard to cost/value, fit and performance, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising and aesthetic finish.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As a Senior Designer, Footwear, you will be working hand in hand with a large project team of different experts (engineers, developers, merchandising, marketing, materials, costing, etc), collaborate within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, computational, etc.). You will work directly with the Jordam FW Design, Color Design, Graphic Design, Materials Design teams, and Product Management and Development teams, in bringing to life the seasonal creative direction through footwear design and innovation.
This role reports directly to the Senior Director of Men’s and Kids of Jordan streetwear.
**TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, YOU MUST SUBMIT A FOOTWEAR DESIGN PORTFOLIO. (PROVIDE A WEBSITE URL ON RESUME OR ATTACH A PDF TO THE ONLINE APPLICATION)
WHAT YOU BRING
Design Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in product design or relevant design degree or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
- 5-7 yrs experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products
- Passion for Sport and Culture
- Previous footwear design experience preferred.
- Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
- Must be able to create accurate 2D technical drawings
- Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
- Good knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
- Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
- Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
- 3D knowledge and experience a plus
- Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, Powerpoint, Acrobat, etc.
Team Requirements:
- Positive attitude and energy
- Team player
- Collaborator and works well with others
- Speaks up with courage for self and the team
- Open minded, good listener and curious
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.
