Senior Designer, Pro Apparel Product Design

About the role

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This position will report to the Design Director of Nike PRO Apparel and work alongside a team of designers shaping the future of Nike Training. Throughout the design season, you will collaborate with tech developers, product managers, sourcing partners and merchants to create Nike PRO apparel aligned with Nike's Design Direction. This role requires a passion for training and an understanding of how current cultural and fashion trends translate into performance products. The right candidate understands that the best way to predict the future is to create it. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Senior Designer, Nike PRO Training Apparel - NIKE, Inc. A keen eye for design, creative thinking, problem solving, a passion for apparel craft and innovation, and an understanding of the women’s training consumer and sport culture are integral to this role.

We are looking for a candidate who is resilient, collaborative, and able to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong visual and verbal communication with teammates across the organization, collaborative problem solving, and thorough execution of detail-oriented design assets are key skills for success.

TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST SUBMIT A CREATIVE DESIGN PORTFOLIO. PLEASE PROVIDE WEBSITE LINKS OR ATTACH A PDF FILE WHEN YOU APPLY.

·       Bachelor's Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training. 

·       5+ years of relevant work experience in Apparel Design.

·       Compelling portfolio demonstrating understanding of insight-driven design, concept/narrative development, problem-solving, and polished execusion of women’s and women’s performance apparel product.

·       Trend and consumer expert.

·       Excellent communication and presentation skills, with proven success collaborating across cross-functional teams and presenting concepts to stakeholders.

·       Adobe Creative Suite.

·       Keynote.

·       AI Softwear inclusive of Vizcom.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

We’re looking for a Senior Apparel Designer to help shape our Women’s Nike PRO apparel collections. This role plays a key part in bringing cohesive, performance-driven product to life each season through compelling narrative, material novelty, innovative performance craft, in collaboration with color and graphics design. You’ll be instrumental in creating the future of Nike PRO apparel for Nike.

·       A typical day/week consists of working closely with your Apparel Design teammates and cross functional teammates to ensure we’re creating the future of sport/culture across Nike Training. This can range from brainstorm sessions on creative strategies to meetings designed to review apparel, graphic and color designs to achieve the desired goal.

·       In depth research on fashion, design, training, and sport culture

·       Collaborate closely with a team of designers spanning graphics, color, concept,

·       Translate trend, consumer insight, and brand vision into compelling product

·       Upskilling ways of working through programs such as Vizcom/Clo or craft through physical prototyping. We never stop learning.

·       Get outside of the office for design research and experience the consumer journey in training, retail, and lifestyle. This may require some traveling.

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.