Senior Designer, Field Sports Footwear Graphic Design
On-siteBeaverton, Oregon, United States
Job Summary
Drive groundbreaking footwear collections by translating athlete insights and cultural trends into graphics, typography, and shell patterns for American Football, Baseball, and Cricket. Execute a collaborative vision that aligns Nike's brand with authentic market data, managing multiple projects while leading team meetings and presenting seasonal initiatives to internal and external audiences. Partner closely with material, color, and footwear design teams, as well as external collaborators and athletes, to develop performance product stories that resonate with fans. Ensure design progress meets deadlines while maintaining Nike's best interests through strong communication and presentation skills.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Design or related field
- 5+ years relevant work experience in Graphic Design, Color Design or Product Design
- Well curated portfolio showcasing a variety of projects that demonstrate a strong, effective methodology for research, inspiration, design development, problem solving, process and final execution
- Strong sketching, illustration, typography, brand identity, and color theory skills
- High degree of proficiency in Adobe illustrator
- Must be open to working in a new digital space
- Deep understanding of make and manufacturing processes
- Committed connections to sports, current and cultural emerging design trends
- Knowledge of apparel creation including ideation, development, specification and final executions of designs that balance innovation, performance and style
- Proven ability to inspire and drive creative direction through production execution
- Collaborative spirit and flexibility to manage multiple projects, work with both internal and external partners and cross-functional teams efficiently
- Strong communication and presentation skills
Desired Qualifications
- Adobe InDesign, Keynote and Adobe photoshop
- Must have a strong graphic and visual acumen combined with forward-thinking creativity to develop new perspectives and narratives from genuine athlete / market insights
- Driven by curiosity, creativity, problem solving and leads with optimism
- A designer with a high level of passion, taste and a profound understanding of sports, style and modern make
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