NIKE
Lead Designer, Materials, Global Jordan, Footwear, Sport
NIKE, Beaverton, Oregon, us, 97078
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.
The Jordan Design team is inspired by the Greatest of All Time and is focused on continuing to deliver product that is made and engineered to the exact specification of championship athletes. On and off the court, we want our consumers and athletes to feel confident in the way they look and feel, the same way the greatest player who ever played the game felt every time he laced up his J’s. Jordan Design is a high-performance team that works together, pushes the boundaries, and always stays focused on delivering the best product for the consumer.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for an outstanding Lead Designer, Footwear Material Design to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Jordan Brand Materials in Sport!
The ideal candidate needs to be a highly creative problem solver with an exceptionally tuned eye for aesthetic, craft, details; someone who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best design and materials solutions, to meet the needs of the consumer/athlete.
This person will be focused on elevating the consumer/athlete experience by crafting materials that perform, are trend-relevant and consumer right to help push the future of Jordan Sport for a range of products, driving an emotional connection through narratives and storytelling, as well as pushing the edges of sustainable footwear material design.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will be crafting design concepts and new material designs on a range of products for Jordan Sport footwear. You will work on elevating and bringing new methods, materials and technologies that influence new models, carry-over models and seasonal narratives that focus on the future of Jordan Sport Footwear.
Your goal will be to strive for product excellence by partnering with key stakeholders cross-functionally on the product creation process and help bring the vision for the future of Jordan Sport Footwear products to life.
Your work encompasses concepting and ideating through to finalizing material tech packs, as well as working with manufacturing partners, and at times communicating directly with athletes; the daily responsibilities of this role are multifaceted, challenging, and rewarding.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As a Lead Designer, Footwear Materials Design in Sport, you will be working together with a large project team of different professionals (engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, product testing, sustainability, materials development, costing, etc.), collaborate within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, computational, etc).
**You must submit a portfolio in order to be considered for this role.
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor's degree or higher in design; textile, fashion, industrial, furniture, interior, architecture, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 5-7 years industry experience designing footwear and/or other products that demonstrate your ability to push design thinking and material exploration and ideas
Love of sport, curiosity for athlete insight and connection to sport style trends
Ability to translate insights into authentic narratives and visual storytelling.
Ability to create concepts and explore new Materials innovations and technologies and ideas
Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards for seasonal concepts and direction
Experience building ideas virtually and/or crafting by hand
Communicate and present design concepts to internal and external audiences.
Highly organized and self-sufficient
Experience working and communicating directly with manufacturing partners to ensure the accuracy of intent and Materials executions
Ability to adapt to change and handle multiple, competing priorities.
Ability to build and edit files using Adobe programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Ability in participating in multiple seasonal projects with challenging resources and deadlines
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.
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.
The Jordan Design team is inspired by the Greatest of All Time and is focused on continuing to deliver product that is made and engineered to the exact specification of championship athletes. On and off the court, we want our consumers and athletes to feel confident in the way they look and feel, the same way the greatest player who ever played the game felt every time he laced up his J’s. Jordan Design is a high-performance team that works together, pushes the boundaries, and always stays focused on delivering the best product for the consumer.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for an outstanding Lead Designer, Footwear Material Design to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Jordan Brand Materials in Sport!
The ideal candidate needs to be a highly creative problem solver with an exceptionally tuned eye for aesthetic, craft, details; someone who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best design and materials solutions, to meet the needs of the consumer/athlete.
This person will be focused on elevating the consumer/athlete experience by crafting materials that perform, are trend-relevant and consumer right to help push the future of Jordan Sport for a range of products, driving an emotional connection through narratives and storytelling, as well as pushing the edges of sustainable footwear material design.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will be crafting design concepts and new material designs on a range of products for Jordan Sport footwear. You will work on elevating and bringing new methods, materials and technologies that influence new models, carry-over models and seasonal narratives that focus on the future of Jordan Sport Footwear.
Your goal will be to strive for product excellence by partnering with key stakeholders cross-functionally on the product creation process and help bring the vision for the future of Jordan Sport Footwear products to life.
Your work encompasses concepting and ideating through to finalizing material tech packs, as well as working with manufacturing partners, and at times communicating directly with athletes; the daily responsibilities of this role are multifaceted, challenging, and rewarding.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As a Lead Designer, Footwear Materials Design in Sport, you will be working together with a large project team of different professionals (engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, product testing, sustainability, materials development, costing, etc.), collaborate within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, computational, etc).
**You must submit a portfolio in order to be considered for this role.
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor's degree or higher in design; textile, fashion, industrial, furniture, interior, architecture, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 5-7 years industry experience designing footwear and/or other products that demonstrate your ability to push design thinking and material exploration and ideas
Love of sport, curiosity for athlete insight and connection to sport style trends
Ability to translate insights into authentic narratives and visual storytelling.
Ability to create concepts and explore new Materials innovations and technologies and ideas
Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards for seasonal concepts and direction
Experience building ideas virtually and/or crafting by hand
Communicate and present design concepts to internal and external audiences.
Highly organized and self-sufficient
Experience working and communicating directly with manufacturing partners to ensure the accuracy of intent and Materials executions
Ability to adapt to change and handle multiple, competing priorities.
Ability to build and edit files using Adobe programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Ability in participating in multiple seasonal projects with challenging resources and deadlines
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.