WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
NIKE, Inc. designs the future. At NIKE Inc. Designers chase their curiosities and build what's next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. Nike Designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style, and reduce environmental impact.
Blue Ribbon Studio (BRS) is the center for engagement and development for Nike’s Design community. BRS operates as a world-class physical maker space and education resource dedicated to advancing the creative potential of Nike Design. The Senior Studio Specialist would be a leading voice on the Studio’s creative team, reporting to the BRS Studio Manager. They will work alongside over 700 Nike Designers, across Design disciplines including Footwear, Apparel, Accessories, Color, Materials, Graphics, Innovation, Digital, Retail and Brand, to enable and facilitate the design process. BRS encourages expanding knowledge, mastering new techniques, embracing mistakes, pursuing passion projects, and trying something new.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Senior Studio Specialist to join our team! The Senior Studio Specialist should have an insatiable curiosity to push and elevate Design through craft and methods of make. They are an expert in the craft of dyeing, screen printing, surface treatment, material manipulation, and teaching. They should be energized through sharing and teaching these techniques to others. They support the Studio experience by fostering a welcoming and engaging environment, meeting Designers where they are at, and embracing learning through exploration. The Senior Specialist thrives while juggling multiple tasks at once, quick problem solving, and obsessing over the technical and creative details of a project. They are unafraid to confront unexplored creative territories and partner with Designers to jump over technical hurdles to achieve creative unlocks. They should have a deep understanding of the Design and concept creation process. They are constantly curious by researching and developing trends in new methods of making, advising and advancing future Studio equipment and capabilities. The Senior Studio Specialist would help influence and elevate the Nike Design community through curriculum development, teaching workshops, and mentoring. It involves creating new process and material samples to help guide Designers into becoming self-empowered makers.
- This is an in-person role.
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Textiles) or 5 years relevant work experience in a maker space or technical application environment.
- Advanced experience in Graphic, Color, and Material design, tools, and processes required
- (tools include, screen printing, risograph, dye sublimation, natural dyeing, indigo, shibori, synthetic dyeing, textiles/weaving, biomaterials, vinyl, wide-format plotter, digital and hand embroidery, air brush, painting, book binding, etc.)
- Familiarity with 3D, Apparel, Footwear, Product, Digital design, tools, and processes is a plus
- (tools include, 3D printers (FDM/Resin), CNC, sewing (apparel & footwear / patterning & construction), CLO 3D, laser cutting, vacuum former, ceramics, molding + casting)
- Proficient with design software (Adobe Suite).
- Self-starter with excellent organization, communication, and time management skills.
- Front-facing client or service experience is a plus.
- Teaching, workshop, or curriculum development experience is a plus.
- Ability to lift 50lbs and work on feet in a dynamic, multisensory environment.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As the Senior Studio Specialist, you will work in a fast-paced, creative, and dynamic studio environment where no day is the same. You are an excellent communicator and team player, but can be self-directed in developing new techniques and sharing with the Studio team and Designers. You’ll have the opportunity to forge deep relationships with Designers, Design Leaders, and other innovation spaces at Nike and beyond.
In this role, you can expect to:
- Support the Studio floor by fulfilling on-duty shifts, teaching basic techniques across all studio processes, and providing deeper consultation and collaboration on intermediate and advanced techniques in your areas of focus (Graphics, Color, and Materials).
- Design and collaborate on special projects, and develop in-studio reference samples of new techniques.
- Work 1:1 with Designers and Design teams from varying disciplines and skill sets to support concept development.
- Lead hands-on co-creation sessions with teams, signature athletes, and collaborators.
- Collaborate with Nike Design and creative communities across the world to research and advance Studio capabilities, and partner on activations.
- Support, develop, and facilitate classes, workshops, and activations ranging from technical skills-based classes to hands-on creative exploratory sessions.
- Communicate any supply/material needs or technical maintenance support with the Lead Technician, and provide expert advice on new studio capabilities.
- Uphold, teach, and demonstrate safe equipment and studio usage by adhering to environmental, health, and safety protocols and maintaining an organized studio environment.
- Mentor junior staff members by setting the leading example of what it means to support Design through teaching, exploration, and experimentation.
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