Designer II, Womens Tennis Apparel Product Design

NIKE Inc. designs the future. At NIKE Inc. designers chase their curiosities and build whats next shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists inventors and specialists all with different focuses including color and material experts and apparel footwear and graphic designers. 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.

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

As our Apparel Designer II youll report directly to the Womens Golf & Tennis Design Director work with design leadership and our Expert Designer to actively gain experience enhance design skills and increase knowledge of Nikes design philosophy products and processes. Youll also work with category team members in design development business and merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs meeting price point merchandising needs and product creation timelines.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an Apparel Designer II who delivers outstanding design skills to create original innovative designs that accurately reflect Nikes design philosophies and lead the industry. Through consumer and athlete connections you will identify key trends that translate into meaningful performance products that resonate with our consumers athletes and fuel the future look of tennis for our athletes.

Youll need to have a distinct talent for responding to business objectives with creative design solutions that are aligned to consumer insights. Bringing to life the seasonal category creative direction through apparel design with solutions that are fueled by athlete/consumer Insights. The candidate needs to have a passion for craft innovation performance & sport culture and performance keeping in mind Nikes rich legacy in sport and its future forward impact to our planet.

We are looking for a candidate who is curious inquisitive and motivated to discover new methods of make. Youll need strong communication skills with teammates across the organization including expert listening collaborative problem solving and deep emotional intelligence. We are looking for a candidate with highly collaborative skills and passion for details and extremely thorough in executing accurate design assets. Youll need to constantly demonstrate process proficiency through best practices visualization and communication of ideas.

• Bachelors Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.
• Minimum 1-4 years of relevant work experience in design environment working with materials trims design and fit.
• Passion and understanding of current and emerging design trends and visual culture.
• Passion for researching and analyzing trends across sport youth and culture and the ability to unpack key opportunities for Nike products.
• Ability translating insights into authentic narratives and visual storytelling in presentations & communication.
• Ability to adapt to change and handle multiple competing priorities.
• Proficient in sketching illustration typography print and pattern color theory and layout.
• Knowledge of apparel product creation.
• Digital design acumen in Adobe CC Suite and comfortable working with Digital Creation 3D Tools (CLO).
• Ability to embrace diverse points of view while fostering an environment of inclusivity.
• Passion for empowering our Athletes and making their dreams come true.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

As our Apparel Designer II in Womens Tennis youll design innovative apparel product with direction given from design management utilize design skills to create original innovative designs that appropriately reflect Nikes design philosophy. Youll communicate design concepts effectively and present concepts within the Womens Tennis organization.

Youll monitor the development of prototype samples and interact with development pattern making materials apparel lab field testing and the sample room to exchange ideas and ensure timely completion of each project. This opportunity requires strong collaborative skills to meet deadlines ensure feasibility of designs hit price points while taking your partners through the thinking behind your work.

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.