Director, Product Design, Apparel, Energy Sportswear (Collaborations)
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Job Location:
Beaverton, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
27-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
In this role you will report directly to the Sr. Director of Energy Sportswear Design (Apparel Footwear & Accessories) and lead a small design team focused on working with external collaborators. You will partner closely with your design product management global merchandising brand marketing and development counterparts in other areas of the business to ensure continuity and addition you will work closely with the extended energy design team to maintain a cohesive strategic intent.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for an incredible Apparel Design Director to lead a small and nimble this role you will be accountable for the design direction and initiatives to drive the future of design with external collaborators. You and your team of designers will establish and nurture the creative vision for Nike Apparel leading with innovative key concepts and ensuring a cohesive vision across the entire consumer journey.
The ideal candidate must be an authority in apparel design display a high taste with a passion for excellence a storyteller innovator creative leader tenacity to solve problems and a passion to inspire and develop teams. This person will be passionate about driving business critical initiatives and elevating Nike for a wide range of products and consumers while driving an emotional connection through the use of narrative and storytelling!
Bachelors degree in field of study or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience or training
10 years of relevant work experience in apparel design
Experience leading creative teams and managing designers
Proven ability leading teams with varied strengths with a team first approach crafting a strong team culture and connectivity
Leads as a strategic creative partner to cross-category partners
Ability to think strategically about product relevance product positioning timing and collections
Strong knowledge of fashion design and Lifestyle trends
Ability to build seasonal concepts and provide the team with both short and long-term vision
Proficient ability to apply and perform industrial design skills including drawing/sketching ideation color theory use of textiles spacing and scale visual presentation development and layout that is supported by a portfolio of non-computer-based creative design.
Digital design competence in Adobe CC and comfortable working within Digital tools/3D
Strong communication and presentation skills
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
Sportswear Energy Design creates future opportunities and energizes existing franchises through culturally relevant this role you will establish the Apparel Design Direction with external collaborators and ensure cohesion across multiple collections consumers and fields of play. You will drive business critical design initiatives to elevate Nike Apparel driving an emotional connection through the use of narrative and storytelling. You will build hold and maintain a standard of practice and design excellence ensuring the highest standard of quality consistency accuracy while pushing the boundaries of creativity! You will lead your team in delivering innovative & well-crafted designs through physical executions. You are an experienced people leader who builds opportunities for individual development performance management recognition and rewards. You will drive design excellence with key partners and ensure the team delivers coordinated creative against the seasonal strategy through encouraging and leading innovative thinking collaboration and partnership.
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.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Rhinoceros 3D
- Information Architecture
- Ux
- Usability
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Experience Design
- Grasshopper
- Sketch
- Sign Manufacturing
- Adobe Indesign
