Lead Designer, Training Womens Apparel Product Design

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

This position will report to Design Director of Womens Training Apparel and will work alongside a team of designers that are dreaming up Nikes vision for the future of training. This role requires experience developing and managing cross-functional relationships with Graphic & Color designers Product Management & Merchandising Material/Trim development Technical Development and Sourcing teams. This role requires translating consumer & athlete insights and trend to performance product. The right candidate for this role understands that the best way to predict the future is to create it. This role will not have any direct reports

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Lead Apparel Designer who expertly marries style and performance through seasonal narratives that result in beautiful and functional apparel product. A keen eye to design creative thinking problem solving passion for apparel craft/innovation understanding of the womens training consumer and sport culture are critical traits to the role.

This role requires distinct talent for responding to business objectives with creative design solutions that lead the market both in terms of trend and performance for her. This candidate has Expertise in womens apparel design fit materials fashion with motivation to evolve style and function for her.

We are looking for a candidate who is resilient collaborative and able to juggle fast pace competing priorities. Strong communication skills both visually and verbally with teammates across the organization collaborative problem solving deep emotional intelligence process proficiencies and thoroughness in executing detail oriented design assets are skills that will make the candidate successful.

• Bachelors Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.
• 5 years of relevant work experience in a design environment working with materials trims design and fit
• Outstanding ability to apply foundational design skills including illustrations across analog and digital platforms. Adobe illustrator photoshop comprehensive understanding of materials/fit. Vizcom/3D/Miro experience is a plus.
• Compelling portfolio demonstrating understanding of insight-driven design concept/narrative development problem-solving and polished execution of womens and womens performance apparel product.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with proven success collaborating across cross-functional teams and presenting concepts to stakeholders
• Demonstrate creative agility positive attitude self awareness and the ability to manage competing priorities of varying complexity through ambiguity to completion.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Were looking for a Lead Apparel Designer to help shape our Womens Training apparel collections. This role plays a key part in bringing cohesive performance-driven product to life each season through compelling narrative material novelty innovative performance craft in collaboration with color and graphics design. Youll be instrumental in creating the future of Womens Training apparel for Nike.

• A typical day/week consists of working closely with your Apparel Design teammates and cross functional teammates to ensure were creating the future of sport/culture across Nike Training. This can range from brainstorm sessions on creative strategies to meetings designed to review apparel graphic and color designs to achieve the desired goal.
• In depth research on fashion design training and sport culture
• Collaborate closely wth a team of designers spanning graphics color concept
• Translate trend consumer insight and brand vision into compelling product
• Upskilling ways of working through programs such as Vizcom/Clo or craft through physical prototyping. We never stop learning.
• Get outside of the office for design research and experience the consumer journey in training retail and lifestyle. This may require traveling.

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.