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.
WHO WE ARE
The CMTS Design Excellence team, comprised of Color, Materials, Trend, and Sustainability, sets the mood and vibe for the brand by defining uniquely Nike industry-leading creative strategies and directions that impact inline product creation. Sustainable Product Design Excellence specifically drives Nike’s sustainable product and design strategy for Footwear, Apparel and Accessories.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Lead Designer, Sustainable Product Future, Design Excellence, to support Nike Re-Creation. We are looking for someone that has a deep passion for product and an in-depth understanding of product construction. Draping, pattern making, and sewing are integral skills to this person. We are looking for someone that has an elevated eye for fashion that is at the cutting edge of streetwear, lifestyle, and sustainability. This person will be an expert in technical design and in conceptual design. The ideal candidate will have strong conceptual vision for upcycling product, a relentless passion for fashion, and be immersed in methods of make. This person will love to collaborate with other designers and cross functional partners.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
If this is you, you’ll be working with cross-discipline Design and Product teams (materials, color, product, innovation), Development and Supply Chain teams, cross-functional Operations, and downstream Business partners to drive impactful projects that deliver against Nike’s Sustainability strategy and 2030 sustainability targets. This role does have direct reports, and reports to the Director of Sustainable Product Future Design.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will work on reimagining product and injecting new life through transforming dead stock into upcycled, creative, and impactful new product. This product is offered at pinnacle accounts and retailers whose customers appreciate your sharp eye for streetwear and passion for sustainability.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor's degree in Apparel Design, Fashion Design, or related field
- Minimum of 1-2 years in Mens and Womens Apparel Design
- Outstanding ability to apply and perform foundational design skills, including draping, sewing, hand drawing/sketching, hand illustrations
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator concept ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing and scale, visual presentation development and layout, trend research
- Proficient in pattern making, CLO, Optitex, Browswear.
- Ability to create tech packs for factory partners.
- Comprehensive understanding of garment and textile construction
- Knowledgeable in fabric structures, with an emphasis in knits and wovens
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate to a wide range of audiences
- Accustomed to working in a rapidly changing, high growth environment and to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes
- Embody the passion to work on analog methods of make
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.
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What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., it’s in our nature to innovate and our mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world [if you have a body, you’re an athlete]. Because we exist to serve athletes, we dare to design the future of sport. To us, innovation is about elevating human potential. We obsess over the needs of athletes of all abilities, using their insights to create products that are beautiful, useful and make all athletes better. To make big leaps, we take big risks. Incremental change won’t get us to where we want to go fast enough. So we pursue moonshots — like developing the first self-lacing shoe, running the first two-hour marathon and committing to 100% renewable energy use in our facilities. We embrace different perspectives — from scientists and designers to coders and quarterbacks — because we know everyone brings unique experiences and ideas to the team. To serve athletes across the hundreds of countries where NIKE does business, we need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our consumers and a culture of inclusivity. We aim to foster inclusion and embrace diversity throughout our business, teams, and culture to create breakthrough innovations, empower teammates to realize their full potential and bring us closer to the communities we serve. NIKE's diverse, high-performing teams around the world are united in purpose and inspired to change the world through sport.
Why Work With Us
With a global footprint, culture of innovation and team-first mentality, we take action to create a future of continual progress for athletes, sport and our world. Whether our job is designing the ultimate sneaker or coding a revolutionary app, we’re united by the same mission: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.
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