Expert Designer, Tennis Apparel Product Design

The Expert, Apparel Designer will join the Nike Men's Tennis Design team, a Creative Expert role focused on craft, problem solving, and design execution. The role leads the creation of Men's Tennis Apparel platforms and seasonal innovation, translating creative concepts into silhouettes, construction, material systems, and product identities. The designer will shape the future of Nike Tennis by creating premium product systems across elite athlete collections, performance innovation platforms, and seasonal narratives.

• Lead Men's Tennis Apparel product creation and contribute to seasonal creative direction and design strategy.
• Design and prototype apparel across the Men's Tennis ecosystem, including Nike Team, Nike Lab, and elite athlete collections.
• Translate early design concepts into buildable silhouettes, construction methods, material systems, and premium finishes.
• Drive innovation in fit, performance, craftsmanship, and athlete-specific solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align athlete insights, performance requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and commercial objectives.
• Partner with Material Design, Colour Design, Graphics, Innovation, Development, Product Management, and Engineering to create elevated product experiences.
• Support seasonal product creation by delivering athlete-tested, consumer-ready collections that balance innovation, premium execution, and scalability.
• Contribute to Tennis design standards, construction principles, fit strategy, and product innovation frameworks.
• Mentor designers and provide creative leadership across projects and product initiatives.
• Partner with Design Leadership and cross-functional teams to execute strategic priorities, elevate the overall creative vision for Nike Tennis, and achieve product excellence by bringing the future vision of Nike Tennis Apparel to life through innovative, athlete-right design.

• 10+ years of experience in performance apparel design and prototyping across sport and lifestyle.
• Bachelor's Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field; will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• Advanced expertise in silhouette development, fit strategy, garment construction, and material integration.
• Strong understanding of performance apparel systems, athlete-informed design, premium craftsmanship, and deep knowledge of technical apparel design, construction, materials, and product innovation.
• Strong understanding of the apparel landscape across performance and sportswear, as well as market, athlete, and consumer insights.
• Experience working within cross-functional product creation teams, including Design, Development, Innovation, Materials, Colour, Graphics, Product Management, and Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with both digital and physical prototyping tools.
• Proven ability to lead complex design projects from concept through commercialisation.
• Strong presentation, storytelling, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor teammates and influence creative direction across a design organisation.
• Mastery of creative direction, trend, and strategic thinking, with the ability to translate vision into premium performance product.
• Hands-on innovator, problem solver, collaborator, and design leader with deep expertise in apparel design, prototyping, and technical product creation, able to move fluidly between conceptual thinking, athlete insight, and technical execution.

• Deep knowledge of global tennis culture, athlete performance needs, and premium performance apparel is strongly preferred.