Designer II, Energy Footwear & Apparel Graphic Design

Nike Energy is seeking a Product Graphic Designer to shape the brand through collaborations across apparel and footwear. The role involves balancing cultural insight, visual innovation, and technical craft, delivering design solutions that connect trend, design, development, and manufacturing. The designer will report to the ENERGY – Graphic Design Director and work with multidisciplinary teams including Graphic peers, Footwear and Apparel Designers, Colour Designers, Materials Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers.

• Create original graphics, prints, trims, and packaging for apparel and footwear products.
• Deliver design solutions that connect trend, design, development, and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to develop design concepts.
• Work alongside multidisciplinary teams including Graphic peers, Footwear and Apparel Designers, Colour Designers, Materials Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers.
• Ensure designs align with Nike's brand vision and cultural relevance.
• Balance cultural insight, visual innovation, and technical craft in design work.

• Creative design portfolio submission (required to be considered).
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field; any suitable combination of education, experience, and training accepted.
• 1–4+ years of directly relevant work experience.
• Genuine passion for current and emerging design trends, including contemporary art, sports, streetwear, and youth culture.
• Proven ability to create concepts, iterate, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary product and creative team.
• Ability to translate insights into authentic narratives and visual storytelling.
• Adaptability to change and skill in balancing multiple, competing priorities.
• Strong visual and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present design intent effectively to internal and external audiences.
• Proficiency in graphic design fundamentals: drawing/sketching, typography, ideation, use of texture, spacing, scale, visual presentation development, and layout, supported by a portfolio that includes non-digital creative work.
• Knowledge of apparel graphic application, repeat pattern creation, printing techniques for textiles, trim design, and how designs translate from digital to physical.
• Understanding of apparel product creation and basic garment construction.
• Ability to embrace diverse perspectives and foster an inclusive environment.
• Awareness of Nike's brand, design ethos, and cultural relevance; ability to create original graphics that reflect Nike's design DNA.
• Proficiency in Adobe CC and comfort working in emerging digital spaces.
• Open-minded and resilient problem-solving skills.