Sporting Fashion & Goods
Senior Designer, Pro Apparel Product Design
Mid Level
Pahokee, United Statesin office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
This role reports to the Design Director of Nike PRO Apparel and works alongside a team of designers shaping the future of Nike Training. It collaborates with tech developers, product managers, sourcing partners and merchants to create Nike PRO apparel aligned with Nike's Design Direction. The position focuses on Women's Nike PRO apparel collections, bringing cohesive, performance-driven product to life each season through compelling narrative, material novelty and innovative performance craft, in collaboration with colour and graphics design.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with Apparel Design teammates and cross-functional teammates to create the future of sport and culture across Nike Training.
- Help shape Women's Nike PRO apparel collections, bringing cohesive, performance-driven product to life each season through compelling narrative, material novelty and innovative performance craft.
- Collaborate with colour and graphics design to deliver cohesive product.
- Participate in brainstorm sessions on creative strategies and meetings to review apparel, graphic and colour designs to achieve desired goals.
- Conduct in-depth research on fashion, design, training and sport culture.
- Collaborate closely with a team of designers spanning graphics, colour and concept.
- Translate trend, consumer insight and brand vision into compelling product.
- Upskill ways of working through programmes such as Vizcom/Clo or craft through physical prototyping.
- Get outside of the office for design research and experience the consumer journey in training, retail and lifestyle, which may require some travelling.
- Work alongside tech developers, product managers, sourcing partners and merchants to create Nike PRO apparel aligned with Nike's Design Direction.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's 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 Apparel Design.
- Compelling portfolio demonstrating understanding of insight-driven design, concept/narrative development, problem-solving and polished execution of women's performance apparel product.
- Trend and consumer expert.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with proven success collaborating across cross-functional teams and presenting concepts to stakeholders.
- Adobe Creative Suite.
- Keynote.
- AI software inclusive of Vizcom.
- Keen eye for design, creative thinking, problem solving, a passion for apparel craft and innovation, and an understanding of the women's training consumer and sport culture.
- Resilient, collaborative and able to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong visual and verbal communication with teammates across the organisation, collaborative problem solving, and thorough execution of detail-oriented design assets.
Workplace
- Includes getting outside of the office for design research and may require some travelling.
The Application Process
The interview process offers accommodations including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.
- Submit a creative design portfolio, either as website links or a PDF attachment, when applying.
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