Nike · 1 month ago
Lead Designer, Kids Sport Footwear Product Design Create
Beaverton, Oregon
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expNike is a leading company in sports footwear and apparel, and they are seeking a Lead Designer for their Kids Footwear team. In this role, you will collaborate with various professionals to develop innovative design concepts and ensure product creation aligns with market needs and timelines.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleProduct DesignRetailSporting Goods
Responsibilities
Working together with a large project team of different professionals (engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, costing, etc.)
Collaborating within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, 3D, etc.)
Mentoring other designers
Partnering with category team members in design, development, and merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines
Working under the direction of Kids Senior Design Director and presenting design concepts to various audiences
Leading, inspiring, and developing seasonal design concepts for kids' footwear
Creating visually stunning and industry-leading product through deeply resonating stories across a wide range of product in the sport performance and sport lifestyle footwear landscape
Exploring new opportunities, taking risks, and changing the game
Collaborating with project teammates on researching, gaining insights, and problem solving around style, performance, and manufacturing
Participating and presenting work in informal and formal reviews
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in industrial design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
5-7 years of relevant work experience in designing and developing innovative footwear and other products
Previous footwear design experience required
Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)
Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives
Experience in technical footwear design – Performance footwear experience design is a plus
Proficient in Adobe CC and comfortable working within new digital spaces
Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc
Positive personality and energy
Interest in mentoring fellow designers
Catalyst to make connections with other Design groups
Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along
Extraordinary teammate, and humble leader
Collaborator with a skill in connecting the dots
Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviors
Speaks up with courage for self and the team
Open minded, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view
Preferred
3D design skillset: Gravity Sketch, Rhino, Blender, or any 3D software is a plus
Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
Company
Nike
Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$241.95MKey Investors
Tim CookPershing Square Capital Management
2025-12-22Post Ipo Secondary· $2.95M
2024-08-17Post Ipo Equity· $239M
1980-12-02IPO
Leadership Team
Elliott Hill
President and Chief Executive Officer
Muge Erdirik Dogan
EVP & Chief Technology Officer, NIKE, Inc.
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