Designer II, Energy Footwear & Apparel Graphic Design

Nike; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Energy is seeking a bold Product Graphic Designer to shape the future of our brand through collaborations across apparel and footwear. You will create original graphics, prints, trims, and packaging, weaving Nike’s vision into each product’s unique story.

The role requires balancing art and science, translating insights into narratives, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to align design intent with manufacturing realities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field; suitable education/experience combination accepted.
• 1–4+ years of directly relevant work experience.
• Strong interest in current design trends—including contemporary art, sports, streetwear, and youth culture.
• Ability to translate insights into authentic narratives and visual storytelling.
• Proficiency in Adobe CC.

Responsibilities

• Create original graphics, prints, trims, and packaging that meet each product’s unique needs.
• Weave worlds together with Nike’s vision across apparel and footwear projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary product and creative teams to ensure design alignment with manufacturing realities.
• Present design intent clearly to internal and external audiences.

Skills

Concept development

Collaboration

Visual storytelling

Typography

Adobe CC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike Energy is looking for a bold, open-minded Product Graphic Designer to help shape the future of our brand through groundbreaking collaborations across apparel and footwear. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity—someone who approaches the unknown with curiosity and transforms challenges into creative opportunities through collaboration.

This role demands a designer who balances art and science—blending cultural insight, visual innovation, and technical craft. You’ll deliver design solutions that connect trend, design, development, and manufacturing in partnership with both internal and external teams.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON & WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You’ll report directly to the ENERGY – Graphic Design Director and work alongside Graphic peers, Footwear and Apparel Designers, Color Designers, Materials Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers. Your focus will be creating original graphics, prints, trims, and packaging that meet each product’s unique needs. Every project is its own world—and you’ll help weave those worlds together with Nike’s vision.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 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.

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.