NIKE, Inc. Apparel Development, Global Apparel Materials, Undergraduate Internship

Nike Retail; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Paid internship (10 weeks)

Job summary

Nike is seeking a Global Apparel Materials Development Intern to join the GLAM team in Beaverton, OR. You will collaborate with Textile, Trims, and Print & Pattern groups to move materials from concept to commercialization.

You’ll help build tools to accelerate creativity, support concept ideation, testing, and cross-functional collaboration across design, product creation, and sustainability teams. This 10-week, in-person internship includes relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design, Pattern Making, Merchandising, Textile Science, Materials Science or related field with graduation Winter 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028.
• Self-starter attitude and ability to be a team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of material and garment construction.
• Ability to plan/roadmap key projects from implementation to completion.
• Experience building compelling visual tools (Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, Boards, Miro).
• Strong written and verbal communication including meeting facilitation and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with GLAM to deliver cross-functional projects on textiles, trims, print & pattern.
• Research material palettes and provide insights to improve digital materials capabilities.
• Support ideation, testing, and validation toward final item approval.
• Interact with design, product management, and sustainability teams to accelerate development.

Skills

Self-starter

Team player

Material knowledge

Garment construction

Roadmap planning

Visual tools

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Apparel Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

PowerPoint

Boards

Miro

Job description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As the Global Apparel Materials (GLAM) Developer Intern, you will be part of the Textiles, Trims, and Print & Pattern Teams that partner with Global Categories and Design Teams on delivering materials from concept to commercialization.

You will collaborate with the Teams to build/enhance tools, resources and systems designed to enable the creative process, advance innovation, and increase speed. You will support the research and ideation for concept development, including the testing and validation towards final item approval. In this role, you will have the opportunity to interact with teams involved in design, product management, product creation, material manufacturing, and sustainability. Materials should be your passion!

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will collaborate with the GLAM Material Development team to deliver on a cross functional project that is inclusive of Textiles, Trims, Print & Pattern. Projects will focus on delivering new material insights, researching current material palettes, and give recommendations on improvement, improving cross functional collaboration, transforming our digital materials capabilities, and more!

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design, Pattern Making, Merchandising, Textile Science, Materials Science or related field with a graduation date of Winter 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028.
• Self-starter attitude and the ability to be a team player within a fast-paced team.
• Knowledge of material and garment construction.
• Ability to build a plan/roadmap around key projects, and from implementation to completion.
• Experience in building compelling visual tools. (Adobe illustrator, Power Point, Boards, Miro, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including meeting facilitation and presentations. Strong organization and multi-tasking skills.

This is a 10-week paid internship opportunity with relocation assistance. Curious to know what it’s like to be part of a world-class Internship Program? Check out our recap video from last summer: Nike Internship Program Recap Video

Mynext: Be Empowered to Grow within Nike and Create the Future

This internship –as well as full-time positions– are locatedin-personat the NIKE, Inc. Philip H. Knight Campus in Beaverton, OR. Check out this video of our World Headquarters tolearn more aboutlife on campus: Nike PHK Campus Video

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.