Product Designer Hybrid

Nike; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike is seeking a Product Designer contractor to lead the design process for footwear, bags, and apparel from concept through production handoff at Beaverton and Boston locations.

You will create detailed design drawings, tech packs and documentation with Adobe Suite, present directions to leadership, and collaborate closely with color, materials, development and PLM teams while staying ahead of trends and consumer behaviour.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience in footwear/bags/golf/basketball apparel or Jordan category.
• Strong portfolio with technical design capability.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; CLO 3D valued.
• Experience creating tech packs and production-ready docs.
• Ability to articulate design decisions to cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the design process from concept through production handoff.
• Create detailed design drawings, tech packs, and design rationale with Adobe Suite.
• Present design directions to creative directors and product leadership.
• Collaborate with colour, materials, development and PLM teams.
• Stay ahead of category trends and consumer behaviour.

Skills

Product design

Footwear design

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CLO 3D

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Adobe Suite

Keynote

CLO 3D

Job description

Typical Title: Product Designer

Locations: Beaverton, OR | Boston, MA

As a Product Designer contractor at Nike, you can do work with impact.

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The Product Designer typically provides product design support from concept exploration through cross-functional review, documentation, iteration, and design handoff with deep expertise in footwear, bags, golf, basketball apparel, training or Jordan.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own the design process for a specific product category from concept through to production handoff.
• Create detailed design drawings, tech packs and design rationale documentation using Adobe Suite.
• Present design directions to creative directors and product leadership using Keynote.
• Collaborate closely with colour, materials, development and PLM teams throughout the seasonal calendar.
• Stay ahead of category-specific trends, consumer behaviours and competitive landscape.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 5+ years experience as a product designer, typically in footwear, bags, golf, basketball, training or Jordan.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating technical design capability
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; CLO 3D experience valued.
• Experience creating tech packs and production-ready documentation.
• Ability to articulate design decisions clearly to cross-functional teams