Senior Designer, Footwear Product Design , Nike Golf

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Pahokee (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Golf is seeking a Senior Designer to shape the future of Nike Golf Footwear through craft-focused design and problem-solving. The role collaborates with engineering, product management, marketing, and merchandising to deliver innovative footwear that meets performance and aesthetic goals.

Expect to work under the Golf Senior Creative Director, presenting concepts to diverse audiences and driving feasibility within price and timeline constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in product design or related field.
• 5-7 years' experience designing and developing innovative footwear products.
• Previous footwear design experience required.
• Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to work by sketching, cobbling, and with 3D tools to bring ideas to life.
• A future thinker with curiosity to seek and solve problems, serving Golf athletes.
• Engagement with athletes and external partners.
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of Nike Golf Footwear by crafting new standards of fit, form, and construction at the intersection of performance, innovation, and style.
• Build innovative, athlete insight-informed footwear designs that advance product performance and aesthetic for the Golf consumer.
• Actively seek authoritative recommendations to develop designs with regard to testing, manufacturability, sustainability, and aesthetic finish.
• Partner with category team members in design, development, and product management to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines.
• Work under the direction of the Golf Senior Creative Director and present design concepts to various audiences.
• Collaborate with a project team of different professionals including engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, and costing.
• Collaborate within the design community including industrial designers, materials, colour, graphics, and 3D.

Skills

Footwear design

Concept development

Athlete engagement

3D sketching/rendering

Drawing/rendering

Education

Bachelor's degree in product design or related field

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

3D CAD tools

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Designer, Golf Footwear Design is a role focused on craft, problem solving, and design execution, helping create the future look of Nike Golf Footwear with athlete-right, industry-leading solutions. The designer works within a project team of engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, and costing professionals, and collaborates with the design community including industrial designers, materials, colour, graphics, and 3D. The role partners with category team members to ensure feasibility, meet price points, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines, working under the direction of the Golf Senior Creative Director and presenting design concepts to various audiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape the future of Nike Golf Footwear by crafting new standards of fit, form, and construction at the intersection of performance, innovation, and style.
• Build innovative, athlete insight-informed footwear designs that advance product performance and aesthetic for the Golf consumer.
• Actively seek authoritative recommendations to develop designs with regard to testing, manufacturability, sustainability, and aesthetic finish.
• Partner with category team members in design, development, and product management to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines.
• Work under the direction of the Golf Senior Creative Director and present design concepts to various audiences.
• Collaborate with a project team of different professionals including engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, and costing.
• Collaborate within the design community including industrial designers, materials, colour, graphics, and 3D.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in product design or related field, or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 5-7 years' experience designing and developing innovative footwear products.
• Previous footwear design experience required.
• Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to work by sketching, cobbling, and with 3D tools to bring ideas to life.
• A future thinker with curiosity to seek and solve problems, serving Golf athletes.
• Engagement with athletes and external partners.
• 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.
• Proven design excellence, enthusiasm, curiosity for creative problem solving, and a passion for sport.

Preferred Skills

• 3D design program experience.
• Cobbling and prototyping skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, plastics, and other engineering materials (ideal).

The Application Process

The interview process offers accommodations for candidates with disabilities.

1. Request accommodations via the Candidate Accommodation Request Form if needed.
2. Available accommodations include screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.