Senior Designer, NSW Footwear Product Design

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Pahokee (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike’s NSW Footwear Product Design team seeks a Senior Footwear Designer to shape innovative designs from concept to reality. You will mentor others, collaborate with engineers, researchers, and marketing, and deliver performance-focused footwear for athletes.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in technical footwear design, 3–4 years of footwear development, and mastery of Photoshop/Illustrator. Join a creative, fast-paced environment focused on human potential through sport and fashion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field.
• 3–4 years' experience designing and developing footwear.
• Knowledge of form, colour, materials, and human factors.
• Lives at the intersection of sport, fashion, and culture with curiosity for what's next.
• Translate consumer knowledge into product solutions and narratives.
• Experience in technical footwear design.
• Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• Ability to build accurate 2D tech packs.
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Ability to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions.
• Experience with Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a large project team of engineers, researchers, marketing, testing, sustainability, materials, and costing teams.
• Collaborate with the design community, including industrial designers, materials, colour, graphics, and computational designers.
• Mentor other designers.
• Build industry-leading innovative footwear designs from concept to reality.
• Provide athletes with measurable performance benefits through solving problems and iconic design.
• Explore new opportunities and push the possibilities of human potential through footwear.
• Engage with project teammates on research, gaining insights, and problem solving around performance and manufacturing.
• Work with athletes to craft a vast range of creative and appealing solutions that are sustainable and cost-conscious.
• Participate and present work in informal and formal reviews.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director on individual project work.

Skills

Industrial Design

Footwear Design

Sketching

Rendering

Form & Colour

Manufacturing Knowledge

Presentation

Teamwork

Mentoring

Research

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Keynote

PowerPoint

Acrobat

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Footwear Designer role in Nike Sportswear (NSW) is responsible for creating industry-leading innovative footwear designs from concept to reality. The designer works hand-in-hand with a large project team of engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, testing, sustainability, materials, and costing professionals, and collaborates within the design community. The role also involves mentoring other designers and working under the direction of the Senior Director of NSW Footwear Product Design Create.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a large project team of professionals including engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, testing, sustainability, materials, and costing teams.
• Collaborate with the design community, including industrial designers, materials, colour, graphics, and computational designers.
• Mentor other designers.
• Build industry-leading innovative footwear designs from concept to reality.
• Provide athletes with measurable performance benefits through strong problem solving and iconic design.
• Explore new opportunities and take risks to push the possibilities of human potential through footwear.
• Engage with project teammates on research, gaining insights, and problem solving around performance and manufacturing.
• Work with athletes to craft a vast range of creative and appealing solutions that are sustainable and considerate of cost.
• Participate and present work in informal and formal reviews.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director on individual project work.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field. Any suitable combination of education, experience and training will be accepted.
• At least 3-4 years' experience designing and developing innovative footwear.
• Knowledge of form, colour, materials, and human factors related to elevating the consumer experience.
• Lives at the intersection of sport, fashion, and culture, with a relentless curiosity for what's next.
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives.
• Experience in technical footwear design.
• Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs).
• 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.
• Experience with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
• Positive personality and energy.
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviours.
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along.

Preferred Skills

• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus.
• 3D design programs experience is a plus.