Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nike, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon, seeks a Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design to lead innovative material concepts for Jordan Sport Footwear.

You will fuse art, science, and streetwear culture to elevate consumer experiences and craft compelling narratives for future Jordan products. You will collaborate with design, color, and development teams, shaping direction and partnering with manufacturing to ensure execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design or equivalent education.
• 8+ years of design experience in materials, textiles, or footwear.
• Ability to translate consumer insights into compelling product narratives.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and presentation tools.
• Experience collaborating with manufacturing partners to ensure design intent.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to advance materials on strategic projects.
• Shape design direction and dimensional strategy for Jordan products.
• Translate consumer insights into compelling material storytelling.
• Integrate design, development and manufacturing to achieve product excellence.
• Lead presentations and visual narratives for internal and external stakeholders.

Connaissances

Leadership

Creative storytelling

Collaboration

Presentation

Industry trend sense

Formation

Bachelor's degree in design

Outils

Adobe Creative Suite

Keynote

PowerPoint

Acrobat

Miro

Gravity Sketch

CLO

Description du poste

Title: Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 6 months contract

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.

Jordan Design is where creative possibility meets purpose. It's a place for builders, boundary-breakers, and vision-setters — people who move with conviction, think originally, and create work shaped by real experience and cultural depth. Our team thrives when imagination, discipline, and collaboration come together. We look for leaders who bring their full creative voice, who understand the communities that inspire us, and who are driven to shape the future for the next generation of Jordan athletes and fans.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We're looking for a Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Jordan Sport Footwear Material Design. The ideal candidate will elevate the Jordan consumer product experience by seamlessly integrating art, science, and streetwear culture into Sport leaning products. In this role, you will foster a deep emotional connection to our products by crafting compelling narratives and storytelling through innovative material concepts.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As the Sr Manager, Footwear Material Design, you will collaborate closely with leadership and cross-functional teams—including Footwear Product Designers, Color Design, Developers, and Product Line Managers to advance innovative materials and manufacturing approaches on strategic projects. Your focus will be on shaping design direction and dimensional strategy, elevating existing materials, and pioneering new material concepts. As a recognized expert at both the product and collection level, you will translate consumer insights into compelling, trend and performance driven narratives. Success in this position depends on integrating design, development, and manufacturing to achieve product excellence. By leveraging research and a deep understanding of youth culture, color trends, fashion, art, and sports, you will help position Jordan at the forefront of material innovation.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

On a day to day basis you’ll work closely with your design partners in product design, color design and graphic design. You will also work cross functionally with your technical and material development partners, product management and merchandising teams.

WHAT YOU BRING

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree in design or equivalent education, experience, or training.

EXPERIENCE:

• 8+ years of relevant design experience in advancing material design, textile design, or footwear design
• Bachelor's degree in design, art, or related field (fashion, product, industrial, accessory, footwear, or textile design); Master's degree accepted, Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• Ability to interpret consumer insights and translate them into compelling product narratives
• Skilled in concept creation and exploring material innovations and technologies
• Experience building inspiration presentations and mood boards for seasonal concepts
• Understanding of the Footwear Product Creation process
• Experience collaborating with manufacturing partners to ensure design intent and material execution
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, Miro etc.
• Ability to ideate using digital platforms (Gravity Sketch, CLO a plus)
• Experience creating 3D samples and hand mockups (a plus)
• Strong presentation skills for small and large groups
• Collaborative, positive, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view.
• Passion for design, culture, and design excellence.
• Highly organized and self-sufficient
• Speaks up with courage for self and the team.
• Passion for and desire to learn people leadership.