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Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Onsite
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As our Apparel Lead Designer, you'll report directly to the Global Golf Design Sr. Manager, work with design management and our Expert Designer to actively gain experience, enhance design skills and increase knowledge of Nike's design philosophy, products and processes. You'll also work with category team members in design, development, business and merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs and product creation timelines.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for an Apparel Lead Designer who delivers outstanding design skills to create original, innovative designs that accurately reflect Nike’s design philosophies and lead the industry. Through consumer connection you will identify key trends that translate into meaningful products that resonate with our consumers and fuels the future of Nike Inc. for our golfer.
You’ll need to have a distinct talent for responding to business objectives with creative design solutions that are aligned to consumer insights. Bringing to life the seasonal category creative direction through apparel design with solutions that are fueled by athlete/consumer insights. The candidate needs to have a passion for craft, innovation & sport culture, keeping in mind Nike’s rich legacy in sport and its future forward impact to our planet.
We are looking for a candidate who is curious, inquisitive, and motivated to discover new methods of make. You’ll need strong communication skills with teammates across the organization, including expert listening, collaborative problem solving and deep emotional intelligence. We are looking for a candidate with highly collaborative skills and passion for details, and extremely thorough in executing accurate design assets. You’ll need to constantly demonstrate process proficiency through best practices, visualization and communication of ideas.
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WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As our Apparel Lead Designer in Global Golf, you'll design innovative apparel product with direction given from design management, utilize design skills to create original, innovative designs that appropriately reflect Nike's design philosophy. You'll communicate design concepts effectively and present concepts within the Global Golf Apparel organization.
As part of the Global Golf Apparel design team, specifically you’ll be responsible for creating and supporting the future of the Global Golf portfolio which includes on Tour, in season collections and outerwear to support the entire athlete journey.
You'll monitor the development of prototype samples and interact with development, pattern making, materials, apparel lab, on court testing and the sample room to exchange ideas and ensure timely completion of each project. This opportunity requires strong collaborative skills to meet deadlines, ensure feasibility of designs, hit price points, while taking your partners through the thinking behind your work.
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.
