Job Description
Summary
Comments for Suppliers:
- See attached for Job Description. You will need to reference P5 Expert Designer for Product Design.
Job Description:
- Reason to Fill - Coverage for an employee on family leave
- Location - Nike WHQ (PHK) - Serena Williams Building - Traditional hybrid model with fridays remote
- Org/ Team info - Olympics Footwear Design
- Education - Years of experience - 10+ years preferred, degree not required
Non-negotiables - Top 3 skills
- Design - Industrial Design in the footwear industry at an Expert level with experience in working with innovation and materials design
- Communication - strong communication skills that can work across multiple cross-functional partners, and keep leaders and working teams well-informed on project progress
- Project Management - self-starter that doesnt need hand-holding, knows general Footwear design and product creation processes and can navigate complexity independently
- Previous Nike experience is not required but NEEDS to come from a similar corporate footwear design experience (ex: Adidas, New Balance, etc)
Responsibilities
Purpose
- Expert Product Designer
- Creative agility
- Entry into creative design leadership
- Deliver product vision & execute seasonal projects, aligned to creative direction & project briefs
Accountabilities:
- Create/set design direction for silo or product collection within a dimension
- Active and proficient participant in the creative process and cross-functional communication
- Communicate and present design concepts to internal and external audiences. Clearly communicate changes to ensure timely completion of projects
- Collaborate and communicate cross-functionally with key partners
- May provide mentorship across design
Requirements
Education:
- Associate Degree preferred
Experience:
- Preferred design experience: 8+ years
- Creative experience (consumer/segment/dimensions)
- Knowledge of creative culture
Functional Skills:
- Digital design acumen (design-based software needed: Creative Suite)
- Preferred knowledge and experience with advanced digital tools/3D skills
- Master of make and manufacturing
- Master presentation & communication skills
- Master design skills, brief to presentation to manufacturing
- Master creative process
- Master business context
- Master understanding of insights
Key Partners:
- Athletes
- Design Triad
- Development
- Innovation
- Manufacturing
- Mentor
- Operations
- Product Merch
- Sustainability
Skills
- design
- Creative experience (consumer/segment/dimensions)
Job Tags
Seasonal work, Remote work,