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Lead Footwear Product Designer, Core Footwear
Nike • Beaverton, United States of America 🇺🇸
As a Lead Designer, you will collaborate with a diverse project team to create innovative footwear designs across various categories. You will also mentor other designers and present your concepts to different audiences.
Responsibilities
- Partner with your category team members in design, development and merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point, merchandising needs and product creation timelines
- Work under the direction of our Core Senior Design Director and will present your design concepts to various audiences
- Create groundbreaking footwear across the various categories of Nike design – from lifestyle to performance
- Champion a culturally connected vision with emphasis on product design integrity, forward thinking innovation, industry leading quality & product performance
- Bring to life the seasonal creative direction through footwear product design, future forward trends, and innovations
- Explore new opportunities, take risks, and change the game!
- Collaborate with project teammates on researching, gaining insights, problem solving around style, performance and manufacturing, working with athletes, and crafting a vast range of creative solutions that are considerate of cost
- Participate and present the work in informal and formal reviews
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial design or related field
- 5-7 years of relevant work experience in designing and developing innovative footwear and other products
- Previous footwear design experience required
- Ability to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)
- Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives
- Experience in technical footwear design – Performance footwear experience design is a plus
- Proficient in Adobe CC and comfortable working within new digital spaces
- 3D design skillset : Gravity Sketch, Rhino, Blender or any 3D software is a plus
- Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
- Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
- Ability to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
- Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, Powerpoint, Acrobat, etc.
Key Skills
- Proficient in Adobe CC
- 3D design skillset : Gravity Sketch, Rhino, Blender or any 3D software
- Cobbling and prototyping skills
- Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
- Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, Powerpoint, Acrobat, etc.
About Nike
Nike is committed to redefining the future of sport through a comprehensive approach to environmental sustainability. Grounded in a deep sense of responsibility for the planet, our commitment extends across the entire lifecycle of our products. Here's how Nike defines environmental sustainability: Innovative Materials: At the heart of our sustainability efforts is a dedication to innovative materials that minimize environmental impact. We constantly explore and invest in sustainable alternatives, incorporating recycled materials, organic cotton, and other eco-friendly innovations into our product lines. Reducing Waste: Nike is actively working to reduce waste in our manufacturing processes. Through advanced design techniques and responsible sourcing, we aim to minimize the environmental footprint of our products, ensuring that every step of the production cycle aligns with our commitment to sustainability. Circular Design: Embracing a circular economy, Nike is reimagining product de
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