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kills to our design community to create compelling apparel solutions fueled by athlete/consumer insights. You'll need strong communication skills with teammates across the organization, including active listening, collaborative problem solving, and deep emotional intelligence. The role demands big picture thinking, with regards to product relevance, product positioning, timing and collections. You'll need to constantly demonstrate process proficiency through best practices, visualization and communication of ideas.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
If this is you, you'll be working in a collaborative design community, to create original product designs reflecting Nike's design philosophy. You will lead trend, concept, sketch, and present designs within seasonal collections from initial concept to completion. You'll execute all product details including construction, form, style, fit, performance, materials, etc. In this role you will work closely with the entire design team to deliver head-to-toe looks that are focused on sport innovation, with a strong eye for style and trend.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
This designer will report into a Senior Director, and work alongside a team of designers in across multiple women's sport apparel collections. Additionally, you will partner internally and cross-functionally with our Product Management, Sourcing, Material Development, and Tech Development teams across the organization. The role will have no direct reports.
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor's degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
3 plus years in Apparel Design, ideally with an emphasis on sport performance
Outstanding ability to apply and perform foundational design skills, including illustrating, creating technical sketches, understanding of pattern making, materials selection, tech pack and BOM creation, etc
Passion and understanding of current and emerging design trends in sport and bra markets
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, with well-developed visual presentation skills (3D design knowledge a plus)
Strong knowledge of peformance materials, trims, fit, garment construction, and manufacturing processes
Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate to a wide range of audiences
Strong ability to collaborate across teams
Ability to exercise high degree of professionalism
Accustomed to working in a rapidly changing, high growth environment and to lead multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes
Embody the passion to work on innovation and style
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.