Senior Designer, Pro Apparel Product Design

Nike PRO Apparel Product Design is building next-season Women’s training collections with a focus on insight-led, performance-driven apparel craft. In this Senior Designer role, you will report to the Design Director of Nike PRO Apparel and work alongside product, technology, sourcing, and cross-functional partners to shape creative strategy, translate trends, and develop innovative materials each season.

This position is based in Beaverton, OR (onsite) and centers on creating collections that connect sport and culture through narrative, color and graphics collaboration, and real-world consumer research.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with tech developers, product managers, sourcing partners, and merchants to create Nike PRO apparel aligned with Nike’s Design Direction.
• Partner with apparel design teammates and cross-functional teams to build the future of sport and culture across Nike Training, from brainstorm sessions on creative strategy to design reviews covering apparel, graphic, and color.
• Develop Women’s Nike PRO apparel collections using compelling narrative, material novelty, innovative performance craft, and close collaboration with color and graphics design.
• Work closely with a team spanning graphics, color, and concept.
• Translate trend, consumer insight, and brand vision into compelling product.
• Conduct in-depth research across fashion, design, training, and sport culture.
• Upskill ways of working through programs such as Vizcom/Clo and expand craft capability through physical prototyping.
• Conduct design research outside the office and experience the consumer journey in training, retail, and lifestyle, which may require travel.

What you bring

• A keen eye for design, creative thinking, problem solving, and a passion for apparel craft and innovation, with understanding of the women’s training consumer and sport culture.
• Resilience and teamwork skills, with the ability to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong visual and verbal communication across the organization.
• Collaborative problem solving and thorough execution of detail-oriented design assets.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including proven success collaborating cross-functionally and presenting concepts to stakeholders.
• A compelling portfolio showing insight-driven design, concept and narrative development, problem solving, and polished execution of women’s and women’s performance apparel product.
• Trend and consumer expertise.
• Ability to submit a creative design portfolio, including website links or a PDF attachment when applying.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Nike will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in Apparel Design.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Keynote.
• Experience with AI Softwear inclusive of Vizcom.

Tools and technologies

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Keynote
• Vizcom
• AI Softwear
• Clo
• Vizcom/Clo

Accommodation and interview support

Nike offers a number of accommodations to complete the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, closed captioning, an accessible and single location for in-person interviews, and other reasonable modifications as needed. A Candidate Accommodation Request Form is available if assistance or accommodation is needed due to a disability.

Hiring game plan

1. Apply
2. Meet a recruiter or take an assessment
3. Interview

Benefits

• A generous total rewards package
• A casual work environment
• A diverse and inclusive culture
• An electric atmosphere for professional development