Lead Designer, Footwear Materials Design

Work options:

Hybrid
Onsite: Mon-Thurs

Title:

Lead Designer, Footwear Materials Design

Location:

Beaverton, OR

Duration:

6 months contract

About NIKE, Inc.

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

About Jordan Design

Jordan Design is where creative possibility meets purpose. It’s a place for builders, boundary-breakers, and vision-setters — people who move with conviction, think originally, and create work shaped by real experience and cultural depth. Our team thrives when imagination, discipline, and collaboration come together. We look for leaders who bring their full creative voice, who understand the communities that inspire us, and who are driven to shape the future for the next generation of Jordan athletes and fans.

Who You’ll Work With

As a

Lead Materials Designer

in

JORDAN KIDS + CORE FOOTWEAR DESIGN , you’ll work closely with your design partners in product design, color design and graphic design. You will also work cross functionally with your technical and material development partners, product management and merchandising teams. This role reports directly to the

Design Director, Color + Materials Kids + Core, Jordan Brand .

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for an exceptional

Lead Footwear Materials Designer

to combine their experience, creative problem-solving abilities, and creativity to help create the future of Jordan Footwear Materials. The category you will be working in is the

Kids + Core Footwear team . This is a creative and collaborative partnership space that draws in our youngest athletes, drives energy and helps fuel the brand. Our consumers are fearless and wants product that match their attitude and style. They’ll be focused on elevating the consumer experience by creating materials that are performance and trend-relevant for a range of products while driving an emotional connection to materials for the consumer through the use of strong narrative and emotive storytelling and by pushing the edges of sustainable footwear material design.

Bachelor’s degree in Design, art or related field; 2 years’ additional experience crafting innovative products in lieu of a degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training

5+ years’ experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products

Passion for Design

Knowledge of form, color, materials, human factors, trend, related to elevating the consumer experience

Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives

Fearless Calculated risk taker

Experience in technical footwear or apparel design

Experiencing building 3D samples and crafting mockup samples by hand

Ability to present new insights or seasonal concepts to small and large groups

Proficient in creating and editing files using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop skills.

Adobe Creative suit is a plus

Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)

Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus

3D design program experience is a plus

Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials

Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus

Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.

What You Will Work On

You will be creating concepts and developments on a range of material designs for the

KIDS + CORE FOOTWEAR DESIGN

segments of Jordan. You will work on elevating new technologies that influence brand-new models, as well as on seasonal narratives elevating existing materials for our classics and iconic products. Your goal is to aim for product excellence by partnering with key stakeholders cross-functionally on the product creations process, pushing the boundaries when it comes to new materials and new method of make and help bring the vision for the future of Jordan Kids + Core products to life.

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