WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will be partnering with the Nike FW Industrial Design, Color Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, marketing and Development teams, in bringing to life the seasonal creative direction through Footwear Materials design and innovation. You will be joining a team with one existing Senior Material Design partner with whom you will collaborate and divide workload. You will be senior to this individual, but not directly manage them. 

This role report directly to the Mens Performance Materials Designer Director. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an outstanding Lead Footwear Materials Designer to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Nike Footwear Materials. The category you will be working in is the Nike Global Football team. 

The ideal candidate needs to be an independent leader steering the Material Design strategy within the team. They will be a highly creative problem solver, who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best design and material solutions, to meet the needs of the consumer on and off the field of play. This person will be focused on elevating the consumer experience by crafting 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 narrative and storytelling. A passion for driving Nike’s purpose initiatives around sustainability and people is a must.  ​

• Bachelor’s degree in textiles, materials, apparel, product design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ideally 4+  years of relevant design experience exemplifying ability to push material design, and/or proven experience in Textile Design or Footwear Design.
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge/insights to narratives and product executions. 

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Your day to day job will be working on a wide range of Global Football product from top athletic moments to our core franchises.  

If this is you, you will be working on a range of technically complex material designs using the latest techniques all the way to curating and elevating existing materials for refresh and collection models. 

Your work encompasses concepting and ideating through to finalizing tech packs, as well as working with manufacturing partners, and at times communicating directly with athletes; the daily responsibilities of this role are wide ranging, challenging, and rewarding.