Textile Developer III - Women’s Sportswear Apparel

Title: Textile Developer III - Women’s Sportswear Apparel

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 4-month contract

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.

We’re looking for an innovative and curious Material Developer with a passion for textiles, print and pattern. The candidate will use their technical materials knowledge, critical thinking and collaborative skills to deliver modern material solutions for our Women's Sportswear Apparel product. Strong skills in textile and print development as well as an understanding of the product creation process will ensure delivery of exceptional product for our athletes*!

If this is you, you will explore ideas in textiles and print/pattern from trend through technological advancements. This research will enable the collaboration with our product creation team partners to deliver on the highest level of athlete
* experience with a commercialized materials palette grounded in our key sustainability goals. You will drive seasonal material development in partnership with vendors and manufacturing teams from concept to commercialization. This includes testing, tracking and creative material solutions.

This is the Nike matrix:
You will report into the Global Apparel Materials Team (GLAM) and support our partners within Apparel including key collaborations with Innovation, Design, Product Merchandising, Technical Development, Sourcing and Manufacturing. You will need to work effectively within the materials team to ensure a thoughtful approach to developing new materials and maintain an understanding of how materials perform when in garment form.

• Bachelor’s degree in a Textile Science, Apparel ora combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• Minimum of 5 years experience of an apparel product creation role or similar industry experience
• Technical materials knowledge, including yarns, knitting, weaving, dyeing, printing and finishing techniques
• Knowledge of knits, woven, ribs, + print & pattern
• Experience partnering with vendor to develop and test a material from inception to production
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Digital literacy, including Microsoft office software and Product Data Management
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing resources and deadlines across multiple seasons
• Strong information seeking-skills and a drive to make things happen
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group
• Ability to network and apply internal and external resources
• Experience working with performance & lifestyle materials is highly desired
• Knowledge of industry material trends