Product Designer - Specialized

About the job Product Designer - Specialized 5

Summary

Comments for Suppliers:

• See attached for Job Description. You will need to reference P5 Expert Designer for Product Design.

Job Description:

• Reason to Fill - Coverage for an employee on family leave
• Location - Nike WHQ (PHK) - Serena Williams Building - Traditional hybrid model with fridays remote
• Org/ Team info - Olympics Footwear Design
• Education - Years of experience - 10+ years preferred, degree not required
• Design - Industrial Design in the footwear industry at an Expert level with experience in working with innovation and materials design
• Communication - strong communication skills that can work across multiple cross-functional partners, and keep leaders and working teams well-informed on project progress
• Project Management - self-starter that doesnt need hand-holding, knows general Footwear design and product creation processes and can navigate complexity independently
• Previous Nike experience is not required but NEEDS to come from a similar corporate footwear design experience (ex: Adidas, New Balance, etc)

Purpose

• Expert Product Designer
• Creative agility
• Entry into creative design leadership
• Deliver product vision & execute seasonal projects, aligned to creative direction & project briefs

Accountabilities:

• Create/set design direction for silo or product collection within a dimension
• Active and proficient participant in the creative process and cross-functional communication
• Communicate and present design concepts to internal and external audiences. Clearly communicate changes to ensure timely completion of projects
• Collaborate and communicate cross-functionally with key partners

Education:

• Associate Degree preferred

Experience:

• Preferred design experience: 8+ years
• Creative experience (consumer/segment/dimensions)
• Knowledge of creative culture

Functional

Skills:

• Digital design acumen (design-based software needed: Creative Suite)
• Preferred knowledge and experience with advanced digital tools/3D skills
• Master of make and manufacturing
• Master design skills, brief to presentation to manufacturing
• Master creative process
• Master business context
• Master understanding of insights

Key Partners:

• Development
• Manufacturing
• Operations
• Product Merch
• Sustainability

• design
• Creative experience (consumer/segment/dimensions)