Senior Designer, NSW Footwear Product Design

The Senior Footwear Designer role in Nike Sportswear (NSW) is responsible for creating industry-leading innovative footwear designs from concept to reality. The designer works hand-in-hand with a large project team of engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, testing, sustainability, materials, and costing professionals, and collaborates within the design community. The role also involves mentoring other designers and working under the direction of the Senior Director of NSW Footwear Product Design Create.

• Collaborate with a large project team of professionals including engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, testing, sustainability, materials, and costing teams.
• Collaborate with the design community, including industrial designers, materials, colour, graphics, and computational designers.
• Mentor other designers.
• Build industry-leading innovative footwear designs from concept to reality.
• Provide athletes with measurable performance benefits through strong problem solving and iconic design.
• Explore new opportunities and take risks to push the possibilities of human potential through footwear.
• Engage with project teammates on research, gaining insights, and problem solving around performance and manufacturing.
• Work with athletes to craft a vast range of creative and appealing solutions that are sustainable and considerate of cost.
• Participate and present work in informal and formal reviews.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director on individual project work.

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field. Any suitable combination of education, experience and training will be accepted.
• At least 3-4 years' experience designing and developing innovative footwear.
• Knowledge of form, colour, materials, and human factors related to elevating the consumer experience.
• Lives at the intersection of sport, fashion, and culture, with a relentless curiosity for what's next.
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives.
• Experience in technical footwear design.
• Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs).
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project.
• Experience with presentation programs:
  Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
• Positive personality and energy.
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviours.
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along.

• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus.
• 3D design programs experience is a plus.