Designer II, Energy Footwear Product Design

The Footwear Designer II for Energy sits within Nike's NSW Energy Footwear Product Design team and reports to the Director, NSW Energy Footwear Product Design. The role focuses on bringing innovation and style together through footwear design, working with external collaborators and maintaining a demonstrated connection to sneaker culture, collaboration and fashion. The designer partners with design management and with category team members in design, development and merchandising to ensure the feasibility of designs, price point alignment, merchandising needs and adherence to product creation timelines.

• Collaborate with design management to gain experience, enhance design skills and increase knowledge of Nike's design philosophy, products and processes.
• Partner with category team members in design, development and merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs, meet price points and merchandising needs, and align with product creation timelines.
• Work with external collaborators on footwear design projects.
• Design footwear that pushes the possibilities of sports and culture.
• Explore new opportunities, take risks and change the game.
• Engage with project teammates on researching, gaining insights and problem solving around performance and manufacturing.
• Work with consumers to create a vast range of creative and beautiful solutions that are also sustainable and considerate of cost.
• Participate in and present work in informal and formal reviews.
• Collaborate with and engage innovation partners and consumers.

• Bachelor's degree in design or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience and training will be accepted.
• 2+ years of experience designing and developing innovative footwear.
• Ability to apply and perform design skills such as drawing/sketching, ideation, visual presentation development and layout.
• Demonstrated passion for culture, music, art, sneakers and streetwear, shown in portfolio.
• Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• Ability to create accurate 2D technical drawings.
• Strong sketching, illustration and rendering skills.
• Good knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Ability to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project.
• Experience in technical footwear design.
• Experience with presentation programs such as Keynote, PowerPoint and Acrobat.
• Positive personality and energy.
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviours.
• Demonstrated connection to sneaker culture, collaboration and fashion.
• Must submit a footwear design focused portfolio showing connection to sneaker and streetwear culture.

• Cobbling and prototyping skills.
• 3D knowledge and AI experience.
• Experience working on collaborations is highly preferred.