Expert, Apparel & Footwear Graphic Design

Own graphic direction across footwear, apparel, and accessories for Nike Energy, helping build cohesive, scalable visual systems that move from early concept to product-ready execution. This onsite role in Los Angeles, CA brings together creative leadership, cultural insight, and consumer understanding to develop original graphics and visual language across the product portfolio.

What you’ll do

• Set and deliver graphic design direction for Energy by creating original concepts and scalable visual systems across footwear, apparel, and accessories.
• Connect creative vision, cultural insight, and consumer relevance while guiding work from early concept through product-ready execution.
• Create and drive original concepts across footwear, apparel, and accessories.
• Build visual systems using brand marks, typography, composition, illustration, print/pattern, color theory, and image-making.
• Translate creative direction and cultural insights into product, carrying ideas from concept through production.
• Lead cross-category initiatives across internal teams, shaping visual language across the product portfolio.
• Navigate ambiguity across creative vision, consumer expectations, and complex cross-functional teams to deliver clear, executable product solutions.
• Develop and present concepts clearly to creative and cross-functional partners, incorporate feedback, and protect the strength of the idea.

What you bring

• Professional experience creating and directing graphic concepts for footwear, apparel, accessories or related consumer products.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Communication, or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign, with strong illustration and image-making capabilities.
• Expertise in color theory, visual culture, storytelling, and presentation development.
• Demonstrated ability to organize complex work, manage competing priorities, and meet project and meeting deadlines.
• Thought leadership within your discipline and recognition as a subject matter expert.
• Proactive observation of trends and patterns across consumer culture, emerging subcultures, and creative communities.
• Ability to develop and implement initiatives aligned to organization vision, including participation in role-specific research to track external market activity.

Salary & location

USD 133,100 - 279,100 per year (range varies by geographic market). Actual salary will vary based on location, qualifications, skills, and experience. This role is onsite in Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Who you’ll work with

You’ll work across the Energy creative organization and partner with footwear, apparel, and accessories product teams. Collaboration includes design leaders, product partners, creative functions, and cross-functional teams to create cohesive graphic direction and connected consumer experiences.

Interview accommodations

Nike offers accommodations to complete the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, an accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.

Hiring game plan

1. Apply
2. Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
3. Interview

Benefits

• Annual base salary ranges from $133,100 in the lowest geographic market to $279,100 in the highest geographic market.
• Actual salary will vary based on a candidate’s location, qualifications, skills, and experience.
• Information about benefits can be found here.
• Nike offers a generous total rewards package.
• Casual work environment.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.
• Electric atmosphere for professional development.

Tools you’ll use

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign