Senior Designer, Field Sports Footwear Graphic Design

The Senior Graphic Designer will shape footwear graphic design across American Football, Baseball, and Cricket, using athlete and market insights to develop graphics, typography, prints, and logos that progress from concept to production. This onsite role is based in Beaverton, OR, United States.

What You’ll Do

• Drive footwear collections that push the boundaries of sport, storytelling, and innovation.
• Execute a collaborative vision that aligns Nike and athlete insights across American Football, Baseball, and Cricket.
• Translate authentic insights through a visual center that includes graphics, typography, prints on footwear shell patterns, and logos, using modern executions for major sports stages.
• Contribute to the creative vision through design development and idea contribution.
• Lead team meetings and communicate critical information to keep design work moving.
• Ensure design progress and meet deadlines.
• Present design concepts and seasonal initiatives to internal and external audiences while protecting Nike’s best interests.
• Apply a strong understanding of culture and trends as part of the design approach.

Who You’ll Work With

• Report to a CMG Senior Manager and partner with material, color, and footwear design, along with cross-functional teammates and external partners.
• Work in a collaborative environment with the opportunity to engage directly with Athletes and Teams to bring a diverse vision to life.

Requirements

• To be considered, submit a creative design portfolio. Include website links or PDF files when applying.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in Graphic Design, Color Design, or Product Design.
• A well curated portfolio demonstrating a strong methodology across research, inspiration, design development, problem solving, process, and final execution.
• Strong sketching, illustration, typography, brand identity, and color theory skills.
• Digital design software proficiency, including a high degree of proficiency in Adobe Illustrator (must). Adobe InDesign, Keynote, and Adobe Photoshop are a plus. Openness to working in a new digital space.
• Deep understanding of make and manufacturing processes.
• Commitment to sports connections and current emerging cultural design trends.
• Knowledge of apparel creation including ideation, development, specification, and final executions, balancing innovation, performance, and style.
• Proven ability to inspire and drive creative direction through production execution.
• Collaborative spirit and flexibility to manage multiple projects and work with internal and external partners and cross-functional teams efficiently.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Core Skills and Tools

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Keynote
• Adobe Photoshop

Role Focus

• Elevate the world of American Football, Baseball, and Cricket through graphics designed for athletes during game time, practice, and lifestyle.
• Conceptualize, curate, and create performance product stories that resonate with athletes and fans.
• Contribute design across multiple sports.
• Bring strong graphic and visual acumen with forward-thinking creativity to develop new perspectives and narratives grounded in athlete and market insights.
• Demonstrate curiosity and problem solving, and lead with optimism in a collaborative setting.
• Manage multiple projects effectively while building, motivating, and influencing others.

Hiring Game Plan

1. 01 Apply: Review job descriptions, departments, and teams to understand the role.
2. 02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment: A recruiter reaches out to begin the interview process for corporate roles. Retail roles complete an interactive assessment including a chat and quizzes, typically lasting about 10 to 20 minutes.
3. 03 Interview: Prepare by researching, understanding what the team is looking for, and getting ready for questions about your background.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Design or related field

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience