Senior Designer, Energy Athlete Atelier Footwear Product Design

Position Overview

As a Senior Designer, Footwear for Nike Atelier, you will collaborate with top athletes and teams to deliver bespoke footwear creations with white‐glove service and speed. In this innovative environment—where aesthetics flex across worlds—you’ll leverage your passion for high‐craft experimentation, fast ideation, 3D fluency, and technical design expertise to bring groundbreaking concepts to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Create original footwear product designs that reflect our design philosophy and standards under the guidance of the Senior Design Director.
• Design and build bespoke footwear, pushing the boundaries of innovation and exploration.
• Quickly prototype by leveraging 3D tools to refine form, construction, and narrative storytelling.
• Implement detailed product specifics, including construction details, color, form, style, fit performance, and trims.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with Design, Technical Development, and external suppliers.
• Present design concepts to internal audiences and support the creation of presentation materials to articulate ideas clearly.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in designing and developing innovative footwear and related products.
• Proficiency in design skills such as drawing/sketching, ideation, color theory, texture, spacing, scale, and visual presentation.
• Strong understanding of form, color, materials, and human factors to elevate the consumer experience.
• Ability to translate consumer insights into tangible product solutions and narratives.
• Experience in technical footwear design with the ability to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs).
• Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Cobbling and prototyping skills.
• Hands-on experience with 3D design programs.
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering abilities.
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Capacity to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project.
• Familiarity with sustainable design and manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience with presentation programs such as Keynote, PowerPoint, or Acrobat.
• Demonstrated positive personality, energy, and a collaborative spirit.
• TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST SUBMIT A FOOTWEAR DESIGN FOCUSED PORTFOLIO

Benefits & Perks

• Accommodations Available: Screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible in‐person interview locations, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed throughout the interview process.