NXT Space explores the future of sport through radical imagination and barrier breaking innovation. We exist to cultivate extraordinary possibility for athletes.
Formally known as Nike’s Innovation Kitchen, NXT Space is one of the world’s foremost innovation laboratories exploring revolutionary platforms and strategic products. A playground where a diverse cohort of designers, engineers, risk takers and visionaries draft game changing futures for product performance, experience and manufacturing.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
This role will report to the Senior Design Innovation Manager in the Innovation Space Kitchen while regularly partnering with cross functional teams across innovation, design, engineering, materials, sports researchers and development. You may also engage with athletes* and collaborate with external vendor and factory partners.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking an outstanding Senior Designer in the Innovation Space Kitchen to combine their footwear design experience, innovative problem-solving abilities, and entrepreneurial leadership to help shape the future of sport.
WHAT YOU BRING
- BA/BFA/MA/MFA (preferred), in Industrial Design, Product Design, Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
- Minimum of 5-7 years relevant Design work experience in a related field
- Well-curated portfolio showcasing a variety of projects that demonstrate your personal methodology for research, inspiration, design development, problem solving and final execution.
- 10% travel
Portfolio:
- Examples of working from a brief to completion/commercialization.
- Examples of self-initiated innovation and your entrepreneurial spirit.
- Examples of in-depth research leading to new opportunities.
- Examples of working directly with a diverse range of consumers/athletes.
- Examples of strong project management skills with the ability to track to key dates and deliverables.
Approach + Behaviors
Self-starter with a bias for curiosity, action, and a proactive approach to learning and exploring.
A collaborative team player who values transparency, builds trust, and fosters strong partnerships with the design team and cross-functional teams.
Proven ability to independently manage and lead projects and initiatives
Thrives in ambiguity, working independently with minimal guidance while maintaining open communication and a partnership-oriented mindset.
Demonstrates self-awareness, with the confidence to ask hard questions and the humility to incorporate constructive feedback into their process.
Skills
Advanced product designer with the ability to ideate, generate, develop, and execute original designs, balancing performance, fit, feel, form, function, and environmental footprint while incorporating feedback to enhance innovation, performance, and style.
Entrepreneurial spirit with a holistic perspective across product design and business, identifying opportunities to disrupt
Stays connected to sport, cultural, and societal insights, translating them into future concepts that align with the brand’s vision
Expertise in advanced product construction, including part drawings, 2D documentation, 3D technologies, materials, manufacturing processes, and sustainability principles.
Advanced knowledge of product design and product development, with ability to partner with internal and external partners (development, engineering, manufacture for design, testing, athlete research) and own the design process to ensure that project standards are met.
Advanced skills in Illustrator, Photoshop, Miro, and Keynote
Familiarity with advanced digital tools, computational design, 3D skills and AI is a plus
Strong storytelling and communication skills with the ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations to different audiences.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
If this is you, you’ll focus on being an entrepreneurial designer, driving self-generated future concepts, proposing new opportunities, and pitching innovative ideas to shape the future of the brand.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
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What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*. Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it. Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together. Take your first step at nike.com/careers * If you have a body, you’re an athlete.
Why Work With Us
At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.
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