Apparel Designer

Title: Apparel Graphic Designer

Contract : 6+ Months

Work Location: Beaverton OR

Pay Rate : $50 - $55 Hourly OT40

(""IT IS NOT REMOTE ROLE CANDIDATE WHO ARE COMFORTABLE TO BE ONSITE TO BEAVERTON LOCATION CAN APPLY"")

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for an exceptional product graphic designer with proven design excellence, curiosity, problem solving tenacity, and a passion for making those around them better. This designer will play a key role in authoring powerful narratives that inspire athletes and basketball consumers worldwide. They thrive in ambiguity, are driven by curiosity and lead with optimism. Their creative talent is equaled by their ability to think strategically and consciously champion ground-breaking thinking and the ideas of their teammates.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

You will be responsible for creating apparel and footwear graphics for multiple Nike branded and signature athlete basketball collections, by curating graphic visual centers, product trim suites, photoshoots and presentations. If this is you, you’ll be working with internal and external partners aligning on aesthetic, construction, development, insights, and various product creation gates.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

You will work closely with cross-functional Basketball leadership and your product management, development, and materials triad team, to elevate graphic design across Nike Basketball apparel and footwear. You will be reporting directly to the Design Director and will be working closely with design partners internally as well as key athletes, artists and collaborators externally.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING?

● Minimum of five years relevant design work experience in a related field.

● Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, product design, graphic design, or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training.

● Well-curated portfolio showcasing a variety of projects that demonstrate a strong, effective methodology for research, inspiration, process, design development, problem solving, and final execution.

● Experience working directly with a diverse range of consumers and athletes.

● Contribution to the initiation, development and implementation of in-depth research leading to product storytelling.

● A positive attitude while working on projects with challenging briefs and through ambiguity to successful completion.

● Prioritizing workload across short-term and long-range projects with varying levels of complexity.

● High Degree of proficiency in design software and tools is a must, Adobe Creative Suite, AI, 3D tools are a plus.

● Creatively agile and adept in innovative thinking, visualization and problem solving.

● Strong desire to learn, grow and adapt is a must.

● Expert written, verbal and visual communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver project presentations to senior leadership and external partners.

● A deep understanding of typography, layout, color theory, brand identity, and design principles.

● Excellent ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

● Must have a passion for storytelling and the ability to translate narratives into compelling visual elements