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Production Artist II, Footwear Digital Design

  • Beaverton, USA
  • Competitive
  • 7th June 2025
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Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As our Footwear Production Artist II, you will combine your experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to bring to life the seasonal creative narratives through graphic design that is trend relevant to the consumer across performance and lifestyle footwear. You will assist in creating original graphic and/or textile designs that appropriately reflect Nike's design ethos. This position amplifies footwear design by ensuring flawless execution of production-ready files and serves as a trusted resource in footwear construction and graphic execution within product triads. Candidates should possess a creative mindset and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, maintaining forward-thinking design principles.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will proactively create and finalize the execution of all footwear product details, including providing the appropriate materials to designers, developers, account managers to ensure manufacturability. For textiles, you will produce textile repeats for production purposes.

You will do this by leveraging 2D and 3D tools to communicate design intent. A typical day could include cross-functional meetings and discussions, high-volume technical sketch creation to Nike authoring standards, presenting to development, attending prototype reviews, maintain updates on all appropriate files until final approval. This could include schematic building for embroidery, trim, and various printing processes. You will also maintain and document process that bring product to life. You will get to learn new tools and advocate for efficiencies in the product creation life cycle.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will report directly to the Footwear Production Art Senior Manager, while working in collaboration with fellow Footwear Graphic Production Artists and Footwear Graphic Designers. Outside of the Studio, your primary partners will be Footwear Development, Color Design, Material Design and Product Design.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2+ years experience in progressively technically sophisticated graphic design experience
  • Proven ability to apply and perform graphic design skills, including drawing/sketching, typography, ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing, and scale, visual presentation development and layout that is supported by a portfolio of non-computer-based creative art and graphic design.
  • Product creation experience is a plus
  • Passion for sport, culture and/or the Nike brand
  • Experience working in complex, matrixed environment is a plus
  • Expert in Adobe Creative Suite
  • Color separation experience is a plus
  • Excellent attention to detail in a high-volume production environment
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Deep curiosity for learning
  • Strong ability to multitask amidst competing priorities
  • Strong communication and prioritization skills
  • Strong listening skills
  • Ability to find efficiencies in workflow
  • Ability to take on projects benefitting Studio collective

TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST INCLUDE A PORTFOLIO OR WORK SAMPLES WITH YOUR APPLICATION

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

The organisation

Nike
  • Oregon, USA
  • 2000+ employees
  • Website

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