Manager Sports Apparel Jobs (NOW HIRING)

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
This designer will report into the Field Sports Apparel Design Manager and work alongside a cross-functional team responsible for the creation and evolution of Branded Lifestyle Field Sports and Nike Team Builder apparel collections.
This role requires strong partnership and collaboration across Product Management, Merchandising, Graphic Design, Technical Development, Material Development, Sourcing, and Global Field Sports business teams. The designer will also engage with key sport and team stakeholders to ensure product solutions authentically connect to the culture, energy, and identity of field sports athletes and communities.
The role requires translating consumer insights, athlete needs, team requirements, and marketplace opportunities into compelling apparel concepts that balance performance, lifestyle, and commercial impact.
This role will not have direct reports.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As Senior Designer for Field Sports Apparel, you are an inspiring creative designer who sets the standard through collaboration, innovation, and excellence in execution. You understand the power of sport to build community and culture and are passionate about creating apparel that serves athletes, teams, and fans at every level of participation.
You are a strategic thinker, an original problem solver, and a highly collaborative teammate with a strong point of view and exceptional storytelling abilities. You have a deep understanding of performance and lifestyle apparel, and you know how to create products that feel authentic to sport while driving modern style and brand distinction.
You thrive in a fast-paced environment, embrace ambiguity, and are energized by creating the future of Field Sports apparel.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 5+ years of relevant apparel design experience in a professional design environment.
• Proven experience designing apparel collections across performance, lifestyle, or team sports categories.
• Strong understanding of apparel construction, fit, materials, trims, and manufacturing processes.
• Outstanding ability to apply foundational design skills including sketching, illustration, concept creation, and visual storytelling across both analog and digital platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with digital apparel creation tools, including CLO3D or equivalent 3D design platforms.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design workflows, digital concept creation, and visual exploration tools.
• Strong understanding of color, graphics integration, proportion, texture, scale, and apparel systems thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and influence cross-functional partners through the product creation process.
• Strong portfolio showcasing innovative apparel design solutions and a clear point of view around sport, culture, and consumer-led design.
Preferred qualifications include experience in Field Sports, Team Sports, Licensed Products, Team Uniforms, and Sports Lifestyle product creation.
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
As a Senior Designer, you will lead and contribute to the design of apparel solutions across the Branded Lifestyle Field Sports and Nike Team Builder businesses.
Your work will span a broad range of product opportunities, including:
• Branded Lifestyle Field Sports apparel collections that celebrate the culture, heritage, and future of sport.
• Nike Team Builder apparel systems that serve athletes, teams, coaches, and organizations across multiple levels of competition.
• Seasonal apparel collections that blend performance with elevated lifestyle design.
• Teamwear, sideline, training, travel, and fan-focused product concepts.
• Apparel systems that create scalable solutions across teams, leagues, and sport communities.
• Design concepts that leverage athlete and consumer insights to create meaningful connections to sport and brand.
You will drive projects from concept through execution, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver premium product experiences that meet athlete needs, elevate team identity, and strengthen Nike's leadership in Field Sports apparel.
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.