דרושים Virtual Material Production Artist ב-Nike ב-United States, Beaverton

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As the Manager, Marketplace Supply Chain for DSG, you will use your leadership skills, cross-functional business knowledge, and supply-chain expertise to deliver product on time to consumers, maximize supply chain efficiencies, and optimize order book productivity. You will work collaboratively across internal Nike and external Partner commercial and supply chain teams. You will manage a team of supply chain specialists and analysts.

The candidate will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience with an emphasis on marketplace supply chain, transportation and/or logistics

• Experience managing and coaching a team, with demonstrated interest in continuous learning and leadership development

• Ability to effectively communicate, manage difficult conversations with stakeholders, and influence decision making

• Experience, interest, and ability to work in a fast paced, ambiguous environment

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to senior business audiences

• Omni-channel supply chain experience preferred

• Understanding of Nike Sales and Order Management processes preferred

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You and your team will own end-to-end order management process for a portfolio of wholesale Partners for Nike, while simultaneously delivering against revenue, inventory and profitability targets for Nike and our Partners.

• You are responsible for coaching and developing a high-performing team

• You and your team are responsible for working with internal and external cross-functional partners to maintain a shippable orderbook, drive optimal delivery performance, provide delivery visibility, and problem-solve operational risks

• You will monitor day-to-day operations and key KPI's to manage risks and opportunities

• You will manage shipping and supply delivery execution in close collaboration with internal sales, finance, and logistics partners as well as external supply chain partners

• You will work across marketplace supply chain teams to streamline best practices

• You will build expertise in our Partner's supply chain networks and capabilities and develop strategies to streamline Nike and Partner supply chains.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• A minimum of 2 years directly relevant work experience
• Strong problem-solving, multitasking, and communication skills, with the ability to work in ambiguous, evolving environments.
• Hands-on ability (or willingness to learn) to operate footwear machinery; physical capability required.
• Proficient in tools like Airtable, Miro, and Microsoft programs; skilled in documentation and collaboration.
• Result-driven, open-minded, and enthusiastic team player who values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a key to success.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Footwear Production Specialist II in the Bowerman Footwear Lab (BFL), you will support the Footwear Production team by guiding teammates, occasionally engaging in hands-on cobbling and prototype work, and driving efficiency in prototype projects through your footwear expertise. You’ll lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on process development and documentation, reporting to the Footwear Production Manager and collaborating closely with production technicians, entry-level professionals, and cross functional teams within and beyond the BFL, including Concept Engineering, Concept Creation, Product Engineering, Materials, BFL Production, and more.

• Bridge communication between Product Development and Team Manager to guide priorities and best practices.
• Advise the team on executing production samples using footwear knowledge and real-time analysis
• Translate broad requests into actionable tasks and ensure alignment with quality standards.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to implement checkpoints and reflect on project learnings.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts, including supply ordering, documentation, onboarding, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support and help maintain systems for supply management and team operations
• Assist in teaching and supporting Bowerman Creative University (BCU) classes.
• Help train new team members and contribute to onboarding plans and documentation.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Rapid prototyping of footwear concepts is essential to product creation and decision-making at Nike! We do everything from incubating new designs and technologies to producing one-of-a-kind products for Nike’s most high-profile Athletes and Influencers. Our team is a vital component in crafting the future of Footwear. We’re looking for a Senior Material Librarian to be part of the Bowerman Footwear Lab at Nike’s World Headquarters.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training

• A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience

• Education or experience in Library and Information Science, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred

• Two years’ experience in collection development, circulation, inventory management or materials development. Or any combination of experience and education.

• A deep understanding of collection development and management, especially in a non-traditional library setting.

• Experience working with outside vendors, especially vendors from outside of North America.

• Excellent customer service skills with both our internal and external collaborators.

• Strong interpersonal skills within a collaborative team environment with multiple stakeholders.

• Strong change management skills, as well as versatility in responding to change.

• Familiarity with footwear materials and shoe manufacturing processes.

• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.

• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to the given audience, present information in a clear and concise manner.

• Ability to prioritize, organize, and multitask in a flexible, fast-paced and challenging environment

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

• You will beresponsible for organizing, cataloging, and tracking usage of all materials for the BFL

• You will collaborate with your teammates to develop collection retention policies and will assist materials coordinators and other teammates on selecting and pulling materials for projects

just in innovation—in having the courage to try what others. Brand Creative is the heart of Nike’s storytelling, pushing boundaries to tell powerful stories. We live, breathe, and protect ideas that capture the heart andof Nike. We also must take risks, break rules, and embrace the unexpected.Production thrives in this space, turning dreams into reality and thriving in the midst of complex creative challenges. We are fiercely passionate when it comes to creativity and craft, finding inspiration in the unpredictable, while being masterful at leading others through it.

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.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This is a technical production role. We use a wide range of software and hardware tools including Adobe Substance Suite, Unreal Engine, Modo, Browzwear and CLO3D software packages and industry standard 3D material scanners. This individual is passionate about virtual materials and enabling Nike's product creation teams in the 3D prototyping space.

• Bachelor’s degree in design/art, 3D art, game design, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• 5+ years of experience in either the game or VFX as a 3D artist, or 3+ years of experience working with 3D digital workflow teams at Nike.
• Expert level proficiency using 3D material scanning equipment.
• Expert level proficiency in Adobe’s Substance Suite.
• Expert level proficiency in standard 3D apparel design software including Browzwear and CLO3D.
• Expert level proficiency in creating parametric materials using Adobe’s Substance Suite.
• Expert level proficiency with PBR-based material standards.
• Professional level proficiency look-development skills.
• Highly proficient understanding of the interaction between color, materials, and lighting.
• Proficient in standard 3D design software such as Maya, Modo, Blender, and 3DS Max.
• Proficient with real time and path-tracing render engines for product visualization.
• Experience and understanding of the apparel and footwear product creation process
• Extensive portfolio demonstrating ability to create and present a wide variety of high quality, photoreal 3D materials.
• Highly organized, proactive, and self-sufficient.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Deliver 3D Material Assets

• Scan or manually replicate physical material samples including both the visual characteristics (texture, color) and physical properties (weight, drape, stretch).
• Problem solves materials and trims that are difficult to digitally represent.
• Create component and trim 3D assets from physical samples and design intent schematics.
• In partnership with the team, review and maintain digital library assets.
• Work with the manager and team to develop and maintain technical standard, best practices, and SOP documents for 3D material creation.

Digital Prototyping

• Support of 3D material design projects including new design directions.
• Leads 3D projects and Influence partners to collaborate using 3D tools and techniques.
• Materialize product models to enable seasonal digital product sampling.

• Reviews product renders to ensure the look and feel of digital product images meet standards.

Communication

• Communicate technical information and persuade others effectively
• Understand requirements, present work, and influence direction while working with partners.
• Uses 3D tools to improve product creation communication and help reduce the cost of physical samples.

Mentorship and Learning

• Mentor virtual material artists, providing guidance and feedback on their work.
• Help onboard new talent into the virtual material production team.
• Invite others to learn from personal workflows and share tips and tricks to improve workflows of others.
• Continuously improves skills and stays current with studio standards and 3D industry technologies.

THIS JOB POSTING IS FOR MULTIPLE OPENINGS

- Materials Developer II, Global Apparel Basketball

- Textiles Developer II, Global Apparel Energy

- Materials Developer II, Global Apparel Jordan, Textiles​

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you will explore ideas in textiles and print/pattern from trend through technological advancements. This research will enable the collaboration with our product creation team partners to deliver on the highest level of athlete* experience with a commercialized materials palette grounded in our key sustainability goals. You will drive seasonal material development in partnership with vendors and manufacturing teams from concept to commercialization. This includes requesting testing, tracking and creative material solutions.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training.

• Minimum of 1 year experience of an apparel product creation role or similar industry experience

• Technical materials knowledge, including yarns, knitting, weaving, dyeing, printing and finishing techniques

• Knowledge of knits, wovens, ribs and print

• Experience partnering with vendor to develop and test a material from inception to production

• Strong verbal and written communications skills

• Digital literacy, including Microsoft office software and Product Data Management

• Experience managing multiple projects with competing resources and deadlines across multiple seasons

• Strong information seeking-skills and a drive to make things happen

• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group

• Ability to network and apply internal and external resources

• Experience working with performance materials is highly desired

• Knowledge of industry material trends

• Ability to travel up to approximately 10% of the time

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This is the Nike matrix: You will report into the Global Development & Materials team and support our partners within Apparel including key collaborations with Innovation, Design, Product Merchandising, Technical Development, Sourcing and Manufacturing. You will need to work effectively within the materials team to ensure a thoughtful approach to developing new materials and maintain an understanding of how materials perform when in garment form.

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.

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.

• 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