Expert 3D Apparel Designer - Jordan 3D Studio - Sport

Who You’ll Work With

You will join the Jordan 3D Design Studio, reporting to the Sr. Director of 3D Excellence with a dotted line into our Sr. Director of Apparel Excellence and partnering closely with Sport Apparel Design, Apparel Development, Materials, and Innovation. You will also collaborate with the 3D Footwear team to support connected head-to-toe storytelling, shared digital standards, and scalable asset libraries. You will serve as the primary 3D resource for Sport apparel as capability and coverage expand, supported by cross- category peers and shared studio resources.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an Expert 3D Apparel Designer to lead digital garment creation within Jordan’s Sport category. This role blends advanced digital garment craft, performance design literacy, and modern workflow innovation.

You bring strong intuition around proportion, movement, fit, and construction, paired with the technical capability to translate early creative input into expressive, high-fidelity digital garments. You work confidently between rapid exploration and precise refinement, simulate with purpose, and help accelerate clarity and decision-making across teams.

You also help build the digital foundation : reusable base garments, avatar and motion libraries, consistent simulation standards, and connected head-to-toe workflows that scale across seasons.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degreein Apparel Design, Digital Fashion, Industrial Design or relevant design degreeoracombinationof relevant education, experience, and training

7+ years of blended digital and physical apparel creation experience, including hands-on garment construction and 3D simulation workflows

Advanced proficiency in CLO, Browzwear , or Style3D with strong rendering and visualization fluency

Understanding of pattern logic, sewing construction, and material behavior in motion

Portfolio demonstrating drape accuracy, range of exploration, and digital execution quality

Experience collaborating with design, development, materials, and pattern / TD partners

Familiarity with USD workflows or interest in building scalable digital garment libraries

Ability to operate in evolving systems and document repeatable workflows

Comfort exploring emerging tools, including AI-assisted ideation and visualization were additive to speed and clarity

General knowledge of general 3D best practices, and experience with various other 3D programs a plus

What You’ll Work On

You will translate athlete-informed creative direction into precise digital apparel, accelerating clarity, iteration, and alignment across the Jordan Sport offense.

Lead 3D garment creation from early studies to refined simulations

Model and simulate performance garments to express drape, structure, and movement intent

Render and animate to communicate material behavior, fit, and performance narrative

Build and maintain reusable garment blocks, avatar / pose sets, and simulation standards

Create structured workflows that move concepts toward build-ready digital assets

Partner with development and TD to support pattern accuracy and physical validation

Contribute USD-ready apparel assets and naming / metadata conventions

Partner with footwear 3D to shape unified digital head-to-toe visual strategies

Explore AI-assisted workflows responsibly to support early ideation and iteration speed

Share methods and tools that raise digital craft across the studio

Why This Matters

This role shapes how Jordan creates performance apparel in 3D. You sharpen early ideas, build reusable systems, and accelerate the clarity and pace of concept-to-validation workflows , strengthening Jordan’s head-to-toe creation capability for seasons to come.

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 .