Lead Designer, Golf, Training and Cleated Footwear Product Design, Global Jordan

Job Description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a Lead Footwear Designer in Jordan FBAT + Golf, you will be working together with a large project team of different professionals (engineering, product management, marketing, merchandising, testing, product development, costing, etc.), collaborating within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, 3D, etc.), and mentoring other designers. You will work under the direction of our FBAT + Golf Product Design Director and will present your design concepts to various internal and external audiences.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an exceptional Lead Designer, Footwear Product Design to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help create the future of sport at Jordan. The ideal candidate needs to be a highly creative problem solver with an optimistic approach to work, who has a passion for footwear design, advising a team, and doesn’t settle for anything less than the best to meet the needs of the athlete. They thrive under pressure and are eager to take on technical projects across a multitude of sports that have a significant impact for the athletes we serve and our brand.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, a related field or equivalent combination of education, experience or training. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• 5-7 years’ experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products
• Previous footwear design experience required
• Previous experience in Lifestyle and Cleated / Golf footwear preferred
• Knowledge of form, color, materials, human factors, related to elevating the consumer experience
• Passion for the intersection of Sport and Streetwear
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and athlete insights into product solutions and narratives
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
• Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)
• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
• 3D design programs experience is a plus
• Vizcom experience is a plus
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
• Must be able to generate a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project
• Active and proficient participant in the creative process and cross-functional communication
• Experience presenting design concepts to internal and external audiences, including athletes
• Experienced with presentation programs (Keynote)
• Team culture builder, thinks strategically about the future, energized by ambiguity, start-up mentality
• Positive personality and outlook
• Interest in mentoring fellow designers
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviors
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along
• Collaborator with a skill in connecting the dots
• Speaks up with courage for self and the team
• Open minded, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

In Jordan FBAT + Golf, you will work on original designs and creating performance solutions around Jordan icons. The sports you will work on are Global Football, American Football, Baseball, Training, and Golf. We expect you to explore new opportunities and take risks, delivering the highest levels of both performance and style that the Jordan athlete expects! In your day to day, you will engage with project teammates on researching, gaining insights, problem solving around style, performance and manufacturing, working with athletes, and crafting a vast range of creative and appealing solutions, that are considerate of cost.

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.