Nike Local Creation GC is one of Nike’s fastest product creation engines, enabling designers to connect with geo-specific consumers quickly and effectively. Reporting into the Local Creation Design organization, this role focuses on creating inspiring products tailored to specific marketplaces and geographic audiences, capturing fast-moving trends and delivering regionally relevant narratives with flexibility and speed. The Local Creation team’s mission is to amplify and incubate new ideas while driving and extending consumer favorites, serving local consumers with products that offer greater relevance and immediacy. We seek a candidate who embodies our values of authenticity, accountability, collaboration, and courage—someone eager to grow, challenge themselves, and act independently as a self-driven leader*.*
We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Apparel Graphic Design to join our dynamic and fast-paced design team. Based in Shanghai, China, this role will work closely with cross-functional partners across Design, Product Management, Product Development, Merchandising, and Marketing. The ideal candidate is a seasoned creative leader with broad apparel industry experience and the ability to lead a team of designers in developing and executing multiple creative expressions across our brand. They will drive graphic expression excellence across Greater China Sport and Lifestyle business opportunities and lead the execution of multiple categories through a hyper-local lens for our target consumers. This leader has a strong eye for detail, deep expertise in premium craft, and the ability to create highly covetable products that connect with Greater China consumers through authentic local narratives. They can operate independently, bring the brand vision to life, nurture creativity within the team, navigate ambiguity, manage multiple timelines, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to take ideas from concept through execution.
This is a people leadership role reporting to the Director, Apparel Design, Local Creation GC. In this role, you will partner closely with cross-functional teammates throughout the product creation process to deliver innovative, consumer-right product solutions for the Greater China marketplace.
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GC Apparel and Footwear Design teammates across categories
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GC Product Management and Development teams
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GC Merchandising and Marketing partners
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Global Design counterparts and Nike Creative stakeholders
You’ll also engage with external vendors and suppliers to bring your designs to life, ensuring alignment with Nike’s brand standards and regional consumer expectations.