Technical Designer

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Client is looking for a Lead Technical Designer, Global Football - Chassis who has experience in creating tech packs for garment construction for Sport. This role is located in Beaverton, OR. Please see the job description attached job description below. If you feel interested feel free to apply.

Title: Lead Technical Designer, Global Football - Chassis

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 8+ months

Onsite: Mon- Thu, Fri: WFH

Note: Start date of the project is Nov 10th

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Global Football Chassis team develops seasonal silhouettes that are adopted by our licensed partners to perform on a global stage. The Lead Technical Designer will collaborate with Design, Product Management, Product Creation Center (Asia), materials and manufacturing to effectively execute on product development & fit goals deliverables.

You will report to the Senior Manager of the Global Football Chassis Team.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The Lead Technical Designer will create and revise Tech Packs for complex assigned styles & ensure all appropriate documentation is maintained including product specs & prototype notes. In addition, the Lead Technical Designer will drive and execute fit and construction standards for a team or product group to ensure consistency. You will track and facilitate prototyping for styles; identify and address key issues and challenges in construction/manufacturing and plan accordingly to deliver proven and tested product. You will monitor and communicate progress and challenges throughout the product testing process to meet product integrity requirements. We are looking for someone who is self-aware, embraces change, communicates effectively, prioritizes accountability from themselves and their team, values and respects the opinions of their teammates and embraces the diversity of people, ideas, and cultures.

The Lead Technical Designer keeps abreast of market trends, team goals, new technologies and consumer needs throughout the development process and engages appropriately to ensure projects are completed within corporate guidelines and goals for all facets of product creation.

• Bachelor's degree in technical design, textile science or related field. Additional product creation experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 8+ years technical design experience in the apparel industry, which includes the apparel development process from inception through production including pattern making, grading, construction, materials, costing, manufacturing and quality.
• Strong problem solving, organization and communication skills.
• Experience interpreting design intent, offering alternative solutions & acting as a technical resource.
• Expert in writing product specs and construction standards instructions.
• Proficient working with factory vendors to ensure and improve manufacturability.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Confidently uses Adobe Illustrator, CAD Pattern Design software (Optitex) and 3D software (Clo/Browzwear) highly desired.
• Proficiency with MS Office programs.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (domestic and international).

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will be responsible for the fit and construction from initial concept through to production of assigned styles/product on the Global Football Chassis team spanning Men/Women/Youth. You’ll work with Design, Product Management, Material Development and the PCC on tailoring the product to the specific consumer and athletes’ needs. You will:

• Create and revise Tech Packs for assigned styles and ensure all appropriate development documentation is maintained including product specs and prototype notes.
• Execute fit and construction standards for a product group to ensure consistency.
• Track and facilitate prototyping for styles which lead to on time development and delivery according to critical dates, product specification, sustainability, performance and profitability goals.
• Identify and address key issues/challenges in construction/manufacturing and plans accordingly to deliver proven and tested product.
• Monitor and communicate progress and challenges throughout the product testing process to meet product integrity requirements.
• Lead fit sessions in house or on-site, comfortable with presenting to an audience
• Create the future of sport through on and off-pitch product, delivering innovation and quality through apparel.
• Partner closely with design to ideate through concepts, conduct athlete feedback sessions, and integrate closely with the Apparel Weartest Team

Comments:

Coverage for an FTE leave on the Global Football Chassis team. They’ll focus on game day uniforms for soccer teams. Chassis focuses on the fit and performance of the uniform, a blend of fit/design and pattern/design; the stylized version of garment blocks. They will translate creative sketches from designers to technical drawings for cut and sew expression. Looking for creativity through technical skills.

Please ask if they have portfolios of past work, it is not a requirement for submission, but nice if they do have it.

Must Have:

• Garment technical design, creating tech packs for garment construction for Sport
• CLO, optitex, or similar tools
• Has worked is a highly cross functional role

Nice to Have:

• Prefers the technical side of clothing design, technical pattern design, works with schematics
• Pattern work from multiple sources, working out of a reference library, making sure all source designs are aligned
• Worked with licensing teams ie soccer team logos, all over graphics, etc.