Manager, Footwear Graphics Designer, Local Creation GC

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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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. Nike Local Creation GC is one of the fastest product engines at Nike, enabling designers to connect with geo-specific consumers quickly and effectively. Reporting to 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. Local Creation team's mission is to amplify and incubate new ideas while driving and extending consumer favorites, serving local consumers with executions 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 contributor.

LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Manager, Footwear Graphic Design, Local Creation GC to lead a team responsible for creating culturally relevant, consumer-driven graphic expression across GC footwear. This role combines advanced graphic design capability with first-line people leadership. The successful candidate will establish clear priorities, guide seasonal graphic direction, manage team workload and development, and ensure the team delivers strong creative work through the full product creation process. The Manager is accountable for both the quality of the work and the environment in which the work is created . They must be able to move between creative direction, project management, cross-functional alignment, coaching, and detailed product review. WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH This is a people manager role reporting to the Design Director, Footwear Design, Local Creation GC . You will collaborate with: GC Footwear and Apparel Design, Color & Materials, and Graphics GC Product Management, Merchandising, Development, and Marketing Performance category and sport partners Global and Geo Design counterparts Legal and intellectual property partners Material developers, vendors, manufacturers, and external creative partners Consumer insights and marketplace teams Design Integration and digital workflow partners 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. WHAT YOU BRING Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Graphic Design, Communication Design, Illustration, Footwear Design, Fashion Design, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, experience, and professional training will be considered Experience and Capabilities: Typically 5 to 7 years of relevant design experience. Demonstrated experience leading designers, project teams, or creative workstreams. A portfolio demonstrating advanced graphic design, visual storytelling, product application, and execution. Strong knowledge of typography, illustration, branding, print, pattern, trims, color, composition, and graphic systems. Strong understanding of footwear expression, graphic application methods, manufacturing, and commercialization. Experience creating or directing artwork from initial concept through production-ready execution. Strong understanding of Greater China consumers, visual culture, marketplace signals, and emerging creative communities. Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple projects across compressed timelines. Ability to coach, give actionable feedback, and build individual and collective