Digital Product DesignerRemote

Title: Digital Product Designer 

Location: Albany, NY

Duration: 5 months contract

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.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Create, evaluate and modify prototypes to support evolving hardware and software application development
• Develop user profiles with emphasis on human error control, display issues, visual interaction, physical manipulation and task analyses
• Apply software design and usability processes to investigate technical problems
• Provide product usability evaluation and support to product development teams
• Analyze applications and systems including tactile methods, visual graphics, web, multimedia, and voice response interactions
• Support templates, components, and documentation for Nike to build better communications
• Collaborate closely with 4 designers, marketing communications partners, and product partners
• Assist in developing design concepts and implementation while providing input on user design considerations
• Produce specifications describing user requirements and internal structures for products in development

WHAT YOU BRING

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years' experience in technical product design/web design (UX/UI)
• Direct experience designing systems (UX, design strategy) strongly preferred
• Degree preferred but not required for this role

Technical Skills:

• Fundamental UX/UI experience and visual design expertise
• Systems design knowledge
• Proficiency in Figma (documentation, building components)
• Portfolio demonstrating UX, UI, and design systems skills required

Soft Skills:

• Systems thinker with technical aptitude
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative mindset and comfortable asking for help when needed

Application Process:

• Portfolio submission required with application
• Two rounds of interviews expected
• Case study or website review will be part of interview process