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This is a unique opportunity to join Valiant Labs, Nike’s new business incubator. We’re a fast-moving entrepreneurial team currently exploring the edges of possibility! We move with speed and purpose, taking calculated risks and failing fast – all with one goal in mind: serving consumers in new and unimagined ways.

The Role

Our Senior UX Designer will define the user experience for an Artist marketplace platform. They will bring a mix of deep interaction design experience and visual UI design to accomplish established business goals. They’re comfortable driving the initial design exploration and testing, detailed product design, and any necessary prototyping and documentation. They’re an effective communicator and able to work collaboratively with the team.

They will translate business objectives into intuitive and delightful user experiences across our platform for Artists and their Supporters.

You will concept and design new features and future versions of our platform with input from multiple stakeholders and consumer data so will need the ability to synthesize multiple sources of input and ultimately deliver a vision for new features that are aligned across teams and that our audience will love.

Responsibilities

• Solve compelling problems through owning user experience design across the platform
• Deliver best-in-class experience design that consumers and internal stakeholders are excited to use
• Quickly design, iterate, and maintain user flows, mockups, and specs
• Develop light-weight prototypes, A/B testing artifacts, and other discovery tools
• Work in close collaboration with a strong team of business leaders, designers, developers, and product managers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Design (HCI, Multimedia, Graphic Design, etc.) or equivalent industry experience
• 5+ years of UX work experience
• Ability to design at all stages of development while integrating ongoing user research, building from concept and rough sketches to prototypes to final user-facing product
• Knowledge of Scrum Agile or other Agile/Lean methodologies
• In-depth knowledge of the tools of the trade, Sketch, Adobe Suite, and rapid-prototyping tools
• Experience in a startup or other fast-paced environment is a plus
  

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Role Type

W2 Contract (12-month assignment)‍

Note for current Nike teammates: This role sits within Innovation is not connected to, or the result of, any internal CDA shifts.

Location

Remote. Nike Valiant Labs is primarily based in Beaverton, OR. West coast working hours preferred.

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