Footwear Design Internship in Beaverton, OR

NIKE, Inc. designs the future. Designers here chase their curiosities and build what's next, shaping culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams bring together artists, inventors and specialists, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look ahead, pursuing materials, ideas and forms that elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.

Who We Are Looking For

We look for designers who innovate on industry-leading footwear. We value strong problem solving that pairs athlete performance benefits with iconic design and cultural insight that connects with consumers. Fresh perspectives, high energy, and a passion for inspiring others matter to us.

Position requirements:

• In your final year of school with a graduation date between Spring 2027 and Winter 2027, focusing on Footwear Design, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, or a similar field.
• Able to present a portfolio of footwear design work relevant to the position. We recommend 3-5 projects that illustrate your process from ideation to finished product.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials, form, color, and human factors as they relate to elevating the consumer experience.
• Ability to create accurate 2D technical drawings.
• Strong sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.
• Capable of generating a broad range of concepts and solutions for each project.
• Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, and presentation programs such as Keynote, PowerPoint and Acrobat.

What You Will Work On

Design interns push the possibilities of sports and culture through footwear. You will explore new opportunities, think boldly, and work through a project that includes research, gaining insights, solving problems around performance and manufacturing, working with athletes, and creating a wide range of creative solutions that are also sustainable and cost-conscious. World-class designers will guide you.

Who You Will Work With

As a Design Intern, you will partner closely with experts such as engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, sustainability, materials, and costing, and collaborate with the design community, including industrial, materials, color, graphics, and computational designers. Interns work under the direction of Senior Designers and Design Directors.

This is a 10-week paid internship with relocation assistance. Take a look at the Nike Internship Program recap video from last summer for a sense of the experience.

This internship, as well as full-time positions, is located in person at the NIKE, Inc. Philip H. Knight Campus in Beaverton, OR.

Nike offers accommodations throughout the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible in-person interview locations, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications. If you need an accommodation due to a disability, complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.