Art Director, Brand Design, Brand Initiatives, Global

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

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, Inc. designs the future. At NIKE, Inc. designers chase their curiosities and build what's next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.

The Brand Initiatives team, part of Nike Brand Creative, is the tip of the spear for Nike's most impactful moments. We are problem-solvers and storytellers, combining strong critical thinking with best-in-class craft when it comes to creative execution. We are a team that sits across the Brand, using the full power of Nike to create impact with our consumers around the world. We are an end-to-end team that works both in agile and future concepts. We make athlete* dreams real.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Art Directors lead a team of multidisciplinary designers across multiple projects, working closely with both producers and narrative leads to deliver well crafted and innovative creative. They drive design excellence and collaboration across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that the team delivers comprehensive creative against sports moments, innovation and athletes. Coaches multiple designers and builds opportunities for individual development, performance management, recognition and rewards. Encouraging and leading innovative thinking, collaboration, and teamwork. They are passionate and connected to the creative industry - and this network and interest both inspire and drive their creative thinking!

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Work with Creative Directors to develop Nike's visual direction.
• Drive the Nike Brand Initiative's Art Direction with Design teams, providing inspiration, mentorship, support and direction. Encourage excellence, ambition, and team spirit.
• Deliver outstanding photography, video content, experiences and digital design in service of Nike Brand Initiatives.
• Develop and maintain relationships with photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, designers and their agents for editorial creative, working strategically with other leads in the business to ensure the strongest approach to external talent.
• Define art direction Nike's video shoots, ensuring our content is always on-brand, diverse, contemporary, desirable and within agreed budgets.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends in fashion, design, film, art, media and technology as relevant to Nike and the design team.
• Collaborate with Brand Voice, photography, styling, marketing, digital, retail, experience, product design and concepts to lead teams through creative process and projects.
• Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered timely.
• Promotes needs for training and development, coaching and mentoring.
• Review project work for highest standards of quality, consistency and success.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will partner with the Creative Directors, creative studio teammates, Brand Voice, Nike Digital and Retail Marketing, Merchandising, Global Styling, the Global Brand Imaging Studio, the Content Production teams and Geo/City Studios.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Minimum 8+ years graphic design and art direction experience in branded content, agency, editorial or marketing environment.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in graphic design or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport and Culture.
• A stellar portfolio of creative work, exhibiting a seasoned background in digital and editorial design.
• Deep knowledge and expertise in all aspects of layout, typography, illustration, identity, digital and experience production and publishing across formats and platforms.
• Detailed understanding of today's creative landscape and how people engage with content from digital products to environments and experiences.
• Ability to collaborate with and creatively manage external agency relationships.
• Proven ability as a manager and mentor, with a knack and passion for helping everyone on the team-especially senior-level and entrepreneurial talent-to grow, improve, succeed, and advance toward collective and individual goals.
• Ability to lead team efforts while also working independently to deliver on individual responsibilities.
• Proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.
• Laser-sharp focus with ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure.
• Strong time management with ability to toggle between daily and long-term tasks, keeping workstreams moving forward simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and visual communication skills; adept at presenting and defending creative work.
• Strong interpersonal skills with highly developed ability to foster cross-functional teamwork and an open, positive and collaborative environment.
• Highly developed curiosity and in-depth understanding of design culture, current and past.
• Strong understanding of day-to-day editorial operations and production.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

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.

Benefits

Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.