Nike Looking for ART DIRECTOR, GLOBAL BRAND CREATIVE – KIDS at Beaverton, OR Full Time

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.’s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tell Nike’s stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Nike innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.

Who we are looking for

As a Global Art Director, you are both an outstanding leader and a collaborative teammate with a passion for world class art direction, and an obsession for craft! Passionate about developing ideas, concepts, stories, and execution alongside a Brand Narrative Director, you will drive creative excellence and collaboration across projects through to production and delivery – ensuring that the team delivers innovative solutions against the seasonal strategy and across all appropriate channels.

You are connected to youth culture & the creative industry – this ever-expanding knowledge, network, and interest both encourage and drive your thinking. Your expertise is centered on directing the following: responding briefings with creative concepts, photography, motion, styling, graphic design, experiential design, retail design, and social. You are also not afraid of working within new areas, pushing your thinking to deliver innovative storytelling. You have experience socializing a vision for concepts with cross-functional partners in functions like Brand Marketing. You also have experience working at scale, especially being on set leading large photo shoots – and can handle your own time management effectively. You enjoy crafting the details all the way to delivery!

You are an experienced creative leader who is capable of directing agencies as well as individuals – both internal talent and external partners. You have an ability to both understand and participate in strategic conversations while leading others. In this role, you will directly manage Designers.

This role sits with our Global Kids Creative Studio. You’ll be a leader in encouraging Nike’s outstanding brand voice for kids/girls inspiring them to keep playing sports as well as crafting product innovation storytelling.

What you will work on

• Work with the Senior Creative Director and Designers to develop visual directions aligned against seasonal to year-long narratives
• Partner with a Narrative Director to develop concepts and ideas to answer brand briefings
• Lead a variety of projects, working closely with Narrative Directors/Managers, Writers, Designers, Studio Managers, and Producers to deliver a well-crafted and innovative creative vision. Drive excellence and collaboration across multiple projects simultaneously
• Deliver end-to-end concepts across Product Launches, Brand Stories, Retail Executions, and Consumer Events working from concept through to production and delivery with premium executions at all levels, across all channels. This includes: Seasonal Stories/Products, Long Term Consumer Concepts, Construct Specifics, Purpose Stories, Sport/Cultural Moments, Social Media Content, with a keen eye to obsess contemporary photo and video content creation
• Deliver outstanding art direction through photography, video, and design in service of the concepts, consumers, and culture
• Proven ability to define art direction for photography and video/film shoots, and lead productions delivering against said art direction from pre-production to on-set leadership + vision, and post-production delivery
• Creatively direct, manage, and coordinate work with external partners to deliver high-caliber work across project expectations and Nike standards. Expertly build and maintains relationships with: photographers, film directors, agencies, retouchers, editors, design studios, designers, illustrators, animators, stylists, set designers, hair & makeup artists, movement directors, and more
• Manage the Design team, providing inspiration, guidance, support, and direction. Encourage excellence, ambition, and team spirit. Champion opportunities for individual development, performance management, and recognition
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal Brand Marketing partners
• Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered timely and within agreed budgets
• Review project work for highest standards of quality, consistency, and success

Who you will work with

This role leads Designers, and reports to the Senior Creative Director. Day-to-day, you will partner closely with Brand Narrative Directors/Managers, Writers, Designers, Studio Managers, and Creative Producers as you orchestrate creative. This role also works with colleagues in Brand Marketing, Consumer Direct Marketing, Consumer Direct Studios, and Brand Experience.

Outside of Nike, you will collaborate with a range of individual creative partners and external agency partners.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s/master’s degree in Design or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 10+ years of agency or in-house creative team experience
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport*, and Culture
• Ability to develop and pitch ideas/creative concepts by partnering up with Narrative Director
• Ability to build seasonal concepts and provide the team with both short and long-term vision. Create presentations that are clear, concise, and thoughtful
• Create compelling solutions when the way forward is not always clear
• Critical thinking and adept at connecting dots across multiple approaches, and outputs
• A driven, self-starter demeanor
• Ability to present new ideas or seasonal concepts to small and large groups, including addressing executive leaders and external partners
• Proven ability as a manager and mentor, with a passion for developing everyone on the team to grow, improve, succeed, and advance toward collective and individual goals
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with a highly developed ability to cultivate relationships in an open, positive, and inclusive environment
• Ability to lead team efforts while also working independently to deliver on individual responsibilities
• Experience leading photography and video/film productions from pre-production to on-set leadership and post-production
• Highly developed curiosity and in-depth understanding of visual culture – past & present
• Contemporary understanding of how people engage with content, from digital products to environments & experiences
• Understanding of the Brand Creative/Marketing process, and experience working and communicating directly with Brand Marketing partners
• A strong portfolio of relevant work, with sharp focus on creative concepts & art direction being implemented in different shapes and formats (e.g. photo AD, graphics/motion development, visual storytelling. Brand experience and retail execution are nice-to-have;
• Proficiency in creative tools such as Keynote, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Ability to travel as needed

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.

How We Hire

At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience. Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best – and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.

• This overview explains our hiring process for corporate roles. Note there may be different hiring steps involved for non-corporate roles

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.