Job Description

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the worlds 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. its 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 whats 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.

Womens Studio Senior Art Directors lead teams of multidisciplinary designers across multiple projects, working closely with both Producers and Narrative Directors to deliver well-crafted and innovative creative. They drive design excellence and partnership, ensuring that the team delivers holistic creative against the seasonal strategy. They are experienced people managers who mentor designers and build opportunities for individual development, performance management, recognition and rewards. Encouraging and leading innovative thinking, collaboration, and partnership!

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
- Work with the Womens Creative Director to develop the strategy, concept and visual direction.

- Lead the Art Direction and Design teams, providing leadership, inspiration, mentorship, support and direction. Encourage excellence, ambition, and team spirit.

- Work strategically to drive brand awareness and deliver strong engagement through creative results.

- Deliver outstanding photography, video content, and digital design in service of the categories, consumers, and culture.

- Develop and strengthen 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.

- Art Direct and lead all aspects of art direction for performance video shoots, ensuring our content is always on-brand, diverse, contemporary, desirable and within agreed budgets.

- Keep up to date with emerging cultural trends in fashion, design, film, art, media and technology as relevant to Nike and the design team.

- Collaborate with styling, marketing, tech, retail, photography and editorial to lead teams through creative concept process and projects.

- Develop the performance concept map look and feel to support merchandising and buy strategies.

- Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively extraordinary, and delivered timely.

- Identify needs for training and development, coaching and mentoring.

- Ensure teams function effectively to achieve Nikes business objectives.

- Review project work for highest standards of quality, consistency, accuracy and successful completion.

- Collaborate with the larger team to evaluate the creative process and continually improve it.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will partner with the Creative Director, your category studio teammates, Global Nike Direct Marketing (Digital/Retail/Services) and Merchandising, Global Styling, the Global Brand Imaging Studio, the Content Production team and Geo/City 365 Studios. You will lead 3-4>, including people managers.

WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE
- 10+ years leading concept, design and art direction in a branded content, agency, editorial or marketing environment.

- A passion for the Athlete*, Sport* and Culture.

- Phenomenal people-manager and mentor, with a knack and passion for helping everyone on the teamespecially senior-level and entrepreneurial talentto grow, improve, succeed, and advance toward collective and individual goals.

- Substantial experience in commissioning and directing design, photography, and moving image in digital and experience environments.

- Strong relationships with relevant freelance photographers, directors, stylists, etc.

- Proven design and art-direction experience in O2O environments.

- Excellent verbal and visual communication skills.

- Depth of experience across online, print, and experiential design, with a solid understanding of content platforms.

- Highly proficient in design, typography, and retouching using Adobe Creative Suite.

- Astute attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills.

- Experience leading a design studio and talent across various locations preferred.

- A sense of humor and a positive spirit!

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.