Director, Global Brand Art Direction & Design - Global Football

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. is seeking an Art Director to lead a multidisciplinary design team responsible for the look and feel of campaigns across design, art direction and motion.

The role partners with Senior Creative Directors to set the visual language for Nike’s brand in the Global Football space. You will lead and mentor designers, ensuring high-quality, on-brand creative work while collaborating with photographers, filmmakers, and external studios.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Art Direction and Design within a global brand or agency.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education and experience, and training.
• Creative leadership – inspires multidisciplinary teams through ambiguity and complexity.
• Mastery of art direction & design knowledge – deliver photography, graphic design, video content, experiences and digital design.
• Ideas & World Building – bring big ideas across design, art direction, film and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary design team responsible for the look and feel of campaigns across design, art direction and motion.
• Set the look and feel of Global Football in partnership with the Senior Creative Director.
• Elevate Nike’s Design and Art Direction output through consistent deliverables across all brand touchpoints.
• Collaborate with photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, designers to produce high-quality work.
• Provide inspiration for sport imaging, motion design, and trend reports.
• Cross-functional collaboration across Retail, Digital, Media, E-commerce, Brand Voice and styling.

Skills

Art direction

Design leadership

Creative storytelling

Brand design

Collaboration

Trend scouting

Mentoring

Entrepreneurial mindset

Talent magnetism

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Design or related field

Job description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Global Art and Design team, part of Nike Brand Creative, delivers world-class creative execution against brand design storytelling, with innovative thinking and an obsession around the craft.

The Art Director will partner with Sr. Creative Directors, Designers, Brand Marketing Directors, Brand Creative Leadership, Narrative Leads, Retail Design, Digital Design, Production and Operations teams, as well as external agencies.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Art Director leads a multidisciplinary design team responsible for the look and feel of the campaigns, across design, art direction and motion, including strategic intent, ideation and execution. The Art Director is responsible for setting the look and feel of Global Football, in partnership with the Senior Creative Director.

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Art Direction and Design within a global brand or agency
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education and experience, and training.
• Creative leadership – works with Sr. Creative Directors to inspire and guide multidisciplinary design teams through ambiguity and complexity.
• Mastery of art direction & design knowledge – deliver outstanding photography, graphic design, video content, experiences and digital design in service of sport category, on time and within budget.
• Ideas & World Building – bring big ideas and a love for creativity across design, art direction, film and experiences, with a curious mind, positive attitude and an openness to explore new possibilities.
• Strategic communication – effectively applies visual skills to communicate complex ideas, aligning stakeholders with clarity and influence.
• Collaboration & influence – builds trust across cross-functional teams and external partners (photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, designers).
• Entrepreneurial Drive – proactively identifies opportunities and drives innovation.
• Talent magnetism – helps attract, mentor, and retain top creative talent.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

• Team culture, leadership & growth development – you will manage and coach multiple designers, building opportunities for individual development, performance management, recognition and rewards.
• Elevating the craft & storytelling – you will be responsible for consistent level of deliverables across Art & Design, constantly elevating Nike’s Design and Art Direction output.
• Support studios with hands‑on creative work – you will encourage and lead innovative thinking, collaboration, and execution on the day to day of the projects. Represent creative in reviews with leadership.
• Provide inspiration for the discipline – you will push sport imaging, sport graphic design & sport motion into the future with regular trend reports. You will need to ahead of emerging trends, helping set what’s next.
• Cross‑functional collaboration – you will be responsible for elevating the Art Direction across all brand touch points: Retail, Digital, Media, E‑commerce, Brand Voice, Styling and geo executions.
• Industry & sport culture connectivity – you will demonstrate an active interest and connection with the creative industry through event attendance, talent scouting and trend leadership.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in‑person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.