Global Brand Art Director & Design Lead

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

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.