Creative Concept Design Expert

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a Creative Concept Design Expert to join our Concept Design team in Nike Global Design, Men’s Lifestyle. Concept Design is the leading edge of defining the future of Nike, bridging the worlds of emerging innovation, athlete insights, product design, and brand storytelling to develop the ideas that will define the brand. Concept Design is the creative function that ideates, illustrates, and shepherds Nike’s key initiatives to athletes around the globe. Along with the Creative Concept Director, the Creative Concept Design Expert drives this process for Nike Men’s Lifestyle. Candidates for this role must be collaborative, imaginative, and tactical, as they will turn creative strategy and big ideas into visual art direction and storytelling to influence the Nike organization!

Concept Design Experts are as excellent in their craft as they are collaborative teammates, focused on both creating concepts and building the materials and experiences to bring them to life, alongside their cross-functional teammates. They are experienced creative leads and can work across mediums including strategy, art direction, moving image, graphic and spatial design. They have a passion for creativity and are committed to staying on top of current and future trends in design, creative culture and technology!

As a candidate for this role, you have a passion for leading creative projects, collaborative energy, and the ability to assimilate a range of cultural, athlete, and business insights into creative strategy, brand identity, and world-building that activate the Nike organization around your idea. You are truly a multi-faceted creative who loves both the blue sky thinking and crafting all the materials that will bring that thinking to life, from creative strategy and art direction to graphic design, styling and marketing storytelling.

What you will work on

As Creative Concept Design Expert your job is building Nike worlds for Men’s Lifestyle’s most important initiatives. You’ll be working directly with the Creative Concept team, product design leaders, consumer insights and brand business leaders to find opportunities, build ideas, create visual identities and illustrate how those ideas can connect with athletes around the globe.

A given day can consist of brainstorms, photoshoots, inspiration travel, meeting with agency partners, gathering athlete insights, building presentation materials, or pitching your big idea to Nike Design leadership. Along with your teammates, you will concept the ideas themselves and deploy your combination of strategy, creative direction, art direction and world building to illustrate those ideas for the organization.

Who you will work with

The Creative Concept Design Expert, Men’s Lifestyle reports to the Creative Concept Director, Men’s Lifestyle. In the day-to-day the Creative Concept Design Expert collaborates with your Concept Design counterparts, Men’s lifestyle product design, Product Merchandising, Brand Design, Nike Women’s Lifestyle Concept Design and Brand Marketing counterparts.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 6 years professional experience in design, within product or marketing, brand or agency.
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport* and Culture.
• Expertise in multiple aspects of visual design, with a focus on art direction, graphic design.
• Solid portfolio of relevant work, displaying a passion for inspirational storytelling, photo art direction, brand identity, and world building.
• Strong verbal and visual communication skills; experienced in presenting and defending creative work.
• Ability to collaborate with and effectively manage external creative partners.
• A positive mentality with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.
• Laser-sharp focus to work quickly and efficiently under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal resourcefulness with the ability to cultivate team partnerships and an open, positive and collaborative environment.
• Highly developed curiosity and in-depth understanding of design culture and youth culture, current and past.