Creative Director, Brand Creative - Jordan NA

Nike•Beaverton, OR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Jordan Brand is looking for a Creative Director, Jordan Brand NA to lead our creative studio. We are searching for a visionary leader rooted in North American sport and culture—with a respect for the rich history and heritage of Jordan, paired with a futurist creator. This role is for a creative leader who blends world-class storytelling, art direction, sport insight, physical environment cultivation and cultural fluency to inspire teams and communities across Nike’s ecosystem. The ideal candidate has deep experience crafting brand-defining creative that moves between sport, style, and culture, with an instinct for how ideas travel across digital, physical, and social spaces. In the geography Creative Director role, this leader will translate global creative direction, Nike Inc. brand standards/practices and geo-specific needs to apply the Jordan Brand and our stories into real-life environments and executions. They will serve as a connector — leading with empathy, clarity, and creative courage — and thrive at the intersection of creative direction, leadership, and cultural storytelling. Must have a deep passion and knowledge of North American sport, athletes and streetwear culture first and foremost. This role reports into the VP, Jordan North America Marketing and partners across the brand marketing leadership team (Brand Marketing, Digital, Retail, Experience, Media) and many more cross-functional leaders across our city, geography, and global teams to bring the brand to life across the continent. You will also lead creative agencies and build relationships with local creative talent and community leaders who shape the Jordan Brand sport and cultural landscape. This role is based in Beaverton, OR and works on projects across North America.

Requirements

10+ years leading concept, design, narrative and art direction in a branded content, agency, editorial or marketing environment.
Proven ability to translate sport and culture into world-class creative that connects emotionally and globally.
Experienced creative leader and mentor, with a passion for helping everyone on the team to grow, succeed, and advance toward collective and individual goals.
Proven depth of experience in commissioning and directing across a multitude of different digital and physical platforms and channel environments.
Existing relationships within the creative industry, including external talent, photographers, typographers, designers, architects etc.
Excellent verbal and visual communication skills.
Depth of experience across digital, online, print, and experiential design, with a solid understanding of content and social platforms.
Highly proficient in design, typography, and retouching using Adobe Creative Suite plus other software such as Figma.
Astute attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Design, or related field preferred. Will accept any suitable combination of education and experience, and training.
Further understanding and engagement with North American sneaker, music, fashion and retail culture will benefit this creative leader.
Experience leading a creative studio and talent across various locations preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with the VP, Jordan Brand North America Marketing to build a creative point of view on key projects and collaborate with brand marketing, strategy, digital marketing, retail, brand experience, concepts, and product teams, amongst others. This is a highly matrixed role that will require a partnership across multiple functions each day. It is based at PHK in Beaverton, OR, and this role will require a level of innovative and modern cross-functional relationship building.
Build a strong creative culture in the Jordan Brand— leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing multidisciplinary teams (art direction, design, narrative direction, writing, and production) to operate at their highest creative level.
Deliver full end to end with clear creative strategy and narrative for every concept, best in class art direction, graphic design, social creative thinking, digital design, experience direction, and bringing the stories to life on our channels, our experiences, and our digital and social platforms.
Develop and maintain relationships with photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, designers, and their agents, working strategically with other leads in the business to ensure the strongest approach to external talent.
Manage and elevate the craft of design and narrative, partnering to deliver best-in-class work.
Stay at the forefront of emerging trends in sport, fashion, art, and technology, translating those insights into culturally powerful creative ideas.
Cultivate relationships with key external creative partners — photographers, filmmakers, designers, stylists, and other cultural collaborators — to elevate Nike’s creative impact in the region.
Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered on-time.
Work with the operations team to ensure projects are appropriately resourced and be a great partner to think enterprise across all studios.
Review project work for highest standards of quality, consistency, accuracy and successful completion.
Collaborate with the larger team to critically evaluate the creative process and continually improve it.
Contribute to the broader Brand Creative leadership team, helping shape Jordan’s future creative vision across North America.