Director, Global Brand Art Direction & Design - Global Football

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

The Director, Global Brand Art Direction & Design leads a multidisciplinary design team responsible for the look and feel of Global Football campaigns across design, art direction, and motion, from strategic intent and ideation through execution. In partnership with the Senior Creative Director, the role sets the look and feel of Global Football and delivers creative work that supports the sport category.

The position is part of Nike Brand Creative’s Global Art and Design team, which delivers creative execution for brand design storytelling through innovative thinking and strong craft. The Director works with creative and marketing leaders, designers, narrative, retail, digital, production, and operations teams, as well as external agencies and creative partners. The role includes managing and developing designers, elevating creative output and storytelling, contributing hands-on to projects, representing creative in leadership reviews, and keeping the discipline connected to emerging trends and sport culture.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in art direction and design within a global brand or agency.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design or a related field, or a suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• Creative leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and guide multidisciplinary design teams through ambiguity and complexity.
• Mastery of art direction and design, with the ability to deliver photography, graphic design, video content, experiences, and digital design for a sport category on time and within budget.
• Ability to develop big creative ideas across design, art direction, film, and experiences, with curiosity, a positive attitude, and openness to new possibilities.
• Strategic communication skills, including using visual skills to communicate complex ideas and align stakeholders with clarity and influence.
• Ability to build trust and influence across cross-functional teams and external creative partners.
• Entrepreneurial drive to identify opportunities and drive innovation.
• Ability to attract, mentor, and retain creative talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary design team in developing the look and feel of Global Football campaigns across design, art direction, and motion.
• Set the look and feel of Global Football in partnership with the Senior Creative Director.
• Manage and coach multiple designers, supporting individual development, performance management, recognition, and rewards.
• Maintain consistent, high-quality deliverables across Art and Design and continually elevate Nike’s design and art direction output.
• Support studios with hands-on creative work and lead innovative thinking, collaboration, and day-to-day project execution.
• Represent the creative discipline in reviews with leadership.
• Provide inspiration and trend reports, advancing sport imaging, sport graphic design, and sport motion while identifying emerging trends.
• Elevate art direction across brand touchpoints, including Retail, Digital, Media, E-commerce, Brand Voice, Styling, and geo executions.
• Stay connected to the creative industry through event attendance, talent scouting, and trend leadership.

Benefits

• Interview accommodations are available, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director