Lead Graphic Designer, Nike Design Strategy & Initiatives

Nike • Beaverton, OR

6d

About The Position

This role sits within the Design Strategy and Initiatives team, a center of excellence focused on elevating Nike Design across a wide range of creative and strategic projects. The team partners closely with the Chief Design Officer and Design Leadership, operating as an internal studio that delivers both internal and external work across the organization. Nike is seeking a Lead Graphic Designer with a strong foundation in graphic design and experience working across multiple mediums, including graphics, art direction, editorial, motion, and spatial design. This individual moves seamlessly between concept and execution—setting direction, staying hands-on, and elevating the work of others through clear thinking, strong design perspective, and collaborative leadership. The ideal candidate brings strategic insight into how design communicates ideas, builds culture, and shapes perception. This role operates comfortably in ambiguity, brings structure to evolving briefs, and leads creative conversations across diverse, cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Submit a creative design portfolio (website links or attached PDF files).
• Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design or related field, or any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 7+ years of professional experience in design within brand, editorial, or agency environments.
• Strong graphic design foundation paired with strategic thinking.
• Demonstrated expertise across multiple design disciplines, including art direction, motion, graphic design, creative strategy, and spatial design.
• Excellent verbal and visual communication skills, with the ability to clearly present and articulate creative decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, effectively managing time and resources to deliver high-quality creative output.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities while maintaining attention to detail and quality under pressure.

Nice To Haves

• A passion for sport, culture, and the role design plays in shaping both.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates range across visual systems, editorial, brand identity, storytelling, and world-building.
• Curiosity about design culture, creative technology, and emerging directions in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Translate creative strategy and bold ideas into visual design, art direction, and storytelling across the Nike Design organization.
• Shape product branding direction, cultural programs, and industry partnerships internally.
• Contribute to how Nike Design shows up in the world through publications, activations, editorial content, and key brand moments externally.
• Lead visual concepting and execution across projects.
• Develop graphic systems and visual identities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Present work to Senior Leadership.
• Manage projects from brief through delivery.
• Use experience in creative direction, art direction, and storytelling to elevate how Nike Design thinks, works, and expresses itself globally.

Benefits

• Accommodations to complete the interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.

What This Job Offers

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