Art Director Global Brand Creative

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WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor's degree or higher in Design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum 8 years of agency or in-house creative team experience.

A passion for the Athlete, Sport, and Culture.

Ability to build seasonal concepts and provide the team with both short and long-term vision. Create presentations that are clear, concise, and thoughtful.

Create compelling solutions when the way forward is not always clear

Critical thinking and adept at connecting dots across multiple approaches, and outputs

A driven, self-starter demeanor

Ability to present new ideas or seasonal concepts to small and large groups, including presenting to executive leaders and external partners.

Proven ability as a manager and mentor, with a passion for developing everyone on the team to grow, improve, succeed, and advance toward collective and individual goals.

Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with a highly developed ability to cultivate relationships in an open, positive, and inclusive environment.

Ability to lead team efforts while also working independently to deliver on individual responsibilities.

Validated experience leading photography and video/film productions; from pre-production to on-set leadership and post-production.

Highly developed curiosity and in-depth understanding of visual culture — past & present.

Thorough contemporary understanding of how people engage with content, from digital products to environments & experiences.

Understanding of the Brand Creative/Marketing process, and experience working and communicating directly with Brand Marketing partners.

A sense of humor, positivity, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

A strong portfolio of relevant work, with sharp focus on contemporary photo art direction and proven visual storytelling.

Proficiency in creative tools such as Keynote, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Ability to travel as needed.

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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As a Global Art Director, you are both an outstanding leader and a collaborative teammate with a passion for world class art direction, and an obsession for craft. Focused on concepts, stories, and execution alongside a Brand Narrative Director, you will drive creative excellence and collaboration across projects through to production and delivery — ensuring that the team delivers innovative creative solutions against the seasonal strategy and across all appropriate channels.

You are connected to youth culture & the creative industry — this ever-expanding knowledge, network, and interest both inspire and drive your creative thinking. Your expertise is centered on directing the following: photography, motion, styling, graphic design, experiential design, retail design, and social. You’re also not afraid of working within new areas, pushing your thinking to deliver innovative storytelling. You have experience socializing a vision for creative concepts with cross-functional partners in functions like Brand Marketing. You also have experience working at scale, especially being on set leading large photo shoots — and can handle your own time management effectively. You enjoy crafting the details all the way to delivery!

You are an experienced creative leader who is capable of directing agencies as well as individuals — both internal creative talent and external creative partners. You have an ability to both understand and participate in strategic conversations while leading others through the creative process. In this role, you will directly manage Designers.

We are hiring for two distinct roles: Global Art Director, Kids and Global Art Director, Fitness!

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Work with the Senior Creative Director and Designers to develop visual directions aligned against seasonal to year-long narratives.

Lead a variety of projects, working closely with Narrative Directors/Managers, Writers, Designers, Studio Managers, and Creative Producers to deliver a well-crafted and innovative creative vision. Drive excellence and collaboration across multiple projects simultaneously.

Deliver end-to-end creative concepts across Product Launches, Brand Stories, Retail Executions, and Consumer Events working from concept through to production and delivery with premium executions at all levels, across all channels. This includes: Seasonal Stories/Products, Long Term Consumer Concepts, Construct Specifics, Purpose Stories, Sport/Cultural Moments, Social Media Content, with a keen eye to obsess contemporary photo and video content creation.

Deliver best-in-class art direction through photography, video, and design in service of the concepts, consumers, and culture.

Proven ability to define art direction for photography and video/film shoots, and creatively lead productions delivering against said art direction; from pre-production to on-set leadership vision, and post-production delivery.

Creatively direct, manage, and coordinate work with external creative partners to deliver high-caliber work across project expectations and Nike standards. Expertly manage and maintains relationships with: photographers, film directors, agencies, retouchers, editors, design studios, designers, illustrators, animators, stylists, set designers, hair & makeup artists, movement directors, and more.

Manage the Design team, providing inspiration, guidance, support, and direction. Encourage excellence, ambition, and team spirit. Foster opportunities for individual development, performance management, and recognition.

Develop and maintain relationships with internal Brand Marketing partners.

Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered on-time and within agreed budgets.

Review project work for highest standards of quality, consistency, and success.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role leads Designers, and reports to the Senior Creative Director. Day-to-day, you will partner closely with Brand Narrative Directors/Managers, Writers, Designers, Studio Managers, and Creative Producers as you orchestrate creative. This role also maintains relationships with colleagues in Brand Marketing, Consumer Direct Marketing, Consumer Direct Studios, and Brand Experience.

Outside of Nike, you will collaborate with a range of individual creative partners and external agency partners.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.

Company info

Nike, Inc
Website : https://www.nike.com