Senior Design Manager Mens Sportswear Graphic Design
Senior Design Manager Mens Sportswear Graphic Design
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SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGN MANAGER MENS NSW APPAREL
BECOME A PART OF THE NIKE INC TEAM
NIKE Inc. does more than outfit the worlds best athletes. It is a place to explore potential obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow think dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers leaders and visionaries. At Nike its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
The Mens Nike Sportswear Apparel Graphics Team creates the future of sport by exploring the intersection of Fashion Community and Culture through authentic narrativedriven graphic design. This team brings inspiration and innovation to some of the worlds biggest stages and the most passionate fans all over the world.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for an exceptional Graphic Design Storyteller with proven design excellence curiosity problem solving tenacity and a passion for making those around them better. This designer will play a key role in authoring powerful narratives that inspire athletes creatives and consumers worldwide. They thrive in ambiguity are driven by curiosity and lead with optimism. Their creative talent is equaled by their ability to think strategically and consciously champion groundbreaking thinking and the thinking of their teammates. They play a key role in the conceptualization design and development of apparel graphics and branding elements. These designers have an affinity for worldbuilding and storytelling through graphic design integrating narrative elements that resonate with consumers and athletes. This designer also plays a key role in the mentoring and development of junior designers fostering their growth and skills within the design team and Nike Design community.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON
You will be responsible for the conceptualizing narratives across multiple collections through Graphic Visual Centers and Presentations. If this is you youll be working with Internal and External Product and Design partners aligning on construction development insights and various presentation gates. A typical day/week consists of working closely with your Apparel Design teammates to ensure were creating the future of sport/culture across NSW. This can range from brainstorm sessions on creative strategies to meetings designed to review graphics apparel and color designs to achieve the desired goal.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH
You will work closely with the Graphic Design Director Apparel Leadership Product Leadership and apparel teams to help Nike create the future of narrative driven graphic design across the Nike Sportswear apparel portfolio. You will be reporting directly to the NSW Graphic Design Director and will also manage direct reports.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING
- TO BE CONSIDERED YOU MUST SUBMIT A CREATIVE DESIGN PORTFOLIO. PLEASE PROVIDE WEBSITE LINKS OR ATTACH PDF FILES WHEN YOU APPLY.
- Bachelors degree in Graphic Design 8 years or more of graphic design experience at agency or inhouse setting or equivalent combination of relevant education experience and training
- Wellcurated portfolio showcasing a variety of projects that demonstrate a strong effective methodology for research inspiration design development problem solving process and final .
- Working directly with a diverse range of consumers/athletes*
- Contribution to the initiation development and implementation of indepth research leading to product storytelling
- A positive attitude while working on projects with challenging briefs and through ambiguity to successful completion
- Prioritizing workload across shortterm and longrange projects with varying levels of complexity
- Motivates and mentors designers and other teammates within project setting
- Demonstrates selfawareness with ability to articulate their strengths opportunities and takeaways
- Well informed and stays connected to sport fashion cultural and graphic design trends
- Expert knowledge and ability of product design including ideation development specification and final of designs that balance innovation performance and style
- High Degree of proficiency in Adobe Illustrator is a must Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop
- Creatively agile and adept in innovative thinking visioning and problem solving
- Competency in 3D design tools is a plus but desire to learn and apply is a must
- Expert narrative development and communication skills including the ability to prepare and deliver project presentations to Senior leadership and External Partners
- A deep understanding of Typography Color Theory Brand Identity and Design Principles
- Excelling communication and presentation skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
- Must have a passion for storytelling and the ability to translate narratives into compelling visual elements
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
NIKE Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package casual work environment a diverse and inclusive culture and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location or the role every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
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 veteran status or disability.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for inperson interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
