Senior Designer, Accessories Equipment Graphic Design

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 Nike Accessories Graphics Team creates the future of sport by exploring the intersection of Fashion Community and Culture through authentic narrative-driven graphic design. This team brings inspiration and innovation to some of the worlds biggest stages and the most passionate athletes all over the world.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are currently looking for a Senior Graphic Designer Global Football Accessories and Equipment to help define the future of Nike. We are looking for an exceptional Graphic Design Storyteller with proven design excellence enthusiasm curiosity for creative problem solvingand a passion for sport. 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 ground-breaking thinking and the thinking of their teammates. They play a key role in the conceptualization design and development of accessory and equipment graphics and branding elements. These designers have an affinity for world-building and storytelling through graphic design integrating narrative elements that resonate with consumers and athletes.

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 Product and Design partners aligning on narrative development insights and various presentation gates. A typical day/week consists of working closely with your Product Design and Development teammates to ensure were creating the future of sport/culture. This can range from brainstorm sessions on creative strategies to meetings designed to review graphics product and color designs to achieve the desired goal.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

You will work closely with the Graphic Design Director Design Leadership Product Leadership and product teams to help Nike create the future of narrative driven graphic design across the Accessories and Global Football line.

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 or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 4 years experience of graphic design preferably in product creation or in an agency

• Well-curated portfolio showcasing a variety of projects that demonstrate a strong effective methodology for research inspiration design development problem solving process and final execution.

• Working directly with a diverse range of consumers/athletes*.

• Contribution to the initiation development and implementation of in-depth research leading to distinct product story-telling

• A positive attitude while working on projects with challenging briefs and through ambiguity to successful completion.

• Prioritizing workload across short-term and long-range projects with varying levels of complexity.

• Demonstrates self-awareness with ability to articulate their strengths opportunities and takeaways.

• Well informed and stays connected to sport cultural and graphic design trends.

• Advancing knowledge of product design including ideation development specification and final execution of designs that balance innovation performance and design.

• High Degree of proficiency in Adobe Illustrator is a must Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. As well as CLO 3D.

• Creatively agile and adept in innovative thinking visioning and problem solving.

• Expert narrative development and communication skills including the ability to prepare and deliver project presentations toSeniorleadership 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 that can translate to product

• Excellent collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure product and team excellence

• A proven ability to present design concepts and strategies to key stakeholders articulating the vision and rationale behind creative decisions.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person 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.