Become part of the Converse Team

Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers 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 Converse, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

ABOUT OUR TEAM

Global Brand Creative is the creative center and hub for best-in-class creative expressions across the globe. This team sets the vision and creative standard for the global and geo marketing teams in 2d and 3d expressions – inclusive of photography/film, design and copy across all channels and touchpoints.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Brand Creative Design Specialist is an outstanding teammate on the Global Brand Creative team. Focused on execution, you are a skilled graphic designer who works under the direction of the creative director. You will also work alongside producers, brand managers and writers. You help the team implement creative across a few disciplines: graphic design, photo art direction, working against a narrative, visual communication, moving image and environmental design (where needed). Eager to learn and develop your skills you aid in delivering comprehensive creative solutions across all appropriate channels. You have a passion for creativity and are committed to staying up to date with current and future trends and technology. You will also collaborate with agencies and other external creatives.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

  • Contributes to the development of brand stories
  • Works with CD and Global Creative Production team to research photographers, talent and collaborators for seasonal objectives. Distill and collate to create mood boards that will lead to setting the seasonal photographic and style direction
  • Supports team to develop new/relevant ways to do visual/digital storytelling
  • Responsible for the creation and update of all seasonal shot lists. Responsible for daily accuracy.
  • Works with digital counterparts on foundational photography (GBI) standards, evolution. When applicable, checks consistency and accuracy of product color between foundational, product superiority, and lifestyle images.
  • Works with our Global Brand Creative team to develop creative briefs
  • Assists in art directing seasonal photoshoots

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Tight-knit collaboration with the Sr. Narrative Brand Creative Manager and Creative Director; creative leadership on a Global level; working within a creative squad & partnering with brand management, creative production, and operations teams. You will also collaborate and guide external partners and agencies, including professionals in your respective field. 

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Minimum 3-5 years of sophisticated graphic design and/or art direction experience in branded content at an agency, editorial or marketing environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in graphic, architectural, industrial design or related field
  • Solid portfolio of creative work, exhibiting a highly versatile background in digital and editorial design
  • Proficient ability to apply and perform design skills, including drawing/sketching, typography, ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing, and scale, visual presentation development and layout that is supported by a portfolio of non-computer based creative art and design. Strong familiarity with current trends, color, and design
  • Effective oral and written communications skills, including presenting
  • Ability to deliver on individual responsibilities while still contributing to the brand creative team
  • Ability to distill briefs down in a way that allows you to showcase your thinking in creative ways
  • Ability to work cooperatively with staff, share ideas and develop effective responses. Proven ability to work in a rapidly changing, high-growth environment. Ability to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands, and changes
  • Passion for reinventing the way we approach traditional ways of working. Not scared to challenge the past and in doing so push new creative ways of thinking and working
  • Laser-sharp focus to work quickly and efficiently under pressure
  • Strong time management with ability to toggle between daily and long-term tasks, keeping work streams moving forward simultaneously
  • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with a dedication to champion cross-functional and external partnerships in an open, positive, and inclusive environment
  • Curiosity and in-depth understanding of creative culture, current and past
  • Astute attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills in service of your creative projects
  • Entrepreneurial spirit with proactive approach to identifying and acting on ways to improve the work, continually pushing the vision forward

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.

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What You Can Expect

OUR HIRING GAME PLAN

01 Apply

Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.

02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment

If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete.  No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.

03 Interview

Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.

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