WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Lead Art Director with ICON Studios, you will be focused primarily on E-Commerce assets. You will ensure delivery of outstanding photography and video content. You will help to drive elevated art direction Nike’s video shoots, ensuring our content is always on-brand, diverse, contemporary, desirable and within agreed budgets. Develop and maintain relationships with photographers and external creative partners, working strategically with other leads in the business to ensure the strongest approach to external talent. Keeping up to date with emerging trends in fashion, design, film, art, media and technology is key for success in this role. Collaborate and partner within the process of production at scale per Nike’s E-Commerce best practices and standards. Ensure all work is well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered in a timely manner. Review work for highest standards of quality, consistency and success. 

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Minimum 5+ years of graphic design and art direction experience, with a strong focus on e-commerce photo art direction in branded content, agency, editorial, or marketing environments

• Bachelor's degree or higher in design or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience or training.

• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport, and Culture.

• A stellar portfolio of creative work, showcasing extensive experience in e-commerce photo art direction, digital, and editorial design.

• Deep knowledge and expertise in all aspects of layout, typography, illustration, identity, digital, and experience production and publishing across formats and platforms.

• Detailed understanding of today’s creative landscape and how people engage with content from digital products to environments and experiences, especially in the e-commerce space.

• Ability to collaborate with and creatively manage external agency relationships.

• Proven ability as a manager and mentor, with a knack and passion for helping everyone on the team—especially senior-level and entrepreneurial talent—to grow, improve, succeed, and advance toward collective and individual goals.

• Ability to lead team efforts while also working independently to deliver on individual responsibilities, with a focus on e-commerce photo art direction.

• Proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.

• Sharp focus with the ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure.

• Strong time management skills with the ability to toggle between daily and long-term tasks, keeping workstreams moving forward simultaneously.

• Excellent verbal and visual communication skills; adept at presenting and defending creative work.

• Strong interpersonal skills with a highly developed ability to foster cross-functional teamwork and an open, positive, and collaborative environment.

• Highly developed curiosity and in-depth understanding of design culture, current and past, with a focus on e-commerce trends.

• Strong understanding of day-to-day editorial operations and production.

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.