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Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s 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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike seeks a Lead Experience Designer passionate about crafting end-to-end branded experiences and believes in design's power to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. You embrace storytelling and world-building to connect emotionally with your audience. You think about the big picture AND the details because that is how unforgettable retail experiences come to life. You’re equal parts strategic and creative, because you are always aiming to evolve services and experiences that improve the consumer retail experience and reflect Nike’s design ethos. You leverage design thinking and consumer insights to inform your solutions while having your finger on the pulse of future trends to define new opportunities for retail experiences.
Ideally, you bring deep expertise in branded environments but have breadth across brand design, retail design, graphic design or digital design. You are comfortable being a hands-on designer and confident working across all phases of design including creating consumer journeys, defining experience principles, ideating creative concepts, engaging with agencies, and knowledgeable with fabrication, construction, and other creative production methods.
You will work across multiple projects, partnering closely with our internal Global Brand Retail Design teams and our cross-functional partners, Global Retail Marketing and Store Development, to deliver 365 and seasonal signature services, develop foundational retail experiences, and define experience journeys and narratives. We are looking for someone who shares our drive and agility to explore the new, and who is passionate and eager to create boundary-breaking experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
  • · Support and partner with Global Brand Retail Design Sr Creative Director and Design Director to develop and drive innovative solutions for consumer experiences at Retail.
  • · Define consumer journeys for discrete services, foundational experiences, and/or overall store concepts.
  • · Leverage consumer insights and design research to fuel ideation for meaningful, tangible retail experiences.
  • Ensures project goals and priorities align with Nike retail brand and business strategies.
  • · Design with the versatility to bring innovative seasonal experiences to life, combining spatial design, storytelling, and digital and tech-enabled mediums.
  • Develops presentation materials that effectively communicate strategy, concepts, and design to all levels of management and partners.
  • · Create playbooks and guidelines for Geo teams.
  • Collaborate with peers, design counterparts, internal partners (Brand, Retail Brand, Brand Creative, Digital, Brand Comms etc.) and external partners to ensure feasibility of designs and functional needs are met.
  • · Have your finger on the pulse of future trends, technologies, and consumer habits and how
  • · Understand design processes to ensure results, timelines and budgets are met.
  • You may travel 10-20% of the time.

WHAT YOU BRING
  • · Experience creating consumer journeys to communicate experience intent, design intent, and desired outcome.
  • · Exceptional design skills, including concepting, ideation, sketching, spatial design, and space planning layouts.
  • Minimum of 7+ years of progressive, technically sophisticated design experience in architectural, experiential or brand design and a demonstrated ability to apply these skills in ways that elevate brand excellence.
  • Bachelors/master’s degree in graphic design, architecture, industrial, or environmental design, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Demonstrated design-thinking and human-centered design approach applied to projects/work.
  • Confidence in operating in a design studio that delivers progressively complex projects of scale, budget, and size.
  • Expert oral and written communication and presentations skills, including meeting facilitation, brainstorms, and presentations to senior management.
  • Ability to work cooperatively across streams and territories to share ideas and develop effective responses and feedback.
  • Proven ability to work on your own in a constantly evolving, high-growth environment.
  • Positivity and eagerness to do great work in a team environment
  • Ability to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes.
  • Demonstrated expertise using computer design applications including SketchUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Figma, Keynote and Adobe Creative Suite.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. 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.

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.

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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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