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.
The Jordan Design team is inspired by the Greatest of All Time and is focused on continuing to deliver product that is made and engineered to the exact specification of championship athletes. On and off the court, we want our consumers and athletes to feel confident in the way they look and feel, the same way the greatest player who ever played the game felt every time he laced up his J’s. Jordan Design is a high-performance team that works together, pushes the boundaries, and always stays focused on delivering the best product for the consumer!
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for an exceptional Designer to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and cultural relevance to help build and support the future of Jordan Brand Creative!
The ideal candidate needs to be a highly creative problem solver, who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best creative solutions, to champion and support Jordan Brand Consumer experiences. This person will be focused on elevating the Consumer Brand Experience through outstanding brand appearance of product, communications, collateral materials, digital, social and retail (physical and digital).
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You'll focus on the consumer facing Brand experience of product, communication, digital, retail and collateral materials. You will also be responsible for small projects or programs with manageable risks and resource requirements.
In this role you will be crafting all aspects of the look and feel of brand experiences for consumer touch points, in partnership with Brand Marketing and functional teams across Jordan Design. Under the direction of an Art Director, you will develop concepts with original designs and continue to evolve established design systems. You will create briefs and mood boards to develop the next generation of visual solutions for 2D and 3D execution for consumer experiences: branding, campaign, retail, digital, social etc. You'll partner with Design leadership and Brand Marketing to ensure feasibility of designs, budget, functional (Brand, Retail, Digital, Social, Comms) and overall program needs. You will also need to build inspirational presentation materials in keynote, and present concepts to teams and leaders.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
This role is an influential individual contributor and reports directly to the Jordan Art Director - Art Direction, while regularly partnering with other Geo and Global Brand Designers, Footwear and Apparel Designers, and Brand Managers.
WHAT YOU BRING
- 4+ years of relevant Design experience
- Bachelor/Master degree in Design or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Under the direction of an Art Director, ability to create original design solutions for 2D and 3D execution for consumer experiences: branding, design systems, retail brand direction, social media and digital
- Ability to produce directives and electronic files for production purposes
- Able to communicate, inspire, and present design concepts to team/leader/director, and Brand Marketing partners as needed
- Ability to build and edit files using Adobe programs including Adobe creative suite
- Experience building inspiration/concept presentations, and mood boards for seasonal concepts and direction
- Demonstrated ability to apply and perform design skills, including concepting, drawing/sketching typography, ideation, color theory, texture, special design in scale and visual presentation.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to current trends in color, design, motion, 3D imagery, photography, social media trend, art, and photography
- Knowledge of basketball culture at large is a plus
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.
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.
