Nike Lead Retail Creative Story Marketing NA 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

484146660

You will work across multiple projects simultaneously, partnering closely with the North America Retail Brand team, Brand team and agency partners to deliver highly innovative and immersive concepts and experiences. You will deliver comprehensive design concepts, stay tapped into the pulse of future design trends and apply this thinking to your work, growing the possibilities of interactive storytelling and experiences. We are looking for someone who shares our drive and agility to explore the new; who is passionate and determined to create boundary-breaking sport experiences.

• Support and partner with the Sr. Creative Director and Design Director to lead strategic and tactical direction, and design continuity, across brand experiences tied to sport and culture moments.
• Lead a design process of clear ideation focusing on exploration of consumer journey, space, color, materiality, texture, proportion, scale and overall use of the environment.
• Ensure project goals and priorities align with Nike brand and business strategies.
• Constantly seek new and innovative ways to tell stories through graphics, styling, lighting, sculpture, photography, video, animation and more.
• Develop 2D and 3D presentation materials that effectively communicate design concepts to all levels of leadership and partners.
• Collaborate with producers, design counterparts, internal partners (Brand, Retail Brand, Brand Design, Digital, etc.) and external partners to ensure feasibility of designs and functional needs are met.
• Actively gain knowledge and contribute to the development of Nike’s brand standards, design ethos, products and processes.
• Drive education and inspiration, sharing knowledge and exposure to current and future trends influencing the innovation of consumer experiences and technology.
• Collaborate across project teams and the Retail Design org.
• Foster innovative thinking, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Understand design processes to ensure results, timelines and budgets are met.
• You may travel 10-20% of the time.

• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in experiential design, architectural design or brand design, and a demonstrated ability to apply these skills in ways that elevate brand excellence.
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, environmental design, or related field or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport, and Culture.
• Demonstrated strength in operating in a design studio and delivering progressively complex projects of varying scales, budgets, and timelines.
• Expert in applying and performing design skills including concepting, ideation, drawing/sketching, typography, color theory, texture, photo art direction, spatial design in scale, visual presentation development and space planning layouts.
• Strong knowledge of current trends in architecture, retail, events, exhibitions, art, and experience design — and their application to the sport industry.
• Strong knowledge of production design, fabrication, materiality, and emerging manufacturing trends.
• Strategic thinking and adept at connecting the dots across multiple approaches and outputs.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity and create compelling solutions when the way forward is not always clear.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to present new concepts and designs to small and large groups, including presenting to executive leaders and external partners.
• Proven ability to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with a highly developed ability to cultivate relationships in an open, positive and inclusive environment.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as collaborate with teams across a mix of complex projects.
• A sense of humor, positivity and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• A strong portfolio of relevant work.
• Demonstrated expertise using computer design applications including SketchUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Figma, Keynote and Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with motion graphics and video-editing is a plus.