Nike Lead Brand Creative Designer GFB Global 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

565787095

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Lead Brand Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the visual direction of Nike Football brand campaigns. Your work will involve:

• Collaborating with the Creative team to evolve and elevate Nike Football’s visual identity.
• Leading the design execution for brand campaigns tied to athlete storytelling and product innovation.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, designers, and writers.
• Staying ahead of emerging trends in global football, fashion, design, film, art, media, and technology, ensuring relevance to Nike’s creative vision.
• Overseeing the planning, execution, and timely delivery of high-quality creative projects.
• Maintaining the highest standards of quality, consistency, and innovation across all design work.
• Presenting creative concepts with confidence, demonstrating strong storytelling and public speaking skills.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

WHAT YOU BRING

• Minimum 5+ years graphic design and art direction experience in branded content, agency, editorial or marketing environment.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in graphic design or related field, or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training.
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport and Culture.
• A stellar portfolio of creative work, exhibiting a seasoned background in digital and brand design.

• Deep knowledge and expertise in all aspects of layout, typography, illustration, identity, digital and experience production
• Experienced in end-to-end creative production.
• Publishing across formats and platforms.
• Detailed understanding of today’s creative landscape and how people engage with content from digital platforms to environments and experiences.
• 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.
• Proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.
• Laser-sharp focus with ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure.
• Strong time management with 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 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.
• An understanding of Global Football.
• A sense of humor