Nike Lead Brand Creative Designer Basketball Global 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

445131569

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Lead Brand Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the visual direction of Basketball brand campaigns, with a focus on Signature athlete product launches. Your work will involve:

• Collaborating with the Creative team to evolve and elevate Basketball’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 basketball, 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 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.

• 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.

• Love for Basketball