Expert, Brand Creative Design Direction, Retail Story Design Global

The Brand Creative Retail team is the Catalyst for Retail Innovation! We are problem solvers, combining strategy and innovation, we craft physical experiences that connect athletes* to the future of sport and commerce! We are end-to-end agile teams that modernize and power a creative offense at the speed of sport, culture and consumer. We will deliver both the art and science of Nike Retail for Global. Our mission is to amplify and accelerate our retail experiences and storytelling advantage at every retail interaction.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike seeks a Design Director for Retail Design: An innovator, who will support and develop seasonal retail campaign and season-less retail story creative direction and experiences for Nike’s Global Direct retail ecosystem, with online to offline connection. A strategic, collaborative and creative team leader, who will develop impactful / scalable design solutions for immersive retail environments and experiences. Always looking to expand the possibilities of immersive environments to build design solutions that reflect Nike’s design ethos and improve the consumer retail experience. You have a track record of innovative use of emerging technology to build impactful spaces, consumer engagement and interaction. You are able to work across several design subject areas such as Environmental Graphic Design, Fixtures, Materials and Digital with ease. You ideate creative concepts, illustrate your ideas and be hands on as you lead projects to completion.

You will work across multiple projects, partnering closely with the Global Brand Creative Defining and Construct studio 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 immersive 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 experiences. Ultimately, you will help push the Seasonal Story team into a new era of design thinking, with a vision to elevate the immersive storytelling and experiences our studio crafts.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Supports and partners with Global Retail Story Design Sr Creative Director to lead seasonal vision, strategic and tactical direction, and design continuity.
• Lead a design process of clear ideation. Focusing on strategy and exploration of color, materiality, texture, spacing, proportion, scale and use of the environment.
• Ensures project goals and priorities align with Nike retail brand and business strategies.
• Encourage a studio that is constantly seek new and innovative ways to design consumer experiences through graphics, styling, photography, and digital mediums.
• Directs the development of presentation materials that effectively communicate design concepts to all levels of leadership and partners.
• 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.
• Actively gain knowledge and experience regarding Nike’s design ethos, the Nike matrix, products and processes.
• Drives education and inspiration, sharing knowledge and exposure to current and future trends influencing the innovation of consumer experiences and technology.
• Addresses staffing needs and challenges to ensure project demands are met, team has appropriate skill mix. Working across project teams and retail design org.
• Fosters innovative thinking, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Leads design processes to ensure results, timelines and budgets are met.
• Strong ability to work upstream, effectively elevate strategic concerns, assert influence in final outcomes.
• You may travel 10 – 20% of the time.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Under the direction of a Sr. Creative Director, and in partnership with peers, you will realize innovative, original retail environments, displays and digital solutions for retail stores. You will collaborate with internal and external design teams to complete multiple projects and ensure the creative intent, design results, timelines and budgets are met.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Minimum of 10+ 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.
• Showed strength in managing a design studio in the delivery of progre