Specialist II, Global Brand Design & Art DirectionOn-Site

Title: Specialist II, Global BrandDesign & Art Direction

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Duration: 11 months contract

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Deliver world-class creative execution against brand design storytelling, with innovative thinking and an obsession around the craft. The Specialist II works as a part of a multidisciplinary design team, focused on execution of the look and feel of the campaigns, across design, art direction and motion. Supporting Lead Designers and Art Directors within a sport category.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Key Outcomes:

• Positive influence in creative culture: Ability to work as a dynamic designer who thrives in afast-paced, collaborative environment. Passion for sport and energized by the pursuit of design excellence.
• Elevating the craft & storytelling: Supporting Lead Designers and Art Directors achieve a consistent level of deliverables, constantly elevating Nike’s Design and Art Direction output.
• Support studios with hands-on creative work: A hands-on attitude, leading with curiosity and focus on the design execution of the day-to-day projects. Ability to present creative concepts.
• Provide inspiration for the discipline: Stay at the forefront of trends in fashion, design, film, art, media, sport culture and technology as relevant to Nike and the design team.
• Attention to detail: Collaborates within design team and stays laser focusedon design details to deliver best-in-class creative.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Partners with:

Art Director, Sr Creative Directors, Designers, Brand Marketing Directors, Narrative Leads, Retail Design, Digital Design, Production & Ops, Agencies

WHAT YOU BRING

Creative Proficiency: Ability to work on team efforts while working independently to deliver on individual responsibilities. Time management skills.

Art direction & Design Knowledge: Experience delivering outstanding photography, graphic design, video content, experiences and digital design in service of sport category, on time and within budget. Highly curious, experimental and eager to learn.

Communication Skills: Ability to apply visual skills to communicate complex ideas, helping align stakeholders with clarity and influence.

Collaboration & Influence: Strong interpersonal skills with dedication to collaborate with internal partners, and drive to create a positive work environment.

Entrepreneurial Drive: Proactively identifies opportunities and drives innovation.