Nike
Lead Designer, Basketball Graphic Design, Global Jordan
US · Work style not stated · Full time
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- EmployerNike
- LocationUS
- Work styleWork style not stated
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role works across the Basketball creative organization, partnering with footwear, apparel and accessories product teams. The position collaborates with design leaders, product partners, creative functions and cross-functional teams to build cohesive graphic direction and deliver connected consumer experiences.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Jordan Basketball is looking for a highly creative graphic design leader who can translate creative direction, cultural insight and consumer understanding into original product graphics and compelling visual systems. The candidate brings a deep skillset in graphic design, product design, illustration, typography, print & pattern, color theory, visual culture and storytelling. This person is comfortable navigating ambiguity, balancing creative vision with product and manufacturing considerations, and using independent judgment to develop new concepts and solutions, as well as lead others. Problems require independent judgment as well as team workshopping to develop and apply new concepts and solutions. This individual leverages their knowledge to understand complex issues and implications across varying product types, considering multiple perspectives and future implications to determine the most effective solutions. Strong presentation skills, disciplined project management and the ability to meet multiple deadlines are essential.
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- Professional experience creating and leading graphic concepts for apparel, footwear, accessories or related consumer products.
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Communication or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training, with at least 5 years working professionally.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign, with strong illustration, typography, and image-making capabilities.
- Fluent in color theory, visual culture, storytelling and presentation development.
- Demonstrated ability to organize complex work, manage competing priorities and consistently meet project and meeting deadlines.
- Provides thought leadership within own discipline and is recognized as a subject matter leader, capable of additionally leading younger designers.
- Proactively observes important trends and patterns across consumer culture, emerging subcultures and creative communities
- Capable of developing and implementing initiatives aligned to organization vision. Participates in role specific research to provide awareness on external market activity
- MUST SUBMIT PORTFOLIO TO BE CONSIDERED
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will work with the Senior Manager to set, lead and deliver graphic design for Jordan Basketball, creating original concepts and scalable visual systems across footwear, apparel and accessories. You will connect creative vision, cultural insight and consumer relevance while guiding work from early concept through product-ready execution.
- Creates and drives original concepts across footwear, apparel and accessories
- Build visual systems through brand marks, typography, composition, illustration, print/pattern, color theory and image-making
- Translate creative direction and cultural insights into product, carrying ideas from concept through production
- Drives graphic design for Basketball, leading cross-category initiatives across internal teams while shaping visual language across the product portfolio
- Navigate ambiguity across creative vision, consumer expectations and complex cross-functional teams, translating ideas into clear, executable product solutions
- Develop and present concepts clearly to creative and cross-functional partners, incorporating feedback while protecting the strength of the idea
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
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