DESIGN DIRECTOR, BRAND CREATIVE DIGITAL MARKETING DESIGN NORTH AMERICA

Nike - Beaverton, OR

Full-time - Senior

Beaverton, OR

Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Digital Marketing Design Director at NIKE, Inc., you will lead creative excellence and collaboration across various projects, ensuring innovative solutions align with seasonal strategies. This role requires a strong connection to youth culture and the creative industry, driving the development of visual directions and managing creative talent to deliver high-caliber work across multiple channels.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Senior Creative Director and Designers to develop visual directions aligned against seasonal to year-long narratives.
• Lead a variety of projects, collaborating with Narrative Directors/Managers, Writers, Designers, Studio Managers, and Creative Producers.
• Deliver end-to-end creative concepts across Product Launches, Brand Stories, and Media Executions.
• Drive excellence and collaboration across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Deliver best-in-class art direction through photography, video, and design.
• Define art direction for photography and video/film shoots, leading productions from pre-production to post-production delivery.
• Ideate and push boundaries on social and media platforms, creating digitally native content.
• Manage and coordinate work with external creative partners to deliver high-caliber work.
• Inspire, guide, and support the Design team, fostering individual development and performance management.
• Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered on-time and within budget.

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of agency or in-house creative team experience.
• Bachelor/Master's Degree or equivalent experience in Design or related field.
• Proven ability as a manager and mentor, with a passion for developing team members.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with a highly developed ability to cultivate relationships.
• Validated experience leading photography and video/film productions.
• Proficiency in creative tools such as Keynote, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Celtra and Sprout is a plus.
• A strong portfolio of relevant work with a focus on visual storytelling.

Benefits

• Generous total rewards package.
• Casual work environment.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.
• Opportunities for professional development.