Overview
Senior Director, Art Direction, Global Jordan Jobs in Beaverton, OR at Nike
Title: Senior Director, Art Direction, Global Jordan
Company: Nike
Location: Beaverton, OR
Soul, performance, and style take flight at Jordan Brand. With its deep roots in basketball, the Jordan Brand began as an homage to one player: Michael Jordan. Since then, Jordan has become synonymous with peak performance and the endless pursuit of greatness. Employees in merchandising, product branding, sports marketing, and sales bring creativity, innovation, and audacious design to footwear and apparel, all with one mission in mind: to inspire and unleash personal greatness across every corner of the world.
The Global Jordan Brand Creative Studio is a multidisciplinary creative team spanning Art Direction, Narrative, Brand Experience, and Brand Concepts. We partner closely with Jordan Design and Brand Marketing teams to deliver visionary storytelling to our consumers through seamless end-to-end execution.
Who We Are Looking For
The Jordan Sr. Director, Art Direction, leads multiple Art Directors and a team of multidisciplinary designers across numerous projects to deliver well-crafted and innovative creative visions. They drive visual and design excellence and foster partnerships, ensuring the team delivers holistic creative solutions aligned with the seasonal strategy. They are an experienced people manager who mentors Art Directors and designers, creating opportunities for individual development, performance management, recognition, and rewards. This leader will execute the creative vision for Jordan Brand initiatives through Art Direction, supporting premium consumer experiences and embodying the Jordan Design ethos. This person will also elevate the consumer experience through outstanding brand representation across product, athlete and entertainer storytelling, communications, collateral materials, digital design (.com, social media, app, email), and retail design worldwide—all while encouraging and leading innovative thinking, collaboration, and partnership.
What You Will Work On
Lead the Art Direction team, providing leadership, inspiration, mentorship, support, and direction. Encourage excellence, ambition, and team spirit
Work strategically to drive brand awareness and deliver strong engagement through creative results
Deliver outstanding photography, video content, digital and retail design, and brand experiences in service of the categories, consumers, and culture
Collaborate with the Jordan Brand Sr. Creative Director to develop the strategy, concept, and long-term visual direction for the Jordan Brand
Develop and strengthen relationships with photographers, filmmakers, artists, illustrators, designers, and their agents for editorial creative, working strategically with other business leads to ensure the strongest approach to external talent
Stay up to date on basketball culture, emerging trends in fashion, urban culture, design, film, art, media, social media, and technology, as they relate to Jordan and the design team
Collaborate with styling, marketing, tech, retail, photography, and editorial teams to guide creative concepts and projects
Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered on time
Identify needs for training, development, coaching, and mentoring
Review project work to ensure the highest standards of quality, consistency, and accuracy
Collaborate with the larger Jordan Design team to evaluate and continuously improve the creative process
Who You Will Work With
You will report directly to the Jordan Brand Sr. Creative Director and partner …
