Director, Art Direction East, NA

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $157600.00 in our lowest geographic market to $332300.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidates location qualifications skills and experience.

Information about benefits can be found here.

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

You will work and report to the Senior Creative Director of Nike North America (NA) Brand creative studio collaborating daily with your creative teammates from the experience narrative and retail teams to answer seasonal briefs from various brand marketing categories including Lifestyle Global Football Basketball Running etc.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Director Art Direction for North America Brand Creative leads multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects partnering with senior leadership creative directors experience directors narrative leads studio managers and producers to deliver innovative well-crafted creative work. You champion design excellence across mediums ensuring every output reflects Nikes commitment to performance product innovation athlete storytelling and cultural relevance. You will present to senior leadership with clarity and confidence while coaching and developing emerging designers. You bring a deep connection to contemporary culturesport design art fashion youth cultureand use this awareness to drive breakthrough ideas.

• 10 years of experience in product brand or marketing within a major brand or agency
• Bachelors degree in design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education and experience and training.
• Deep passion and knowledge of North American sport athletes and the cultural landscape.
• Ability to evolve and elevate North America and NYC-focused art direction in partnership with the creative team.
• Lead inspire and coach young designers fostering growth and creative excellence.
• Build visual worlds and deliver best-in-class art direction for campaigns rooted in sport athlete-entertainer storytelling and product innovation.
• Oversee the planning execution and delivery of high-quality creative work from concept through final execution.
• Present creative concepts with strong storytelling clarity and stage presence.
• Maintain uncompromising standards of quality consistency and innovation.
• Highly proficient in design typography image-making and retouching using Adobe Creative Suite and tools such as Figma. 3D or motion knowledge is a plus.
• Cultivate strong relationships with external creative partnersagencies photographers directors 3D artists designers animators writers illustrators and more.
• Stay ahead of trends across sport fashion subculture music design retail film technology AI and social media to ensure creative relevance.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will lead art direction for Nike North America partnering with senior leadership to shape and deliver the regions visual identity. Youll guide design teams across mediumsvisual systems campaigns photography film digital and experientialensuring all work reflects Nikes innovation diversity and cultural relevance.

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 .

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Apple Keynote,Graphic Design,Illustration,Photography,Adobe Creative Suite,Digital design,Maya,Web Design,Adobe Dreamweaver,Adobe Photoshop,Adobe Illustrator,Adobe Indesign

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1