Lead Concept Designer, Concept Excellence Design

Who we are looking for We are looking for a Lead Designer to join our Concept Excellence team in Nike Global Design. Concept Design at Nike is at the forefront of defining the future, merging innovation, athlete insights, product design, and brand storytelling to bring Nike’s biggest ideas to life.

As a Lead Designer, Concept Excellence Design, you will play a pivotal role in developing creative for the Concept Excellence Team centrally in collaboration with the Field of Play Concept Teams and Sportswear Team. Candidates for this role must be collaborative, imaginative, hands-on and tactical, as they will turn creative strategy and big ideas into visual art direction and storytelling to influence the Nike organization!

The Lead Designer, Concept Excellence Design is both an outstanding designer and a highly collaborative teammate, focused on both defining the visual language of concepts, creative strategy, and defining the aesthetics of the experiences to bring them to life, alongside their cross-functional teammates.

You are an experienced strategic and multidisciplinary designer and excel at working across mediums including graphics, type, art direction, moving image, spatial design and AI. You have a passion for creativity and are committed to staying on top of current and future trends in design, creative culture and technology.

You’re comfortable with both obsessing typographic details and blue sky thinking. What you will work on As Lead Designer, Concept Excellence Design your mission is to visualize Nike worlds by leading the creative process on the company’s most impactful initiatives.

You will work across product design, consumer insights, merchandising, and brand teams to uncover opportunities and translate them into compelling creative strategies and visual identities. Your responsibilities will include brainstorming sessions, overseeing photoshoots, working with agency partners, presenting ideas to senior leadership, and managing creative execution from