Nike · 4 weeks ago
Senior Creative Director, Tennis
Beaverton, Oregon
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
10+ years expNike is a leading sportswear company, and they are seeking a Senior Creative Director to shape and guide the creative vision for Nike Tennis. This role involves overseeing a team and setting design direction for footwear and apparel, ensuring alignment with brand and product strategies.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleProduct DesignRetailSporting Goods
Responsibilities
Build long term vision and seasonal creative direction
Develop a 3-5 year strategy in collaboration with the GM, while partnering alongside the Brand Director and Product Directors
Build and land the design innovation roadmap for Tennis in partnership with NXT design leaders
Initiate design explorations with teams to build seasonal direction
Create seasonal creative direction including seasonal concept(s), product creative direction, colors, graphics and materials direction in collaboration with the Tennis design leadership team and leveraging Brand creative direction from Design Leadership
Build design foundations for Nike Tennis: elevate and hold brand standards on products, design best practices and ground in fundamentals for Tennis across footwear & apparel (science) and blend with end-in-mind expertise (athlete and retail)
Create an engaging & high-performing design environment: build best-in-class environment for designers and build high performing teams
From creative direction to products in store: ensure end to end design approach through concept, products, head to toe looks and cohesive Tennis seasonal collections (new styles + carry-overs)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
10+ years of professional creative experience in footwear, apparel, or product creation
Prior senior design leadership experience in design, brand, innovation, and/or leading a creative team at scale
Expertise in setting and driving comprehensive design strategy and creative direction at scale
Experience working across multiple initiatives and objectives across the enterprise
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams and influence cross-functional partners effectively
Exceptional storytelling, communication, and presentation skills
Ability to operate at visionary, strategical and tactical levels
Strong design intuition combined with business acumen and strategic thinking
Company
Nike
Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$239MKey Investors
Pershing Square Capital Management
2024-08-17Post Ipo Equity· $239M
1980-12-02IPO
Leadership Team
Elliott Hill
President and Chief Executive Officer
Muge Erdirik Dogan
EVP & Chief Technology Officer, NIKE, Inc.
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