Job Description

Title: Retail Experience Designer

Location: Beaverton, OR (Open to Remote)

Duration: 1 months contract

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The Brand Creative Retail team is the Catalyst for Retail Innovation! We are problem solvers, combining strategy and innovation, we craft physical experiences that connect athletes* to the future of sport and commerce! We are end-to-end agile teams that modernize and power a creative offense at the speed of sport, culture and consumer. We will deliver both the art and science of Nike Retail for Global. Our mission is to amplify and accelerate our retail experiences and storytelling advantage at every retail interaction.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike is seeking an Expert-level Design Director to join the Retail Story Design Team. The role involves supporting and developing creative direction and experiences for both permanent retail environments and seasonless/365 within Nike’s global direct retail ecosystem, with a focus on integrating online and offline channels.

A creative, collaborative, and strategic team leader who will develop impactful / scalable design solutions for immersive retail environments and experiences. Always looking to expand the possibilities of immersive environments to create design solutions that reflect Nike’s brand standards and improve the consumer retail experience.

You have a track record of innovative use of emerging technology to build impactful spaces, consumer engagement and interaction. You can work across several design subject areas such as Environmental Graphic Design, Fixtures, Materials and Digital with ease. You ideate creative concepts, illustrate your ideas, and enjoy being hands-on as you lead projects to completion.

You will work across multiple projects simultaneously, partnering closely with the Global Brand Creative Teams, the Retail Brand, Store Concepts team and agency partners to deliver highly innovative and immersive concepts and experiences. You will deliver comprehensive design concepts, stay tapped into the pulse of future design trends and apply this thinking to your work, growing the possibilities of immersive storytelling and experiences. We are looking for someone who shares our drive and agility to explore the new, who is passionate and determined to create boundary-breaking experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Support and partner with the Global Sr. Creative Director to lead long-term vision, strategic and tactical direction, and design continuity.
• Lead a design process of clear ideation. Focusing on strategy and exploration of color, materiality, texture, spacing, proportion, scale and use of the environment.
• Ensures project goals and priorities align with Nike retail brand and business strategies. Strong ability to work upstream, effectively elevate strategic concerns, assert influence in final outcomes.
• Constantly seek new and innovative ways to design consumer experiences through graphics, styling, photography, and digital mediums.
• Develop presentation materials that effectively communicate design concepts to all levels of leadership and partners.
• Collaborate with producers, design counterparts, internal partners (Brand, Retail Brand, Brand Design, Digital, etc.) and external partners to ensure feasibility of designs and functional needs are met.
• Actively gain knowledge and experience regarding Nike’s design ethos, the Nike matrix, products and processes.
• Drives education and inspiration, sharing knowledge and exposure to current and future trends influencing the innovation of consumer experiences and technology.
• Collaborates across project teams and the Retail Design org.
• Fosters innovative thinking, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Understand design processes to ensure results, timelines and budgets are met.
• You may travel 10 – 20% of the time.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Under the direction of a Sr. Creative Director, and in partnership with peers, you will realize innovative, original retail environments, displays and digital solutions for retail stores. You will collaborate with internal and external design teams to complete multiple projects and ensure the creative intent, design results, timelines and budgets are met.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive, technically sophisticated design experience in architectural, experiential or brand design and a demonstrated ability to apply these skills in ways that elevate brand excellence.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, architecture, industrial design, environmental design, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience, and training.
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport, and Culture.
• Expert in applying and performing design skills including concepting, ideation, drawing/sketching, typography, color theory, texture, spatial design in scale, visual presentation development and space planning layouts.
• Strong knowledge of current trends in color, graphic design, art, photography, architecture and experience design — and their application to the sport industry.
• Strong knowledge of production design, fabrication, materiality, and emerging manufacturing trends.
• Demonstrated strength in operating in a design studio and delivering progressively complex projects of varying scales, budgets, and timelines.
• Expert oral and written communication and presentations skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations to senior management.
• Strategic thinking and adept at connecting the dots across multiple approaches and outputs. Strong attention to detail.
• At the project level, drive a clear vision and lead others in the development of concurrent projects.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity and create compelling solutions in a constantly evolving, high-growth environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to present new concepts and designs to small and large groups, including presenting to executive leaders and external partners.
• Proven ability to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with a highly developed ability to cultivate relationships in an open, positive and inclusive environment.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as guide teams across a mix of complex projects.
• A sense of humor, positivity and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• A strong portfolio of relevant work.
• Demonstrated expertise using computer design applications including SketchUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Figma, Keynote and Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with motion graphics and video-editing is a plus.