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Design Director - Environments Job in Beaverton, VT
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Beaverton, VT
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Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
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.
Nike, Inc. designs the future. At Nike, designers chase their curiosities and build what’s next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.
DescriptionSupports consumer led North America retail stores and the evolution of the Nike retail business.
A strategic team leader. Under the direction of a Senior Creative Director, collaborates in the creative vision and concepting of innovative, original retail store environments and programs. Design solutions reflect Nike's design ethos and enhance the consumer retail experience. Integrates and executes on design strategy, providing appropriate business, design, consumer and cultural story-telling within the context and parameters necessary. Provides leadership and direction to design teams.
Primary responsibilities include:
Leads/directs teams across multiple disciplines, providing vision, strategic and tactical direction, design continuity. Ensures project goals and priorities align with retail business strategies. Addresses staffing needs and challenges to ensure project demands are met, team has appropriate skill mix.
Works within team projects as well as independently.
Manages functional design professionals. Coaches, creates opportunities for individual development, performance management, recognition and rewards. Fosters innovative thinking, collaboration, and teamwork.
Collaborates with peers, design counterparts and partner groups to ensure project design continuity across all areas of focus and alignment to Brand plans.
Manage design processes to ensure design deliverables, timelines and budgets are met. Initiate and drive best practices.
Communicates and presents design concepts to all levels of management. Ability to effectively elevate strategic concerns to senior management in a timely and accurate manner.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in architecture, industrial design or graphic design, plus a minimum of 8 years’ brand design experience demonstrating creative sophistication in concepts and design; includes at least 3 years of management experience. Comprehensive knowledge of design processes. Advanced knowledge of computer systems. Retail industry experience preferred; retail environments, concepts and programs. International experience beneficial.
Strong oral and written communications skills including meeting facilitation and presentations. Strong ability to effectively communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to senior creative team.
Strong ability to develop influential and collaborative relationships across teams, functions, and geographies.
Sound judgment and ability to contribute meaningfully to the determination of policy and strategy.
Ability to motivate others, deal with ambiguity, and effectively collaborate in decision-making.
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Job ID 00410747
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.
Nike, Inc. designs the future. At Nike, designers chase their curiosities and build what’s next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.
DescriptionSupports consumer led North America retail stores and the evolution of the Nike retail business.
A strategic team leader. Under the direction of a Senior Creative Director, collaborates in the creative vision and concepting of innovative, original retail store environments and programs. Design solutions reflect Nike's design ethos and enhance the consumer retail experience. Integrates and executes on design strategy, providing appropriate business, design, consumer and cultural story-telling within the context and parameters necessary. Provides leadership and direction to design teams.
Primary responsibilities include:
Leads/directs teams across multiple disciplines, providing vision, strategic and tactical direction, design continuity. Ensures project goals and priorities align with retail business strategies. Addresses staffing needs and challenges to ensure project demands are met, team has appropriate skill mix.
Works within team projects as well as independently.
Manages functional design professionals. Coaches, creates opportunities for individual development, performance management, recognition and rewards. Fosters innovative thinking, collaboration, and teamwork.
Collaborates with peers, design counterparts and partner groups to ensure project design continuity across all areas of focus and alignment to Brand plans.
Manage design processes to ensure design deliverables, timelines and budgets are met. Initiate and drive best practices.
Communicates and presents design concepts to all levels of management. Ability to effectively elevate strategic concerns to senior management in a timely and accurate manner.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in architecture, industrial design or graphic design, plus a minimum of 8 years’ brand design experience demonstrating creative sophistication in concepts and design; includes at least 3 years of management experience. Comprehensive knowledge of design processes. Advanced knowledge of computer systems. Retail industry experience preferred; retail environments, concepts and programs. International experience beneficial.
Strong oral and written communications skills including meeting facilitation and presentations. Strong ability to effectively communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to senior creative team.
Strong ability to develop influential and collaborative relationships across teams, functions, and geographies.
Sound judgment and ability to contribute meaningfully to the determination of policy and strategy.
Ability to motivate others, deal with ambiguity, and effectively collaborate in decision-making.
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Job ID 00410747