AddressBecome 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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
NIKE, Inc.'s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tell Nike’s stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Nike innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.
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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike’s Global Brand Design team is seeking a transformational and top-tier Styling Director! You will lead styling daily photo and motion production at our Los Angeles studio. As part of the Global Brand Design team, you will have a directly visible impact on the public face of one of the world’s most coveted and recognizable brands. The Styling Expert will work with a team of on-figure and still life stylists, drive creative excellence, teamwork and collaboration. You will be responsible for styling all seasonal product assortments and creating visual assets across all Nike Fields of Play. These assets will be featured in Nike.com product detail pages, seasonal campaigns, and marketing materials across Nike’s website, apps, stores and social media initiatives. You are passionate and connected to the creative industry. Your ever expanding knowledge, network and interest both inspire and drive your creative thinking.
The right candidate will have well-rounded abilities across fashion image making for both stills and video, creating inspirational, contemporary content while collaborating with a team. You can motivate styling teams while producing elevated e-commerce and marketing imagery, translating briefs into inspiring styling direction. You are an exceptional presenter and visual communicator with demonstrated success translating business objectives by balancing quality withefficiencyy.
This candidate starts with the Brand and athlete, is innovative, understanding that styling is critical in the design of an inspirational brand experience. They will possess a high taste level and sharp eye, with well-rounded experience with model imagery.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
Concepting and driving the styling and quality standards of all creative assets produced by Nike’s Icon Studio Los Angeles. As a champion of a premium brand experience, you will ensure all the content we produce is authentic, distinctive, and 100% Nike.
You and your team of stylists will work across the enterprise, partnering closely and regularly with Global Brand Design and Global Brand Marketing, upholding a premium brand styling POV consistently across platforms, channels, and marketplaces.
Orchestrates styling across multiple studio teams with complexly diversified business priorities across all product categories.
Provide clear, concise styling direction; bring expert experience to shoot productions and effectively direct a styling team from start to finish, including the building of mood-boards, developing styled looks, overseeing on-set dressing and styling for on-figure and still life styling.
You inspire and engage a team of stylists, providing daily on-set supervision as well as mentoring their growth over the long term.
In addition to all external consumer-facing assets, the Styling Director will maintain the internal visual identity of styling, designing and laying out business-critical communications to internal partners on the status of key Imaging projects and seasonal directives.
Close partnership with Icon Los Angeles Creative & Production teams.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
Your primary, daily interactions will be with the creative, styling and production teams at Icon Los Angeles, and your Global Brand Design and Global Brand Digital Marketing partners at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. You will Report directly to the Senior Creative Director of Icon Studios.
WHAT YOU BRING
Deep subject matter expertise in styling for photography and video is a must
6 - 8 years in commercial styling management roles, with specific creative oversight responsibility for the ongoing daily styling of merchandise detail pages for digital commerce
3+ years leading teams of both full time and freelance stylists.
Proven, exceptional talent for understanding both performance and lifestyle sportswear styling and the ability to make those ideas a reality on set every day
Online portfolio that demonstrates broad experience in styling for both on-figure apparel photography and still-life (off-figure) photography
Deep and demonstrable experience with on-set standards and demands
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.
