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ABOUT OUR TEAM – Global Concepts Team (Converse)
The Converse Global Concepts team exists as the connective tissue between innovation, design, brand storytelling, and marketplace experiences. Brand Concepts is the anchor point for our products, stories, experiences, and moments—built to inspire Creators and embrace subcultures. We ensure Converse’s long-term vision is expressed through compelling narratives, world building, and deeply grounded cultural fluency.
Working upstream, we translate emerging cultural signals, creator insights, and consumer behaviors into visionary product direction, brand stories, and environmental concepts—with the end consumer experience in mind. Our team spans a broad range of creative capabilities across brand touchpoints and anchors upstream creative strategy to drive aligned, end-to-end excellence across product creation, merchandising, brand creative, and retail.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a Lead Designer for the Global Brand Concepts Team with a proven ability to bring brands to life through exceptional storytelling, innovative vision, and world building—across product exploration, environments, and communication design. We are looking for someone that has experience leading and driving large creative projects with cross-functional partners. This is a multi-faceted creative role for a designer who can move fluidly across 2D storytelling and presentation craft and 3D environments, shaping work that earns alignment and investment from senior leaders.
You are curious, culturally fluent, and future-minded—energized by connecting emerging signals in culture, technology, architecture, materials, and design into compelling creative direction. You show up as a dedicated teammate and creative leader: you elevate the room, make the people around you better, and collaborate effectively across both creative and business functions. You bring a builder’s mindset—prototyping ideas and making them tangible—while maintaining high craft and clarity in how you communicate.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
If this is you, you’ll help drive creative solutions to large-scale Brand Vision and Experiences—turning cultural insight into future-facing concept direction across products, storytelling, and experiences. A typical week may include:
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You will work closely with Product, Design, Brand Experience, Brand Creative, Marketing, and Merchandising partners to elevate Converse Concepts and Brand stories with the final consumer experience in mind. You’ll collaborate with internal and external consumer insights and future-focused strategy teams, and you’ll frequently partner with agencies and external creatives to bring work to life.
WHAT YOU BRING
• Bachelor’s degree in communications design, architecture, industrial design, environmental design, graphic design, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 7+ years of progressive, technically sophisticated design experience in experiential, environmental, industrial design, or brand creative—with demonstrated impact elevating brand excellence
• A well-curated portfolio showcasing a strong methodology across research, inspiration, development, process, and final execution
• Ability to show concepts through 3D modeling and rendering; proficiency in SketchUp, Rhino, Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar
• High proficiency in 2D design + presentation tools (Keynote, Adobe Creative Suite, Miro, Figma)
• Expert craft with materials palettes and environmental toolkits
• Experience presenting large creative projects to internal and external leadership teams
• Strong narrative development and communication skills; ability to present to leadership and external partners using creative presentation styles that win alignment and investment
• Proven ability to work independently and across small/large groups on complex projects in a fast-evolving environment
• Positive, inclusive, team-first mindset—embracing diverse points of view while fostering an environment of belonging
Preferred
• Experience with product + prop styling and translating consumer styling into concept work
• Experience creating 3D environments and art; willingness to prototype and build tangible expressions of ideas
• Demonstrated success leading agencies/external creatives in service of a broader brand vision
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in communications design, architecture, industrial design, environmental design, graphic design, or related field
- 7+ years of progressive, technically sophisticated design experience
- Proficiency in SketchUp, Rhino, Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar
- High proficiency in 2D design and presentation tools
Nike Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nike and has not been reviewed or approved by Nike.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is complemented by options such as a Mega Backdoor Roth and deferred compensation for eligible earners. Financial coaching and structured savings programs support long-term financial security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a stock discount sits alongside broad-based equity vehicles like RSUs and non-qualified stock options. These avenues expand wealth-building opportunities beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes maternity and paternity time, recently expanded in the U.S. to 16 weeks and extended to part-time retail teammates. Additional supports include childcare assistance at select locations and family-building benefits such as fertility, surrogacy, and adoption.
Nike Insights
What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*. Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it. Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together. Take your first step at nike.com/careers * If you have a body, you’re an athlete.
Why Work With Us
At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.
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