Responsibilities

• Originate brand and campaign design concepts, transforming strategy and creative briefs into a clear and compelling creative direction.
• Uphold and evolve Jordan’s design system, including the visual language, standards, and templates that keep creative work consistent and efficient across every channel.
• Look at the full story behind each creative brief and design every deliverable to play a distinct role within one connected campaign.
• Manage, mentor, develop, and provide day-to-day direction to designers and production artists.
• Review and edit creative work, provide thoughtful feedback, and give final approval before projects are released.
• Design the highest-value creative work and carry concepts through to finished, production-ready assets.
• Partner with the Photo Studio and Art Director to ensure design, photography, and on-location art direction share one cohesive visual language.
• Collaborate with Brand Marketing, Media, E-Commerce, and Merchandising to create a consistent brand experience across campaigns, product pages, and the sales floor.
• Build the design tools, templates, systems, and standards needed to support an evolving in-house creative team.
• Serve as a trusted steward of the Jordan’s brand across every customer touchpoint.

Requirements

• You have 7 or more years of brand or graphic design experience, either in-house or at an agency.
• You have a professional portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking, excellent execution, and a clear design point of view. A social media profile is not considered a portfolio.
• You have experience owning brand-level or campaign-level creative concepts from initial strategy through final production.
• You have experience managing and developing designers and/or production artists, with the ability to lead a small team, direct its work, and elevate the craft of the entire design function.
• You know how to deliver strong creative work under real-world constraints, including tight budgets, fast timelines, and limited direction.
• You are comfortable creating structure, processes, and solutions when they do not already exist.
• You have command of the full design process, from conceptual development through hands-on production.
• You have expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, along with strong typography, layout, and design systems skills.
• You are highly organized, attentive to detail, and able to manage multiple projects and priorities under tight deadlines.
• You can read and communicate effectively in English.

Preferred

• Experience with motion design and After Effects is a plus.