SCHOOL TO SWOOSH

• School To Swoosh is a new education incubator for innovation. This is about giving young talent the chance to propel the industry into exciting new dimensions, enriching it with new ways of thinking and setting new standards.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

As a Brand Creative Design Intern, you will be part of the team rethinking how our consumers interact with the brand first-hand. It’s an exciting role, which connects the dots between various disciplines from art direction to architecture and environmental design. You will be based in the Nike EMEA Brand Creative Studio.

In this position you will train your conceptual creative muscle to drive the brand experience across every consumer touchpoint within a brand narrative led and digitally enabled, physical setting.  The work in EMEA will focus on brand narrative led: product launches, brand events, digital activations, and retail brand storytelling — working on strategy, concept, and execution against digital & physical consumer experiences.

You have interest and a willingness to grow in the following disciplines:

• Physical & digital experiential design
• Art direction & graphic design
• Architecture & environmental design

We appreciate if you love to geek out on what is happening in the digital realm and the metaverse to offer top-notch experiences for our consumers. You are passionate and feel connected to the creative industry – looking at the latest trends in art direction, graphic design, set design, and consumer experience design.

We are not looking for a spotless, impressive CV.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

You will work alongside Designers and Directors across many seasonal marketing briefs and, occasionally, longer-term projects. You will gain experience delivering high-quality physical & digital experiential projects from concept to execution and communicating design concepts to various internal and external audiences throughout the creative process. You will:

• Support developing the look and feel, layout, visual language, and visual execution of the campaigns
• Contribute to different squads on a daily/weekly basis and have the ability to jump across many varied projects
• supporting the teams across multiple consumer touch points, from brand defining to member defining with full end-to-end communication.
• Understand the consumer trends and the craft of graphic design, cropping, typography and photo direction

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Your role will be part of the team that is most integral to our marketing strategy, with a diverse set of internal stakeholders. You will work with our internal creative teams and frequently help the internal design team guide agencies/artists to develop the executional craft of a project.

WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE

Foundational

• Respectful, proactive and has a deep appreciation for diversity and equality in the workplace. You must embody Nike’s maxims and culture.
• Passionate about sports, the sports lifestyle, and the culture around it.
• Be humble, have an eagerness to listen, learn and contribute.
• Strong verbal and written communication in English.

Leadership

• Passionate about reinventing how we approach traditional ways of working. Unafraid to challenge the past and leading new creative ways of thinking and working.
• Great sense of judgment and decision-making. Emotionally intelligent with a growth mindset.

Creative

• An artistic flair with an interesting, design-focused way of thinking creatively.
• Ability to apply and perform design skills that include – drawing, concept ideation, typography, color theory, art direction, graphic design, visual presentation & layout.
• Knowledge of Adobe CC and Keynote. 3D design/render software is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to apply these skills in innovative ways that elevate brand excellence, with a comprehensive knowledge of design processes.

AVAILABLE 6 MONTHS STARTING AUGUST