Lead Stylist, Sport Styling Excellence

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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Part of the Global Nike Concept Team, the Styling function sits at the heart of the product lifecycle process from conceptual ideas to retail reality. The team co-creates the head-to-toe styling strategy and supports the end-in-mind vision for how Nike products come to life. Candidates for this role must be collaborative, imaginative, and tactical, as they will turn creative strategy and big ideas into a head-to-toe styling perspective for all Sport & Performance.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The candidate is an editor, effective communicator and a collaborative teammate, focused on supporting style direction for Sport & Performance, and capable of bringing it to life through presentations, physical spaces, and photoshoots. You must have a passion for sport and fashion, committed to staying on top of current and future trends in design, creative and youth culture, with the ability to turn insights and research into a styling strategy that can guide how our products come to life. You can think strategically, demonstrate your expertise and influence decision making. You are a multi-faceted stylist who loves bold thinking and crafting compelling materials that will bring it to life.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

- As part of the Global Concept Team, you will co-create the vision for how Nike Sport & Performance come to life for the consumer, supporting the delivery of an upstream strategy that has end-in-mind reach.

- You’ll work with the Creative Directors, Concepts, Product Design, Merchandising, Marketing and VM teams to build direction that will influence Brand Campaigns, the Retail Experience and our Digital Channels.

- A given week can consist of brainstorms, photoshoots, inspirational moments gathering styling insights, planning and building tools, all while pitching your work to cross-functional teams.

- A Nike Product expert, you will juggle multiple seasons at any given time supporting various internal & external productions.

- You’ll collaborate with the Creative Directors, Concepts & Merchandising to identify key looks for seasonal projects. You will then partner with Styling Excellence & Brand Creative to ensure the design vision is brought to life.

- You will support building tools and brand standards to demonstrate styling excellence.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

The Lead Stylist for Sport & Performance reports to the Style Director of Sport & Performance, and works end-to-end to define and support the process for how we bring our product to life.

Primary functional relationships include:

- Concepts

- Design

- Merchandising

- Operations

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

- Solid portfolio of relevant work, displaying a passion for Styling, preferably from editorial to everyday.

- A passion for Sports and Culture.

- A positive mentality with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.

- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stylists.

- Ability to orchestrate collaboration across a network of functions to influence outcomes and drive change upstream.

- Bachelor's Degree in Fashion, Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

- Ideal candidate has some experience styling in-house at a Brand.

- Highly developed curiosity and knowledge of fashion and youth culture, current and past.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills, proficient in Keynote, Excel and Photoshop.

- Mac proficiency and experience in Figma, Miro and Airtable strongly preferred.

- Excellent influencing & negotiating skills required.

- Ability to travel approximately 2 times per year.

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 an equal opportunity employer. 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.