Senior Director, Concept Design Excellence, Global Jordan

Jordan Design is where creative possibility meets purpose. It’s a place for builders, boundary-breakers, and vision-setters — people who move with conviction, think originally, and create work shaped by real experience and cultural depth. Our team thrives when imagination, discipline, and collaboration come together. We look for leaders who bring their full creative voice, who understand the communities that inspire us, and who are driven to shape the future for the next generation of Jordan athletes and fans.

We’re looking for a Sr. Creative Director, Design Concept Excellence, to join the Jordan Design organization and help define the future of the brand. Concept Design is the connective tissue between emerging innovation, athlete insight, product vision, cultural fluency, and brand storytelling. It is where the earliest sparks of Jordan’s future take shape — illustrated, sharpened, and shepherded into narratives that fuel product, brand, and marketplace teams across the globe.

As the Sr. Creative Director, Design Concept Excellence, your role is to build the creative worlds that define the future of Jordan. You will lead the Concept Excellence team and partner closely with the Chief Design Officer, field-of-play Creative Directors, and Design Excellence leaders across Footwear, Apparel, 3D, and Color & Materials. You’ll also collaborate with Concept leaders across the brand — aligning on end-to-end excellence, culturally resonant narratives, and world-building that connects product, story, and environment with clarity and intention.

Your work spans the full breadth of Jordan Design. You’ll help identify opportunities, shape creative direction, build visual identities, and define how ideas come to life across the brand. You will be at the center of connecting athlete insight, cultural influence, and design vision into cohesive concepts that move the organization forward.

A typical day may include setting the creative tone for the future of Jordan Design, leading cross‑functional brainstorms, guiding photoshoots, traveling for inspiration, working with agencies and external partners, gathering athlete perspective, or pitching new concepts to Jordan leadership. Alongside your team, you will shape the ideas themselves — and use your blend of strategy, creative direction, art direction, and world‑building to bring those ideas to life with depth and precision across the organization.

The Sr. Creative Director, Design Concept Excellence reports directly to the Chief Design Officer and leads the Concept Excellence team within Jordan Design. You will work as part of the Jordan Design Leadership Team, collaborating closely with field‑of‑play Creative Directors and Design Excellence leaders across Footwear, Apparel, 3D, and Color & Materials.

In your day‑to‑day, you’ll partner with Concept leaders across the brand, Product Design, Jordan Visioneering, Product Merchandising, General Managers, and Brand Marketing teams. You will serve as a central creative connector — aligning strategy, elevating narratives, and ensuring that concept direction translates with intention and clarity across the entire Jordan ecosystem. Your role is at the intersection of culture, athlete insight, product vision, and brand storytelling, bringing teams together to build worlds that move the brand forward.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Design or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
• At least 12 years of professional design experience across product, brand, agency, or marketing environments.
• A deep passion for athletes, for sport, and for the cultural ecosystems that shape and inspire them.
• Expertise across all aspects of visual design — from composition and identity systems to art direction and visual storytelling.
• Proven experience developing creative strategy and narrative frameworks that translate insight into powerful direction.
• Experience managing and developing creative talent as direct reports, with a leadership style grounded in clarity, trust, and accountability.
• A strong portfolio…