Design Producer - Nike (NYC or LA)
About Nike Virtual Studios
Nike Virtual Studios is building the future of how audiences engage with sport, product, content, and culture. We are harnessing the power of web3, Metaverse, NFTs, and blockchain technology to build experiences and communities that empower creators and shape culture like never before.
Who We Are Looking For
We looking for a Lead Design Producer to help drive the delivery of our web3, Metaverse, and NFT space, focusing on creating virtual products, experiences, and marketplaces for our creator and collector community.
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In this role, you will report to the Director of Design and work alongside an entrepreneurial team of designers, product leaders, engineers, data scientists and external agencies and studios to create expansive, immersive, and thought-provoking experiences for our members and untapped communities.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering zero-to-one products within complex digital environments. You will bring your background of creating lean and agile experiences to help guide our new creative studio that sits within a matrixed, large-scale organization. You have an interest in creating immersive content for web3, Metaverse, and NFT experiences and believe in building the future of an inclusive platform.
Key Responsibilities
Display extensive project and program management skills that demonstrate agile principles including developing and managing schedules, scope, budgets, resources, risks, communications, and testing plans
Collaborate with designers, product managers, engineers, and data scientists to produce the next generation of products within the design team
Serve as the liaison idea and execution for the creative production of our projects, platforms and products
Participate in the design process, providing critical feedback, thought-leadership and contrasting points of view
Identify problems, impediments, dependencies, and other team dysfunctions, and resolve any issues through arbitration, negotiation, or reasoned discussion
Ensure that the foundational components, guidelines, and interaction models for our virtual products, marketplaces, environments, and experiences are being followed
Lead with a good sense of intuition and emotional intelligence to create a culture of collaboration
Be proactive, enthusiastic, and have a passion for learning about and working on emerging technologies
This role will be based out of Los Angeles, CA or New York City, NY.
5+ years of relevant experience leading creative teams through the design process at a digital product company, digital agency or tech start-up
Passion for sport, culture, gaming, and the Nike brand
A fascination with innovation and technology such as web3, blockchain, NFT, and the Metaverse as well as a solid understanding of digital tools and trends
Deep experience in the agile methodology of project management and the ability to run a sprint
A strong understanding of product design and execution process with experience successfully driving complex projects and programs from inception to delivery in a software development space
Confidence with producing a wide variety of digital projects, including web3, blockchain, NFTs, mobile apps, social media and other types of extended reality and experiential work
Comfort in working in a highly ambiguous, very fast-paced, goal-oriented, start-up environment
Deep experience with the latest project management tools like Asana, Notion, and FigJam as well as collaboration tools like Slack, Box, Google Suite, Figma and Keynote
Ability to accurately estimate, prioritize and lead the team's time - guiding and influencing them as they meet milestones
Ability to multitask and handle multiple streams of work across our internal and external teams
An understanding of what is required to create significant and relevant content that meets the nuanced needs and expectations of our audiences, from sub, to pop, to mass-culture
Ability to quickly identify what’s working and what’s not - adjusting your approach accordingly