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Career Journey

 

// MY career journey //

This isn’t what I do. It’s just what I’ve done. The best is yet to come.

 

 

MY LIFELONG PASSIONS

SPORT & DESIGN

They are what led me to Nike, and they are still how I spend most of my time.

 
 
 
 

NIKE BY THE NUMBERS

1 COMPANY. MANY EXPERIENCES.

 
 
 
 

DESIGNER 1

EQUIPMENT BRAND DESIGN


PROFESSIONAL FUNDAMENTALS & BRAND AWARENESS
2000 - 2002

 
Portfolio design work by Todd Smith for Nike Soccer, Nike Vision, and custom typography
 

Key Skills: Graphic Design / Packaging Design / Branding & Identity / Photo Direction / Typography

 
 

DESIGNER 2

GLOBAL FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT


GRAPHIC INNOVATION & BRAND NARRATIVE
2002 - 2006

 
Nike Soccer ball graphics, shinguards, and Nike Mercurial designs by Todd Smith
 

Key Skills: Product Design / Data-Driven Insights / Athlete Insights & Validation / Screenprinting

 

 

SENIOR DESIGNER

GLOBAL FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT


TECHNICAL INNOVATION & PROCESS
2006 - 2012

 
Nike Soccer ball graphics and aerodynamic design by Todd Smith
 

Key Skills: Design Strategy / Technical Innovation / Manufacturing / Presentation / Team Leadership

 

 

DESIGN DIRECTOR

GLOBAL FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT


AUDACIOUS INNOVATION & TEAM BUILDING
2012 - 2017

 
Nike Mercurial shinguards and goalkeeper gloves with product innovation by Todd Smith
 

Key Skills: Strategic Hiring / Industry-Defining Innovation / Visual Communication / Budgeting

 
 

DESIGN DIRECTOR

BAGS & EQUIPMENT


BRAND STRATEGY & CHALLENGING EXPECTATIONS
2017 - 2019

 
Nike accessories and lifestyle bag design by Todd Smith
 

Key Skills: Team Building / Consumer Insight Gathering / Strategic Vision / Style Innovation

 

 

DESIGN DIRECTOR

BAGS, HEADWEAR & EQUIPMENT


GO-T0-MARKET STRATEGY & EDIT-TO-AMPLIFY
2019 - 2020

 
Nike accessories, bags, and headwear design by Todd Smith
 

Key Skills: Craft & Execution / Material & Trims / Knit / Go-to-market Strategy / Conflict Resolution

 

 

SENIOR DESIGN DIRECTOR

NIKE ACCESSORIES


ENTERPRISE STRATEGY & CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
2020 - 2024

 
Nike accessories product creation and design leadership by Todd Smith
 

Key Skills: Enterprise Leadership / Cross-functional Collaboration / Coaching & Mentoring

 

 

VP OF DESIGN

HADDAD BRANDS


2024 - PRESENT

 
 

 

“Lead from a position of creative abundance and generosity.”