Lead Professional, NA TrainingSKIMS Communications

Lead Communications NA Training and NikeSKIMS

At Nike the Communications team curates the company narrative and creates powerful relationships influence opportunities and experiences to reach consumer corporate and employee audiences. We are curious ambitious and creative. Our experience is diverse we have an openness to think in new ways and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

This role will work closely with all areas of the Global and North America Communications team and with a highly matrixed and cross-functional group across the following areas: Brand Marketing Athlete business teams Legal and Sports Marketing.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Lead Communications to join the Nike North America Communications team Training and NikeSKIMS. This person will collaborate closely with a cross-functional team to proactively lead strategic plans and drive storytelling in service of Nike narratives to various stakeholders that include media consumers influencers creators.

As the Communications Lead youll support the development and execution of communications strategies that drive Nikes training and NikeSKIMS narrative in North America. Youll collaborate with the media strategy team to deliver breakthrough storytellingconnecting with key audiences critical to the success of the Training and NikeSKIMS business.

A passion for sports athletes and communities will help the right candidate engage with the work more authentically at Nike.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in journalism PR English communications business advertising & marketing psychology or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training
• Minimum of 5 years directly relevant work experience highly preferred
• Individuals should be proactive creative and solutions oriented.
• Being culturally curious sport obsessed having an eye for design and trends and an appreciation for art and understanding of popular culture is a must.
• Successful candidates will bring a positive team-oriented attitude be curious have strong strategic instincts and exceptional relationship skills and be able to handle ambiguity to work across a global corporate matrix.

• Strong strategic planning and creative problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience developing and executing multi-platform communications strategies.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills for digital and multimedia formats.
• Ability to communicate clearly across teams and manage differing perspectives

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Youll be part of the North America Communications a team for Nike Brand with a focus on our NikeSKIMS and Training this role you will be responsible for the communications strategy for both categories working closely with Marketing Sports and Entertainment Marketing Digital and Integrated Retail Marketing.

Key Responsibilities:

• You support in NikeSKIMS and Nike Trainings North America narrative strategy and creative conceptsobsessing storytelling with craft taste and scale.
• Will partner closely with teammates across the creative team and functions of Nike Brand to develop strategic plans impactful narratives and craft messaging thats tailored to specific audiences platforms and moments.
• You OBSESS product storytelling/athlete-centred innovation and have a keen understanding of craft taste and scale.
• Help lead redefine cultivate and develop expressions of sport and style that challenge convention and permeate culture in new and inventive ways.
• You will collaborate positively with a large group of partners in a fast-paced always evolving environment.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.