Gaming Partnerships Manager, Nike Virtual StudiosHybrid

Title: Gaming Partnerships Manager, Nike Virtual Studios

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 6-month contract

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

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manage existing and new Gaming and Fandom partnerships with developers, studios, and content creators. Negotiate and execute contracts between Nike Inc. (and its family brands) and the Gaming partners.
• With partnership with our Virtual Product & Brand team and additional NVS functions [Design, Engg], help execute seasonal activations for NVS with cross-functional alignment. [includes capturing priorities, briefing project needs, and aligning for approvals]
• Manage and coordinate relationships between Gaming partners and internal Nike, Inc teams to deliver progressive and next-level immersive game experiences.
• Identify relevant leads & convert partnership prospects from both Gaming ecosystem (publishers, mobile, hardware) and internal cross-functional teams potentially looking to serve Gen Z through the gaming space.
• Liase internally across cross-functional divisions and within NVS to understand the business roadmaps and needs.
• Coordinate and support the development of pitch & strategy decks with the design team to deliver world-class materials to externally and internally.
• Work with Partnership Ops and Legal teams to support and lead weekly Partner meetings and legal/Ba check ins.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• 6+ years Project Management experience (young/fresh minded/adaptable, not someone that has been in a role for 20+yrs etc)
• External partnerships; client facing; multiple stakeholders; cross functional exp
• Problem solving skills.
• Ability to work with complex projects with Cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage External to Nike relationships
• Moderate to advanced knowledge of Gaming, Pop-Culture & Youth behavior, Sport, Sneakers and Streetwear.
• Basic knowledge of Contracts, Project Management, Marketing and Product.
• Pro-active attitude and an eagerness to learn quickly, contribute to company strategy, and build the vision

Nice to have:

• Interest/experience in Gaming, Pop Culture, Anime etc.
• Previous Nike experience