Lead Social Creative Strategist, Global Digital Marketing, Nike BasketballHybrid

Title: Lead Social Creative Strategist, Global Digital Marketing, Nike Basketball

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 7 months 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.

NIKE, Inc.'s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tells Nike’s stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Nike innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Global Digital Marketing is a team of innovative thinkers dedicated to driving the cultural relevance and business of Nike Basketball across Nike’s digital ecosystem. Collaborating closely with our Nike Basketball Brand, Creative, Sports Marketing and Geo Teams, we strive to push the boundaries of the social landscape, ensuring consumer engagement both on and off our platforms.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a lead social creative strategist to join and lead the Basketball Global Digital Marketing team. This team, comprising specialists in digital, social, and creator marketing, is responsible for developing and driving long-term consumer engagement across Nike.com, the Nike app, @nikebasketball, and our creator’s channels.

Our most successful leaders in this field are future-thinking innovators who share a passion for hoops and sport culture. They are highly creative, results-driven, move within ambiguity, and true team players. 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

In this role, your primary focus will be architecting, executing, and overseeing 365 Nike Basketball social marketing plans across our channels and partners. You’ll also support on social strategy and execution against our seasonal campaigns. 

• You’ll obsess how to make our brand, product, and seasonal messages resonate with our target consumer.
• You’ll lead the strategic development of branded content, services, partnerships, and experiences that will coalesce into best-in-class social marketing plans.
• You’ll creative direct and build content at the pulse of the game.
• You’ll collaborate closely with teams across brand, sports marketing, geo teams, and dgitialy partners to inspire global love and advocacy for Nike Basketball. 

WHAT YOU BRING

• 7-9+ years of relevant work experience
• 5 years of experience in social media and a creative direction / narrative background
• Demonstrated ability of developing social content for highly visible brands
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, agile culture—someone who embraces and leads through change and ambiguity
• Excellent verbal communication skills, including presentation on complex business issues
• Fluency reading consumer data and crafting measurement and optimization plans
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and analytical thinking skills
• Experience managing creative, media, and research agencies
• Excellent relationship building skills and knows how to influence working teams and key partners
• Detail oriented. This position requires someone who can build plans, presentations, and keep the team moving cohesively in the right direction.
• Familiarity with the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies in digital marketing, content creation, and social media