Lead, Creative Producer, Brand Initiatives

Brand Creative is the Art of Storytelling. We are the storytellers. We are the voice of Nike’s heart & soul. It's about telling powerful, meaningful stories across the entire brand ecosystem, leveraging all existing and new platforms to inspire, enable and engage athletes*, while driving brand distinction and business impact. We aim to make people feel and help them do sport daily. A key part of this team is Creative Operations. This team is built of enterprise thinkers, who are experts in bringing ideas to life. We operationalize, resource, track, manage and execute projects.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

• Day-to-day, you will be working with the Nike creative team including designers, copywriters, art directors and creative leaders, as well as your broader production team and external creative partners.

• On a project basis, you will work with a variety of Nike Marketing and Concept team partners, leadership and other cross-functional business function such as Finance, Legal, Business Affairs, Health & Safety and Procurement. You will be a trusted partner to Sports Marketing and Entertainment when there are productions involving athletes and/or celebrity talent.

• As the production expert on behalf of Nike, you will nurture your external creative network, building strong relationships on behalf of Nike to the industry at large.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

A passionate, exceptionally organized, creative thinker, you expertly manage end-to-end production for projects within the creative studio. You are a creative thought-partner, instrumental in developing and delivering the best creative on behalf of Nike.

• You have outstanding communication skills and thrive under pressure, embracing change and knowing when and where to be flexible making you an invaluable partner to your creative and x-functional teammates. You are curious, energized by the opportunity to bring new concepts to life. You are an entrepreneurial, resourceful, ambitious, forward-thinker who stays at the forefront of industry trends and talent, allowing you to bring in the right creative talent and agencies with precision based on creative brief needs.

• You have experience producing across various mediums, both physical and digital (i.e. content, activations, experiences, retail build, etc.) and can apply your skillsets to the ever-growing media landscape. No matter the project at hand, you nurture creativity and cultivate collaboration with any person/team you partner with as you bring projects through to success.

• You can work directly with creatives and can commission work from a varied and broad network of agencies and creative individuals. Whether you’re on set managing the production of a shoot, commissioning an illustrator, or engaging an events company to plan for an exciting on-ground activation, you don’t get phased by the unknown – instead, you are energized by the challenge of learning as you go.

• You speak up, challenge the brief or project scope and help re-route obstacles to land on new solutions. You simplify complex information and clear obstacles to give space for the best possible creative solutions.

• You bring people together – you’re the master collaborator who knows how to get the best out of everyone.

Other requirements are:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience in Brand Creation and/or Marketing

• Ability to travel 10-20% of the time

• Must have a passion for creativity, sports and culture

• Must be an exceptional written and verbal communicator and strategic thinker that can simplify complex information.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Day-to-day, you will manage creative production from planning to final asset executions, delivering premium and inspirational stories and experiences for the consumer. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll work collaboratively to execute against the brief delivering on time and within budget. From project to project you’ll commission and manage multiple creative partners from world-renowned agencies to up and coming individuals.

• You will have the unique opportunity to partner on upstream with the Concept team and downstream with Brand Marketing. You will resource world-class teams by facilitating creative partner sourcing & outreach, negotiations, budget management & contract execution in partnership with Nike Legal. You will ensure that all productions are compliant with Nike processes to mitigate risk on behalf