Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
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, Inc. 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 tell 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.
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WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
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 on a daily basis. 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.
Day-to-day you'll work with a team of designers, producers and communication experts. Beyond this core team, you will also work a lot with external creatives - overseeing the commissioning of various work across multiple disciplines. Within the broader Marketing function, you'll be required to collaborate with your counterparts across many different teams to help deliver creative in accordance to our Brand Standards.
Aside from the day-to-day you'll work alongside other production leads to drive functional excellence making sure the team gets regular opportunities to learn, inspire and share knowledge with each other.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As a Lead Creative Producer, you will work alongside Design and Narrative teams. You will have a wealth of production and project management experience across various mediums, including (but not exclusive to) digital, out of home, broadcasting, and physical experiences. You are passionate, exceptionally organized and enjoy finding solutions to whatever the challenge. A natural team leader with outstanding communication skills, you thrive under pressure, embracing change and knowing when and where to be flexible.
You have considerable experience when it comes to working directly with creatives and commissioning work from a broad and diverse network of agencies and creative individuals. Whether you're managing a workstream delivering assets en masse, on set managing the production of a shoot, commissioning an illustrator, or working with an architect to build a space, you don't get phased by the unknown - but rather energized by the challenge of learning as you go.
When it comes to communication you digest, edit and circulate the most important information clearly and effectively to stakeholders in teams across the business. However complex the project, you always remain clear on priorities and are not afraid to empower your team members. You're a master collaborator who knows how to get the best out of everyone. You enjoy sharing your knowledge and advising others around you, proactively helping the team develop their skills and our creative output. When things change direction or obstacles appear, you are not afraid to question the brief and speak up in order to land on a new solution.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience and training
- Previous experience in Project management or production for agencies or brand, delivering across multiple mediums from brief through to final execution.
- Proven experience managing complex timelines, budgets and deliverables.
- Photo production skills and experience producing content at the highest standards.
- Strong understanding of creative disciplines, and an interest in cultivating a broad network of external partners to elevate our creative output.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and strong team player, able to develop productive relationships with cross-functional teams and senior leads, with a proactive and collaborative approach to working through challenges and ambiguity.
- Forward-thinker with solution-oriented mindset and entrepreneurial spirit.
- Ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple business functions.
- A passion for creativity and committed to staying up to date with current and future technology.
- Travel 10% of the time.
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
Day-to-day, you'll sit as part of the Studio, focusing on managing multiple workstreams across multiple mediums 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'll work end-to-end on projects, involved from the moment the brief reaches our team all the way through to final execution - whether that's a suite of digital assets, an event, or a brand anthem for key consumer moments in Nike's calendar.
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Benefits
Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.