Lead Social Creative Strategist, Global Digital Marketing, Nike Basketball

Work options: Hybrid Onsite: Mon-Thurs Title: Lead Social Creative Strategist, Global Digital Marketing, Nike Basketball Location: Beaverton, OR Duration: 7 months contract Overview NIKE, Inc. seeks leaders to create engaging social content across global digital channels. Who You’ll Work With Global Digital Marketing is a team of innovative thinkers dedicated to driving 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 channels. What You Will Work On 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 digital 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr Nike