Principal, Global Women's Sportswear Communications at Nike

Principal Global WomensSportswear CommunicationsPhil H. Knight Campus Beaverton Ore.WHO YOULL WORK WITHAt Nike the Global Brand Communications team curates and amplifies the companys narrativebuilding powerful relationships influence and opportunities through storytelling and experience that help Nike reach new audiences expand brand perception and grow the Womens Sportswear Business.The role will report into the Senior Director Global Sportswear and Energy Communications and help lead redefine cultivate and develop expressions of sport and style for our womens sportswear consumer that permeate culture in new and inventive ways. The output of this work should ignite purposeful conversations around Nikes most powerful stories and help foster and build creative networks. The individual will work closely with all sport areas of the Global Communications team and with a highly matrixed and cross-functional group across the following areas: Brand Marketing Athlete Entertainment Legal and Sports Marketing.WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORThe Principal Global Womens Sportswear Communications must have a passion for sport and sport culture an ability to deliver new ways of thinking and a desire to deepen and evolve Nikes relationship with media and consumers. The individual should also be proactive creative and capable of thinking through problems and presenting solutions. Being culturally curious having an eye for design and trend and an appreciation and understanding of popular culture is a must. This person will also be responsible for driving a forward-looking approach to our communications strategies to leverage the ever-changing media and highly engaged consumer landscape.We are looking for an individual with the ability to expand the boundaries of communications and define the future of womens sportswear and who can connect influence and deliver new levels of creative and strategic thinking.The ideal candidate needs:Bachelors degree in degree in Communications Journalism or related field is preferred. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training8 years in in-house brand communications media relations or PR agency ideally within a global company.Deep knowledge of street and lifestyle culture and its intersection of sportProven ability to communicate plans across a complex matrix to influence cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.Experience initiating and driving the ideation process to contribute meaningful innovative strategies to the business at concept stage.High aptitude for creative thinking balanced against bottom line business needs.WHAT YOULL WORK ONOur work encompasses written visual and digital communication. We focus on information and connection - what is created how it is managed distributed and consumed to accelerate the growth to our sportswear business.You will be building and driving communications strategies that builds energy connection and inspires our geographies to story tell in new ways.Own the global communications strategy for Nike Sportswear with a sharp focus on the womens business defining messaging and seasonal story architectureDevelop and execute storytelling strategies across earned media creators speaking engagements to maximize reach and impact.Serve as a subject matter expert and seasonal forecaster on womens style trends new media behaviors to inform strategic decisionsLead stakeholder alignment across product brand sports marketing retail and geographies to deliver cohesive communications plans.Design and oversee global event strategies including product launches ensuring long-term and short-term strategic objectives are met.Manage budgets and allocate resources to deliver high-impact storytelling and activations.Oversee agency ecosystems setting scopes creative direction and best in class standards.We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.Required Experience:Exec Key Skills Business Development,Classroom Experience,Dayforce,Go,Cloud Computing,AWS,Teaching,Administrative Experience,Leadership Experience,negotiation,SAS,Data Analysis Skills Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1