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**Senior Professional** **, Communications** **- NA** **Sportswear** At Nike, the Communications team curates the company narrative and creates powerful relationships, influence, opportunities, and experiences to reach consumer, corporate and employee audiences. We are curious, ambitious, and creative. Our experience is diverse, we have an openness to think in new ways and thrive in a fast-paced environment. **WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH** This role will work closely with all areas of the Global and North America Communications team and with a highly matrixed and cross-functional group across the following areas: Brand Marketing, Athlete business teams, Legal and Sports Marketing. **WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR** We are looking for a Senior Professional, Communications to join the Nike North America Communications team - Sportswear. This person will collaborate closely with a cross-functional team to support strategic plans and drive storytelling in service of Nike narratives to various stakeholders that include media, consumers, influencers, creators. In your role, you will support the development and execution of communications strategies that drive Nike's Sportswear narrative in North America. You'll collaborate with the media strategy team to deliver breakthrough storytelling-connecting with key audiences critical to the success of the Sportswear business. A passion for sports, athletes and communities will help the right candidate engage with the work more authentically at Nike. + Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field; advanced degree preferred. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training. + 3+ years in in-house brand communications, media relations, or PR agency, ideally within a global company. + Deep understanding of sportswear, media landscape, and sports industry. + Proven ability to craft and execute strategic communications plan with creativity and insight. + Excellent relationship- building skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationship with key stakeholders. + Exceptional English communication skills (written and verbal). + Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team. **WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON** As Senior Professional of Brand Communications for Sportwear, you are responsible for the support for Nike brand and product communication plan and execution for the NA Sportswear business. + You are an innovative storyteller - helping to amplify the company narrative through powerful, breakthrough stories, concepts, platforms and media that engage our target audiences. + Owner of communication projects from start to finish including ideation, planning, implementation, budgeting, coordination, recap and teardown - incorporating learnings into future experiences. + You will work closely with internal and external team members with diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. + Drive Clarity and Accountability - ensuring sharp priorities and clear, aligned to plans that deliver results against compelling organizational goals. + You OBSESS product storytelling and have passion for sport and sport culture. + Help lead, redefine, cultivate, and develop expressions of sport and style that challenge convention and permeate culture in new and inventive ways. 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 ( . 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, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.

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