LEAD WRITER, BRAND CREATIVE GLOBAL RUNNING

Nike - Beaverton, OR

Full-time - Mid Level

Beaverton, OR

Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Lead Writer for the Brand Creative Global Running team at NIKE, Inc. is responsible for crafting compelling narratives and ensuring creative integrity across various projects. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality brand storytelling that resonates with athletes and reflects the brand's values. The Lead Writer will work on long-term and seasonal creative concepts, producing content that is culturally aware, sport-authentic, and engaging.

Responsibilities

• Help shape long-term and seasonal creative concepts in partnership with the Brand Narrative team and Art Direction teams.
• Deliver best-in-class brand storytelling, with deliverables ranging from manifestos and social content to digital campaign content, headlines, and scriptwriting.
• Ensure content meets and exceeds the highest standards: always on-brand, culturally aware, sport-authentic, platform right, distinctive, and engaging.
• Work strategically to drive brand awareness and deliver strong engagement through creative deliverables.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends in sports, design, culture, (social) media, and technology as relevant to Nike and the writing team.
• Partner effectively across teams and dimensions—social, art direction, digital design, styling, photography, production, post-production, and marketing—throughout the creative process.
• Ensure all projects are well-planned, creatively exceptional, and delivered on-time.
• Review project work for highest standards of quality, consistency, accuracy, and successful completion.
• Encourage and empower the team around you, working collaboratively to produce fresh, distinctive, effective storytelling.

Requirements

• 3-5 years writing in an agency, brand, or social environment.
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport*, and Culture.
• Deep knowledge of Global Running; the sport, the athletes, and its culture.
• A portfolio of social & brand writing across platforms, displaying a distinctive voice, expert command of style and tone, and impeccable eye for detail.
• Understanding of writing within a brand organization, and how to translate business priorities into highly engaging consumer-facing content.
• Excellent verbal and visual communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience across brand, digital, and social writing, with a solid understanding of content platforms.
• Strong time management with ability to keep multiple projects moving forward simultaneously.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with proactive approach to identifying and acting on ways to improve the work.
• Astute attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills.
• Can-do attitude with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.

Nice-to-haves

• A sense of humor and a positive spirit.

Benefits

• Generous total rewards package
• Casual work environment
• Diverse and inclusive culture
• Professional development opportunities