3 weeks ago
Lead, Brand Creative Planning and Operations, North America
NIKE
Beaverton, OR (Unknown)Full time
Lead, Brand Creative Planning and Operations, North America
Beaverton, OR (Unknown)
Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Job Summary
Own and optimize studio operations and people leadership for a fast paced multi season creative function, aligning staffing, processes and agency partnerships to deliver high quality work.
- Lead operations and mentoring to keep the team thriving and productive
- Own resource planning across multiple seasons with senior stakeholder alignment
- Drive process improvements and operate as a high agency, high performance forward thinker
Job Description
- Lead week-to-week operations, ensuring the team is thriving and can produce high-quality work efficiently, whilst mentoring junior team members
- Manage creative staffing, capacity, and bandwidth
- Clear communication is key
- Expert resource planning & seasonal management: Proven experience owning end-to-end resource planning across multiple concurrent seasons, balancing priorities, capacity, and delivery in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional leadership & influence: A confident leader who can present to senior stakeholders, influence without authority, navigate complex matrix organizations, and champion new ways of working
- Process transformation mindset: Someone who proactively challenges existing processes, isn’t afraid to break what’s not working, and rebuilds scalable, efficient solutions that improve how the team operates
- People leadership & ownership: Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams, with the confidence to oversee the function, make decisions, and keep the team operating effectively in my absence
- Agency and retail operations expertise: Strong experience partnering with or working within external agencies, combined with a solid understanding of retail/store operations, production, or project management to bring operational credibility
- High-agency, high-performance operator: An externally minded, self-starting leader who takes ownership, anticipates challenges, drives execution, and is ready to step in as my second-in-command—a true force multiplier for the team
- Reporting to the Creative Operations Director, you will collaborate with other Senior and Lead Creative Operations team members
NIKE
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NIKE, Inc. is a purpose-driven organization energized by a shared commitment to move the world forward through the power of sport. We champion diversity and amplify individual passions to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world. Here, every teammate has a role to play. We work together, embracing our differences and pushing boundaries, to achieve collective success. For more information on how you can contribute to a world-class team, visit our career site at nike.com/careers and join our talent community at https://nikeats.avature.net/niketalentcommunity.
Founded in 1964
Beaverton, OR, US
85K employees (13,834 in marketing)
77% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
113.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.2%
Direct
54.1%
Referral
4.6%
Social
1.8%
Paid
2%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~91.5K
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
10,072 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
10.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9
People
Marketing Leadership
Elizabeth Gebhardt
Executive Assistant to Chief Marketing Officer Jordan Brand
At the company for 29 years 9 months
Caitlin S.
Chief Marketing Officer, Jordan Brand
At the company for 20 years 1 month
Camilo ANDRADE
Global Vice President / General Manager, Olympics, Brand Integration & Concepts
At the company for 12 years
Rob Marreel
Vice President of Engineering - Retail, Sports Marketing, and B2B
At the company for 14 years 10 months
Funding
Total Funding
$239M
Last Raise
$239M
Post IPO Equity, 2 years ago
Funding History
- Aug 2024Post IPO Equity • $239M