Specialist, NA Sportswear Communications

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

As part of the North America Brand Communications team, you'll 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 passion for storytelling with creativity, insight and a growth mindset. You are able to embrace change, thrive in a fast-moving environment, and bring a deep understanding of North America's evolving media and stakeholder landscape. You are a trusted communications professional with a passion for sport culture who can translate business priorities into compelling narratives that inspire, connect and protect the brand.

• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field; or equivalent combination of education, experience or training.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 2-3+ years in in-house brand communications, media relations, or PR agency, ideally within a global company preferred
• Deep understanding of the North America market, media landscape, and sports industry, with particular emphasis on soccer.
• 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 Specialist of NA Brand Comms for Sportswear, you are responsible for partnering on the development of the Nike brand and product communications plans and execution for Sportswear.

• Innovative Storytelling for Sportswear - Amplify the company narrative through powerful, breakthrough stories, concepts, platforms and media that engage our target audiences.
• Internal / External Stakeholder Management - Build and manage powerful and authentic relationships relevant to your role to drive influence.
• Project Management - Own communication projects from start to finish including ideation, planning, implementation, budgeting, coordination, recap and teardown; Ability to incorporate learnings into future experiences.
• Achieve Results - constantly achieving lasting results against shared priorities, even under tough circumstances
• Foster Effective Teamwork - 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 plans to deliver results against compelling organizational goals

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.

Client-provided location(s): Beaverton, OR

Job ID: nike-21272_R-79063

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-12T18:51:01