Nike Looking for Lead, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Editorial & Content at Beaverton, OR Full Time

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE, Inc.’s uncompromising focus on human potential extends to its workforce. Nike Human Resources teams help attract, retain, and reward the world’s most innovative people by creating programs to help them thrive. They accelerate company growth as stewards of culture, organizational effectiveness, talent and change. The global Human Resources community includes experts in talent planning, talent acquisition, talent development, compensation and benefits, employee relations and more. Together, they develop a motivated, diverse and engaged global team.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

This person will collaborate closely with a cross-functional team to proactively develop and lead strategic plans and drive storytelling in service of Nike narratives to an audience of employees, communities, and consumers. As a member of the DEI team, you will be responsible for supporting the activation of highly innovative and targeted marketing and engagement strategies, messaging, and tactics that support the advancement of the DEI strategy and the overall employee experience at Nike. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and Global Communications to develop and drive key storylines, bringing to life new ideas and ways of engaging and up-leveling the relationship between Nike and its employees.

Cultivating collaboration across the team and fostering effective partnerships is a must. You will have a global mentality, strong strategic instincts, exceptional relationship skills, and be able to handle ambiguity to work across the matrix to execute flawlessly. You value differences and have experience building marketing and engagement strategies around purpose and community that complement heritage moments. You are experienced with new media platforms and integrate them into strategy, constantly testing and iterating. You have been consistently responsible for integrating communications plans with key partners and leaders to build trust and positive working relationships.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs, you will increase awareness, understanding, and engagement of Nike’s DEI journey across key audiences by:

• Ideating and supporting innovative communications strategies tied to Nike’s overall DEI narrative with a focus on heritage moment storytelling planning
• Developing and leading multi-channel employee engagement strategies rooted in Nike’s narrative
• Guiding employee network communications teams to help drive Nike’s narrative through breakthrough storytelling
• Drafting messaging and ideating tactics that position Nike as a leading innovation brand
• Sourcing, creating, and distributing content and stories through Nike’s internal/external communication channels
• Assisting the management of PR agency relationships, writers, editors, photographers, creatives, freelancers, and other external partners streamlining the contractors’ sourcing, onboarding, and work assignments.
• Providing overall DEI communications support, including executing events, writing team emails, newsletters and social posts, and developing presentations and others comms assets. 
• Furthering advance our culture of DEI through content and engagement strategies that celebrate our legacy, elevate our accomplishments, and bring to life our purpose.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

As part of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Team, you’ll work closely with Global Communications, employee resource groups, Purpose, Brand Teams, and key external partners. This position reports to the Sr. Director of Diversity Programs, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, based in Beaverton, OR.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, PR, English, Humanities, Sociology, Psychology, Communications, or related subject area
• 5-7+ years of professional experience in corporate, agency, and/ or public relations roles supporting global brands with a strong preference for an emphasis on culture and sport
• Proficient with narrative messaging and materials – particularly adept at writing, flexible in various formats
• Comfortable trying innovative approaches and strong professional agility
• Proficiency in a second language is beneficial
• Proficiency in all media platforms is required

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

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, veteran status, or disability.

Benefits

Whether it’s transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness – inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.