Digital Program Manager 4/Lead Social Creative Strategist

Our client, a leading athletic footwear and apparel manufacturing company, is looking for a Digital Program Manager 4/Lead Social Creative Strategist. This is for an initial duration of 07 months and is located at Beaverton, OR.

Job Title: Digital Program Manager 4/Lead Social Creative Strategist
Reference ID: 26-02768
Location: Beaverton, OR.
Duration: 07 months
Job Type: Contract (Candidates must be able to work on W2 without VISA sponsorship)

Lead Social Creative Strategist, Global Digital Marketing
Client, 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 Client, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
CLIENT, Inc.'s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tells Client's stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Client innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.

Who You'll Work With:

Global Digital Marketing is a team of innovative thinkers dedicated to driving the cultural relevance and business of Client Basketball across Client's digital ecosystem. Collaborating closely with our Basketball Brand, Creative, Sports Marketing and Geo Teams, we strive to push the boundaries of the social landscape, ensuring consumer engagement both on and off our platforms.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are seeking a lead social creative strategist to join and lead the Basketball Global Digital Marketing team. This team, comprising specialists in digital, social, and creator marketing, is responsible for developing and driving long-term consumer engagement across Client.com, the Client app, @clientbasketball, and our creator's channels.
Our most successful leaders in this field are future-thinking innovators who share a passion for hoops and sport culture. They are highly creative, results-driven, move within ambiguity, and true team players.

What You'll Work On:

In this role, your primary focus will be architecting, executing, and overseeing 365 Client Basketball social marketing plans across our channels and partners. You'll also support on social strategy and execution against our seasonal campaigns.
You'll obsess how to make our brand, product, and seasonal messages resonate with our target consumer.
You'll lead the strategic development of branded content, services, partnerships, and experiences that will coalesce into best-in-class social marketing plans.
You'll creative direct and build content at the pulse of the game.
You'll collaborate closely with teams across brand, sports marketing, geo teams, and dgitialy partners to inspire global love and advocacy for Client Basketball.

What You Bring

7-9+ years of relevant work experience
5 years of experience in social media and a creative direction / narrative background
Demonstrated ability of developing social content for highly visible brands
Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, agile culture-someone who embraces and leads through change and ambiguity
Excellent verbal communication skills, including presentation on complex business issues
Fluency reading consumer data and crafting measurement and optimization plans
Strong project management, problem-solving, and analytical thinking skills
Experience managing creative, media, and research agencies
Excellent relationship building skills and knows how to influence working teams and key partners
Detail oriented. This position requires someone who can build plans, presentations, and keep the team moving cohesively in the right direction.
Familiarity with the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies in digital marketing, content creation, and social media

Desired Candidate Profile:

Minimum required years of experience:= 8 - 9 YOE
Education requirements: bachelors not required, highly preferred

Must have skills:

Understands basketball (this is crucial as they will be creating content based off games)
Has strong creative direction and content writing muscle. Must understand social platforms such as instagram and X)
Must have a LinkedIn and links to their work on resume

Soft skills:

Strong communication and collaboration skills
Go-getter, can push work forward

Interested and Qualified candidates, please send your most recently updated word document resume to Jaffer.s@sunrisesys.com.