Brand/Category Manager

Job Title: Marketing - Brand/Category Manager
Location: Beaverton, OR (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Months
Job Description:

Position Overview
The Global Brand Manager supports the development and execution of *** Sportswear's global brand strategy. This role connects consumer insights, product priorities, and seasonal storytelling to deliver integrated brand plans that drive relevance and growth across geographies.
You will partner cross-functionally to translate strategy into execution, ensuring clarity, consistency, and quality across the global offense.
Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a Brand Manager with experience in brand marketing and a strong connection to sport, culture, and the evolving consumer landscape. You are detail-oriented, collaborative, and able to move fluidly between strategy and execution.
You bring energy, curiosity, and a solutions-oriented mindset, with a passion for delivering distinctive and impactful brand experiences.
What You Will Work On

Support the development of global and seasonal NSW brand plans aligned to broader strategic priorities
Translate consumer, marketplace, and cultural insights into actionable brand opportunities
Contribute to the creation of clear, compelling briefs that guide integrated marketing plans
Help deliver end-to-end seasonal storytelling, ensuring alignment across product, brand, and consumer moments
Partner with Brand Creative, Digital, Retail, and other marketing functions to ensure cohesive execution
Collaborate with Geography teams to adapt global direction to local market needs
Support planning processes, timelines, and key deliverables to ensure on-time execution
Who You Will Work With

You will work across a cross-functional ecosystem including Brand Management, Creative, Digital Marketing, Retail Marketing, Sports Marketing, Energy Marketing, Brand Planning & Operations, and Geography Brand Teams.
You will partner closely with global and geo stakeholders to ensure alignment and seamless execution of brand plans.
What You Bring:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
~6-8 years of experience in brand marketing, brand management, or related roles
Strong ability to translate strategy into execution with attention to detail
Effective collaborator with experience working across cross-functional teams
Strong organizational and project management skills; able to manage multiple priorities
Clear and concise communicator with ability to simplify complex ideas
Passion for sport, culture, and the Nike Sportswear consumer
Preferred:
Experience working in a global or matrixed organization
Exposure to integrated marketing across digital and retail channels
Experience partnering with creative teams to develop briefs and evaluate work
Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments with ambiguity