Manager, Brand Creative, Production

Responsibilities

• Beyond the individual projects, you will lead and contribute to team-wide initiatives to improve efficiency and innovation within production. You will share expertise, help define and implement new ways of working, and set a high bar for production rigor, lead

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Brand Creative is the heart of Nike's storytelling, pushing boundaries to tell powerful stories. We live, breathe, and protect ideas that capture the heart and soul of Nike. We also must take risks, break rules, and embrace the unexpected. Creative Production flourishes in this space, turning dreams into reality and thriving in the midst of complex creative challenges. We are fiercely passionate when it comes to creativity and craft, finding inspiration in the unpredictable, while being masterful at leading others through it. The team is based in the Netherlands at the EHQ Nike Office. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH Day-to-day, you will work in close partnership with a multidisciplinary Nike creative team including designers, copywriters, creative leaders, and producers. You will partner closely with Brand Creative leadership and creative teammates and collaborate cross-functionally with teams such as Brand Management, Sports Marketing, Comms, Finance, Legal, Business Affairs, Health & Safety and Procurement. You will work in collaboration with peers across EMEA Brand Creative Production based in Hilversum, Paris and London, as well as the broader Nike production network across Global & other Geo teams.' Outside of Nike, you will build and maintain strong relationships across a broad network of external agencies, production partners and creative artists. You will report directly into the Director, Brand Creative, Production. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR You are a strategic, creative thought-partner energized by bringing bold ideas to life. As a senior member of the production team, you lead complex, end-to-end productions across multiple mediums, driving innovation and operational excellence to deliver world-class storytelling for Nike. Calm under pressure and decisive in moments of change, you navigate complexity with confidence and adaptability. You simplify ambiguity, remove obstacles, and bring alignment across teams - guiding projects forward while bringing people with you. Your leadership is grounded in ambition, empathy and influence, enabling you to unite teams through challenges and deliver successfully, together. You build trusted, high-impact relationships across Creative, Brand Management and cross-functional teams. You partner closely with creative leadership to shape production strategies for projects, enabling the strongest ideas to be realised with clarity, craft and intent. You deeply care about quality, process and people - and bring that commitment to every production you lead. You are a people-first leader who thrives in developing and managing talent. You coach, mentor and empower your team to perform at their best, fostering accountability, trust and growth. Through clear communication and consistent leadership, you create conditions for your team to deliver successful projects while building long-term capability within the organization. You represent Nike externally through industry influence, talent scouting and trend leadership - confidently recommending and commissioning top creative talent and agency partners. With deep experience in the creative industry, you bring a strong point of view on both the craft of creativity and the discipline of production. You stay connected with emerging trends, talent, and cultural shifts, using insight and inspiration to continuously evolve how work is made.

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