Senior Administrative Assistant - Brand Marketing

Position Type
Full Time
Career area
Business Operations
Location
5533 Water's Edge Way, Los Angeles, California 90016, United States
Job ID
R-84359

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $26.59 in our lowest geographic market to $52.50 in our highest geographic market. Actual pay rate will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience.

Information about benefits can be found here.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Nike, Inc. is in perpetual motion. Administrative employees help Nike teams around the world keep up with the company’s rapid pace. They act as liaisons embedded in business functions and geographies. Their talents — problem solving, organization, time management and more — help fuel the success of their leaders and their teams. Nike’s community of administrative assistants embody professionalism, resilience, agility, emotional intelligence and exemplify the best of Nike’s culture modeling Nike’s core values to leaders, teammates, and guests.

As our Senior Administrative Assistant, you will support the VP of Brand Creative Marketing NA & Sr. Director Brand Marketing.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Senior Administrative Assistant who has a proven ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment. You have a high learning agility, strong organization skills and high attention to detail. Having strong communication and time management skills, you are able to prioritize across multiple tasks, set expectations across a variety of stakeholders and take initiative to follow-through on requests through completion. You can work independently or as part of a team and know how to adapt your style to most efficiently and effectively support the leaders and businesses you are lined up against.

WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE:
Bachelor's degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
Minimum of 3 years of administrative work experience required
Ability to work and communicate effectively with a variety of personalities including senior level executives
Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, results-oriented, team environment with times of high ambiguity
Proven ability to organize, prioritize and appropriately handle highly confidential and sensitive information
Ability to work independently and take initiative to follow-through on requests until completion with a high attention to detail
Previous experience working with and tracking budgets is strongly preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel) and virtual meeting tools (Zoom / MS Teams). Experience with Keynote a plus, not required. Experience with AI tools like Chat GPT or Microsoft Copilot a plus, not required.
Previous Nike work experience is a plus
Ability to occasionally work outside of core business hours

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You'll perform a wide range of administrative duties for a diverse team of people and/or leaders with a variety of management styles. These duties will include but not limited to the following:

Complex Calendar Management: Scheduling appointments, meetings, and conferences for the leaders you support, managing conflicts and coordinating with other teammates and leaders as required
Booking Travel Arrangements: Booking flights, accommodations, and transportation for leaders you support, including managing itineraries and necessary documentation.
Planning Meetings and Events: Securing event space as necessary and handling any budgeting, catering, agenda planning, scheduling, reminders, and working with external parties as needed.
Preparing Expense Reports, tracking budgets and purchase orders: Preparing expense reports, tracking budgets, and processing invoices or purchase orders for vendors as required.
Document Preparation & Organization: Producing, editing and reformatting documents and correspondence. This could include but will not be limited to updating organizational charts, creating high quality graphic and text PowerPoint or Keynote presentations, and/or team session agendas/work session run of shows.
Communications – Under the leader’s direction, write, contribute and/or edit draft communications, involve appropriate stakeholders and gain final approval. May manage distribution lists and send communications on the leader’s behalf.
Coordinate Team Space Planning, Workspace and/or Equipment Moves: Partner with the appropriate stakeholders to organize individual or departmental moves
Budget Tracking: may assist leader with tracking of expenses
POs: create purchase orders
Special Projects: Assisting with project planning, tracking progress, and ensuring deadlines are met as needed by the team and/or leader you support
Team & Culture Building: You will have the opportunity to work with the leader you support to help the team build connections to each other, their leader, the environment and Nike through a variety of ways – staff meetings, team building activities, offsites and the physical workspace they come to day-in and day-out.
Support team plans, projects, activations or other deliverables as needed
Serve as the main point of contact for administrative questions from the team
Provide coverage for other leaders where temporary administrative needs exist

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.

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 an equal opportunity employer. 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.

What You Can Expect
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply

Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.

02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment

If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.

03 Interview

Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.