Senior Administrative Assistant - Advanced Digital Creation Studio

Nike; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike, Inc. is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant to support the Vice-President and senior leaders in the Advanced Digital Creation Studio. You will manage complex calendars, coordinate travel, plan meetings, and prepare budgets with high discretion and professionalism.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree, at least 3 years of administrative experience, and strong communication skills. The role requires the ability to work independently and as part of a fast-paced, collaborative team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years administrative work experience.
• Ability to work with senior level executives.
• Proven ability to handle high ambiguity in fast-paced settings.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with budgets is preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office and virtual meeting tools.
• Experience with AI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex calendar for leaders, balancing conflicts and priorities.
• Book travel arrangements and manage itineraries.
• Plan meetings and events, including budgeting and catering.
• Prepare expense reports, track budgets, and process invoices.
• Prepare documents and high-quality PowerPoint/Keynote presentations.
• Draft and edit communications; manage distribution lists.
• Coordinate workspace moves and team space planning.
• Support team plans and projects; be the main admin contact.
• Provide coverage for other leaders as needed.

Skills

Calendar management

Administrative experience

Communication skills

Budget tracking

MS Office / Zoom / Teams

Discretion & confidentiality

Independent & team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Zoom / MS Teams

Keynote

ChatGPT / Copilot

Job description

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 Vice-President, Advanced Digital Creation Studio (ADCS), the Senior Director, ADCS Digital Design Studio, and the Senior Director, ADCS Performance Engineering Lab.

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. Strong interest and experience in the product creation process, particularly innovation, is preferred.

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

Mynext: Be Empowered to Grow within Nike and Create the Future

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 email 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.