Laura Sullivan
About Laura Sullivan
Laura Sullivan is a Project Manager and Digital Producer at Thesis, specializing in Nike projects. She has a diverse background that includes teaching, community engagement, and various roles in the sports and retail sectors.
Current Role at Thesis
Laura Sullivan serves as a Project Manager and Digital Producer for Nike at Thesis agency. She has been in this role since 2020, contributing to various projects in the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area. In her position, she manages multiple briefs, due dates, translation gates, and oversees the overall project workflow for Nike.com content. Laura collaborates with digital category managers to streamline content and reviews, previews, and edits materials to align with product buys and linking strategies. She also alerts category managers to projects at risk of missing activation deadlines and works with her team to find solutions.
Previous Experience at Nike
Before her current role at Thesis, Laura Sullivan worked at Nike as an Employee Community Engagement specialist from 2018 to 2020. During her tenure, she focused on enhancing community engagement initiatives within the company. This experience provided her with insights into corporate social responsibility and community relations, which she later applied in her project management role.
Educational Background
Laura Sullivan studied at Harvard Business School Online, where she completed a Certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy in 2021. Additionally, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies, focusing on Comparative Culture and Identity, as well as Romance Languages and Literatures, from the University of Michigan from 2008 to 2012. She also studied International/Global Studies and Portuguese at Universidade Catolica do Salvador in 2010.
Teaching and Coaching Experience
Laura has diverse experience in teaching and coaching. She worked as an English Teacher at Fisk Centro de Ensino for two months in 2012 in Piçarras, Brazil. Additionally, she served as a Soccer Coach for the Portland Timbers from 2015 to 2017, where she contributed to the development of young athletes in the Portland, Oregon Area. She also held an internship in Community Relations with the Portland Timbers in 2015.
Previous Roles in Hospitality and Retail
In her earlier career, Laura Sullivan worked in the hospitality and retail sectors. She was a Bartender at Milhouse Hostel for seven months in 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She also gained experience as a Sales Associate at adidas from 2015 to 2017 in the Portland, Oregon Area. These roles provided her with skills in customer service and team collaboration.