Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Come and join our growing team! We’re looking for a collaborative, innovative, and consumer-focused retail brand marketer who can help us lead strategy and direction for how product and brand storytelling show up in retail across the globe, in all of our retail concepts. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? 

We’re looking for retail brand marketing leader who can help us develop and drive retail brand marketing strategies at a Global level across Direct and Wholesale partners. We desire a strategic, detail-driven, creative, collaborative, people-first teammate who will build unbelievable seasonal product innovations campaigns and experiences to drive demand and impact across the marketplace. They will constantly be looking for opportunities to evolve and improve the way we speak to our consumers in store, all in an effort to connect with consumers, fuel their love of sport, the brand and drive sales. This person will understand that the consumer journey often starts outside of the store, in the palm of the consumer’s hand, and ideally has experience working in the digital world to drive traffic to stores. This person will constantly be pushing the boundaries of how digital experiences can help enhance the in-store experience.

The ideal candidate loves working in a fast-paced, ever-evolving, positive and collaborative team environment. They're a self-starter who thrives on working through ambiguity and has a passion for the brand.

What you work on

You will work closely with the Brand Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Nike Direct and Marketplace business teams to create storytelling direction & guidelines for key seasonal initiatives. You will be responsible for understanding both the art and science of marketing; obsessing the business, consumer insights, and the creative ways we engage consumers with products, services, and experiences in store. As the Retail Brand Marketing Lead, you will manage the relationship with brand marketingbringing your retail marketing expertise into the larger brand marketing strategies. You will partner closely with Digital and Social Marketing teams to assist in building the holistic seasonal brand plan and ensuring the right content is briefed to power the O2O consumer journey. You will work closely with Brand Creative and Retail Creative teams to build the vision for how the Seasonal Retail Campaigns come to life in-store. You will partner with Geo Brand and Retail Brand counterparts to ensure Global Retail Brand strategies serve their needs and to guide geo adoption, translations, and execution of the plan. 

Who you will work with

You will report directly to the Retail Brand Director. You will be part of a team that collaborates daily with Global Brand Marketing, Retail Marketing Experience, Visual Merchandising, Retail Operations, and Geo teams- all with the goal to tell amazing brand stories, increase brand awareness, engagement and sales in the marketplace. 

What you bring

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
  • 5+ years of retail brand experience (building and implementing strategies)
  • 5+ years of executing retail brand strategies in market
  • Large Fleet, vertical retail, and store opening experience
  • A strong understanding of the Brand Defining storytelling, consumer shopping behaviors, retail journeys, and retail trends
  • A passion for product and storytelling
  • Dedication to details
  • Experiene presenting to large teams and executive leadership
  • A track record of implementing a test and learning offense
  • A passion for business and data, and how those inform plans
  • The ability to fail forward
  • Exceptional written, verbal, visual communication, and presentation skills
  • Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills 
  • Pro-active problem solver, with the ability to assess an issue and develop action steps for resolution
  • An impeccable ability for balancing creativity with business needs, inspired by the "now and next" and keeping the consumer at the center of the work
  • Able to work as part of a matrix, with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally towards a common goal
  • Can-do demeanor with the shown ability to adapt to changes in business needs or direction
  • A passion for the Athlete*, Sport* and Culture along with a sense of humor and a collaborative approach to the work
  • Ability to travel 20%

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.

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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.

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