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Lead Professional, Sports Marketing, Boys Elite Youth Basketball Field Rep
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will report to the Director of Elite Youth Basketball Sports Marketing, partner closely with Basketball Sports Marketing teammates and work alongside the broader Sports Marketing organization. Additionally, you will work with Basketball Brand, Product Innovation, Marketplace, and Product Merchandising teams to ensure Sports Marketing efforts are in service of brand and business objectives. Externally you will work with athletes, key influencers, agents, event logistics, elite youth, high school, college, and NBA team personnel.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As part of our North America Elite Youth Basketball Sports Marketing team, the Boys Basketball Sports Marketing Field Rep will execute on the strategic vision for Elite Youth Basketball, identify talent, provide elite service, develop and retain relationships. You’ll leverage your expertise to ensure that Basketball Sports Marketing, EYBL platforms, and programs have elite, high character talent.
You will also make recommendations and decisions to shape the future of our Men’s basketball sports marketing portfolio, aligned to the vision and strategy of the Men’s Basketball Sports Marketing team, across professional and NIL. The ideal candidate will be an inclusive, collaborative, strategically minded, highly effective teammate and be able to operate and drive clarity in a dynamic environment through critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Bachelor's degree in sports marketing or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
- 5+ plus years proven experience in Sports Marketing, Brand Marketing, or closely related field highly preferred
- Proven ability to develop meaningful relationships that drive and achieve business objectives in conventional and innovative ways
- True passion, understanding, and interest in Basketball
- Knowledge of the Men’s Basketball landscape across Grassroots Boys Basketball, NCAA, and NBA
- Portfolio management and critical thinking
- Ability to exercise independent judgement and decision making and communicate in a compelling manner to internal/external partners
- Enterprise thinking, end-to-end business knowledge, and organizational and operational excellence
- Familiarity with the brand marketing and sports marketing functions at NIKE is preferred
- Established network of athlete, agent, coach, and industry contacts is preferred
- Proficiency in MS Office, Keynote, and Nike systems is preferred
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
- Cultivate and maintain significant relationships and networks with athletes, agents, teams, and other industry strategic partners within the Boys’ and Men’s Basketball community, as well as Nike Sports Marketing, Brand, and Business teams.
- Support Boys’ Basketball Sports Marketing strategy, including day-to-day relationship management, talent identification to inform invest/divest decisions for Nike’s athlete portfolio
- Maintain updated athlete information and manage periodic updates to systems
- Execute the budget with accountability around accurate forecasting and communication
- Lead with collaboration, a growth mindset, and remain passionate about key priorities
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.
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.
