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.
Based in Paris, you will be part of the Paris key city and French territory marketing team. This team will be accountable for:
Bringing our Consumer Fields of Play to life in the city through key relationships with the faces (individuals and communities) & places that matter most to dimensionalize Running, Fitness, Football, and Lifestyle, leveraging our on-the-ground connectivity to youth, sport & culture
Amplifying our Concept Map through complementary executions on the ground that build off Global-Geo campaigns, eg through pinnacle activations
Ensuring our Nike Sport Marketplace on the ground in France, and especially in Paris, shows up as pinnacle and sharply connected to our Field of Play visions
Fuelling our global engine with sharp, relevant consumer insights that can scale
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced and talented marketeer with a passion for movement, a curiosity for our young consumer, and an unrelenting desire to build deeper relationships with them. A marketeer with prior retail marketing experience, and a marketeer keen to strive for better ways to engage with our consumers through testing, learning & iterating. And of course, a marketeer willing to adapt on the fly, all while maintaining a positive growth mindset.
What will you work on?
As Specialist I, Retail Marketing, Retail Brand, Paris/France you will be part of the Paris/France Retail Marketing function, reporting directly to the Manager, Retail Marketing, Retail Brand Paris/France. In this role core duties will include:
Collaborating with the Paris/France Brand Marketing team to bring to life targeted consumer experiences in store, amplifying our Consumer x Field of Play strategy
Executing retail brand executions across our ND fleet, and stepping in with the team as needed to ensure the Brand shows up in a premium fashion
Who will you work with?
In this role you will work fluidly across the full Paris/France marketing team, and working with cross-functional marketing partners to bring your vision to life for our consumers in the city. You will work closely with the Nike Direct team, at Paris/France and EMEA level, and you will also work closely with the EMEA Retail Brand team to stay abreast of latest strategies and help share best practices.
You will report directly into the Manager, Retail Marketing, Retail Brand Paris/France.
You will also work cross-functionally in the Paris office with key partners such as Consumer Insights in service of our athletes, consumers and members.
The shape of your day-to-day work will vary significantly, and therefore your style and influence will have to adapt accordingly. You therefore must be collaborative, intuitive, and maximise the effectiveness of individual as well as collective thinking. You must be open to the opinions and expertise of those you engage with in order to apply coherent strategy and thinking that leads to new opportunities.
What you bring to Nike?
A successful candidate will be expected to clearly demonstrate and articulate experience of the below essential requirements in order to be considered. Candidates that meet these criteria will then be assessed based on the competencies also outlined below.
Essential requirements:
A passion for retail excellence and for the Nike brand
A demonstrable understanding of the Paris consumer, the city and Nike’s position within it, with a track record of making strategic marketing decisions within this environment.
A desire & willingness to adapt in an agile fashion to our consumers’ and organisation’s needs to deepen our relationships with members
Leadership Defined Key Competencies:
Instils trust by gaining the confidence and trust of others quickly through honesty, integrity and authenticity. Models reliability and ensures that the team meets its commitments.
Fosters effective teamwork by building cohesive relationships that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Rewards team efforts and accomplishments.
Holds himself/herself and others accountable to meet commitments. Accepts responsibility for successes and failures of own work.
Values Differences and thrives in an environment in which differences are openly shared, embraced and incorporated into team activities.
Communicates clear vision and strategy that motivates others to action. Builds energy and optimism
Cultivates innovation by creating new and better ways for us to work, and seeking new areas of marketing to test & learn
Thinks Strategically about future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. Thinks beyond the day to day, taking a core interest in our consumer & athlete
Closing date for applications 6ht may 2025
Local applications only please, relocation is not supported for this opportunity.
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.
