Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?
Information about benefits can be found here.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role sits on the NYC Retail Brand Marketing team, a fast‑moving group focused on bringing the brand to life across wholesale partners. The Specialist reports to the NYC Retail Marketing Director and works daily with North America Partners Marketing, Retail Marketing, Brand Management across sports, Marketplace teams, and external agency partners to deliver consumer‑led retail experiences.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is looking for an entrepreneurial, creative problem solver who thrives in ambiguity and moves comfortably across a matrixed organization. This person brings a sharp understanding of the New York City retail landscape and knows how to translate brand strategy into compelling retail marketing moments. Strong collaboration, communication, and project leadership skills are essential, along with a passion for building relationships that unlock great work. The ideal candidate balances creativity with operational rigor—someone who can develop clear briefs, manage multiple initiatives at once, and drive work from idea through execution. Curiosity about the consumer, culture, and the evolving retail environment fuels their approach, while accountability and ownership define how they show up every day.
The selected candidate will be based in New York City.
Qualifications include:
- 3+ years of experience in retail brand marketing, digital marketing, or related marketing roles
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
- Deep knowledge of NYC market (retail experience a plus) and Retail Brand Marketing.
- Passionate about Marketing and Retail Marketing.
- Proactive accountable & goal-oriented.
- Experience working with wholesale partners and agency teams preferred.
- Exceptional organizational skills to influence fuctional teams and cross-functional projects.
- Adapts quickly to move at the pace of consumer and work in constantly evolving enviorment, making judgement calls, and shift as needed.
- Well informed about the NYC Marketplace and makes decisions to get proven results.
- Relentlessly curious about NYC consumer and their world.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will help shape and deliver retail marketing plans that connect with consumers across New York City. From briefing and planning to execution and recap, you’ll drive initiatives that blend digital and physical experiences, aligned to brand priorities and business goals. Collaboration is constant, and impact is measured by how well the brand shows up in the marketplace.
Lead end‑to‑end go‑to‑market plans, serving the consumer from ideation through execution
Develop and deliver consumer‑focused marketing plans aligned to city brand and business priorities, anchored in clear performance indicators
Brief wholesale accounts and agency partners, manage workflows, and oversee creative development through final execution
Collaborate closely with NYC Retail Brand Marketing, North America Partners Marketing, Brand Management, and Marketplace teams
Support offline‑to‑online marketing programs, including integrated digital and physical initiatives, in‑store experiences, and events
Manage project details including timelines, budgets, approvals, and recaps
Partner on seasonal and initiative‑based product ordering for displays and events in alignment with retail brand strategy.
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.
