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.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $62,200.00 in our lowest geographic market to $139,200.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience.

Information about benefits can be found here.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The North America Brand Management Team is the marketing function responsible for leading and driving plans that serve the brand and business for Nike across North America and key global cities. Our goal is to know & serve inspiration, innovation and enablement to unlock the power of sport for every athlete*.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Brand Marketing Soccer Specialist to join our Men’s Brand Management team in Los Angeles. This role will focus on supporting the marketplace amplification, strategy & execution of Global and North America Soccer priority concepts in the city. The Men’s Brand Marketing Soccer specialist will be responsible for supporting and executing work that serves both our multi-year and seasonal brand plans.

The ideal candidate is forward-thinking and curious, can balance projects that require senior guidance and professional autonomy, is attune to our ever-evolving consumer trends, and has deep knowledge of the soccer landscape in Los Angeles, North America, and beyond. This individual will thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with cross functional partners across the city, geo and global teams.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Men’s Brand Marketing Specialist for Soccer in Los Angeles, you are responsible for contributing to and supporting key workstreams that make our brand, product, and services resonate with our Soccer consumer, while driving a networked offense across Global, Geo and City Teams.

As the Men’s Brand Marketing Soccer Brand Specialist in LA, you will:

  • Support and drive the implementation of seasonal integrated marketing plans
  • Foster collaboration with our key cross-functional partners
  • Oversee product sourcing, management, and integration into all relevant programming
  • Execute an end-to-end process (from insight to activation), with strong organizational skills
  • Compile and synthesize consumer and market insights
  • Help manage relationships with key consumer, community and grassroots Soccer organizations
  • Partner with key cross-functional team members to define, adapt, extend, and execute physical and digital consumer experiences
  • Leverage Nike-owned and third partner tools for project management needs
  • Work back with finance and brand planning to track expenses against budget allocations

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Passion for Soccer and understanding of the culture and community around the game.
  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, Communications, or combination of relevant education, experience and training
  • 1-3 years’ experience in consumer marketing or related experience in retail marketing and/or digital brand marketing
  • Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • A collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • A willingness to learn, innovate, and take on new challenges.
  • Exceptional relationship management skills that will serve both internal and external partners
  • Strong written, visual, and verbal/presentation skills.
  • Experience working within teams and a team-first mentality, but still has the ability to work autonomously when required
  • Digital marketing acumen and creator-led content experience
  • Curiosity, creativity, and adaptability
  • Strong project management, problem-solving, and strategic thinking
  • Detail oriented nature across workstreams large and small

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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