Professional, Sports Marketing Athlete Integration, Basketball

Beaverton, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

The Sports Marketing Athlete Integration team is responsible for ensuring our athletes are integrated into all facets of NIKE Inc. driving value for both the athlete and for Nike. This role is responsible for supporting the execution of the Athlete Integration strategy specific to our Basketball portfolio of athletes and partners. You will work closely with the Sports Marketing Basketball Category to ensure seamless execution when leveraging our portfolio to drive brand and business priorities for Nike.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The ideal candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with the ability to work across multiple internal and external stakeholders including athletes.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in marketing Business Communications or combination of relevant education experience and training
2 years successful experience navigating a complex matrix and building key relationships to achieve business results.
2 years account/project management and internal/external relationship management experience preferably in the Sports Industry.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to use concise and clear communication tactics with stakeholders.
Proficiency with systems and software including Keynote Excel AirTable Box and Slack.
Detail-oriented & strong organizational skills. Ability to juggle multiple time sensitive (both macro and micro) priorities.
Proactive and solution-oriented and a general willingness to solve problems in partnership with the team.
True passion understanding and interest in the Running industry.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

You will work closely with the Sports Marketing Basketball Category and cross-functionally to integrate our athletes into all facets of Nike including product innovation brand purpose entertainment marketing and comms.

Key Responsibilities:

Track and support athlete requests via the athlete request intake portal and respond to requests in a timely manner upon receipt.
Manage athlete profiles in SMARTE to ensure they are up-to-date and accurate.
Work closely with the Sports Marketing Basketball Category team and Athlete Services team to execute athlete plans and integration opportunities for athletes.
Support key projects for the Sports Marketing function that help further advance our portfolio and athlete development.
Support Athlete Integration opportunities and moments when needed to ensure a pinnacle experience for our athletes.

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.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

WHO YOULL WORK WITHThe Sports Marketing Athlete Integration team is responsible for ensuring our athletes are integrated into all facets of NIKE Inc. driving value for both the athlete and for Nike. This role is responsible for supporting the execution of the Athlete Integration strategy specific to...