Entry, EKIN Marketplace, Retail Marketing, Los Angeles

Nike • Los Angeles, CA

6d • Remote

About The Position

The EKIN team serves as Nike’s Athlete Missionaries, building deep and meaningful relationships with athletes in the community. EKINs serve as the baton between Nike’s products and customers, sharing product insights and innovations while converting others to discover a passion for sport. Today, the EKIN team continues that mission, bringing Nike’s inspiration and innovation to athletes around the globe. EKINs represent Nike across all sports, ensuring that every athlete can find the right gear to make athlete dreams real. We are looking for an EKIN to join our team based in Portland, Oregon. The ideal candidate is a dedicated sport enthusiast, knowledgeable and relatable to all athletes, with a background in retail, and excellent presentation skills. These qualities have driven EKINs success for over 40 years, and they will continue to power Nike for the next 50.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Deep passion for the NIKE brand and sports
• 2 years of retail, sales, customer service, mentoring, or instructing experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the market as it relates to consumer trends, local market hot spots, and retail destinations
• Ability to connect and inspire people, meeting facilitation and making strategic recommendations, including the rapid application of consumer signals into strategy, planning, and content iteration
• Positive and active presence on social media and across the digital world with experience in content creation and online storytelling
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% of the time (including using your personal vehicle) and lift heavy objects that weigh up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with an event agency or large-scale special events preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Maintain brand consistency, build relationships, and deliver exceptional educational experiences, in Nike-owned stores, with key retail partners and the community.
• Bring key Nike business and brand stories to life in the marketplace as Nike’s product authority across multiple sports including Running, Soccer, Basketball, Training, and more.
• Leverage marketplace expertise to develop locally relevant seasonal plans aligned with city or geo marketing teams.
• Leverage your passion and position to strategically authenticate Nike brand stories in the marketplace.
• Create experiential training sessions that energize Retail Associates in your market with effective tools that drive reach and impact across multiple formats including video, virtual and immersive in-person sessions.
• Actively participate in the sports community, integrating and collaborating in meaningful and impactful ways that reinforce Nike’s mission and beliefs.
• Serve as Nike’s eyes and ears, shaping marketplace insights with observations of the consumer, product, competition, and trends.

Benefits

• Annual base salary ranges from $60,800.00 in our lowest geographic market to $120,300.00 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level