Entry, EKIN PRE, Retail Marketing, Orange County

Nike•Orange, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The annual base salary for this position 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. WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH You will report into the Territory PRE Manager and will work closely with your Territory Run Specialty Sales counterparts, EKIN teammates, Geography marketing teams, and RSG partners to prioritize seasonal opportunities. You will collaborate with the NA Running Specialty Marketplace team to inform Nike’s service model for Running Specialty. The NA RSG Marketplace team and your accounts’ marketing and store teams will serve as execution partners. Additionally, you will manage external vendor partners in the creation of events. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Does showing up at 6am at the local running store before it’s open for a morning run with the owners’ sound like a dream? Do you get fired up at the opportunity to lead a group of running store employees through a technical session on the difference between Nike running shoes? Do you love retail and watching “the moment of truth” when a local runner chooses what shoes they are going to log the next few hundred miles in? If so, we believe this could be the job for you! We’re looking for runners with a passion for building community to join our Performance Running EKIN (PRE) team in service of Running Specialty Stores. The ideal candidate brings a dedicated approach, outstanding passion for running, and some background in (and love for) retail. It’s how we started 50 years ago at 3107 Pico Blvd and the combination of these qualities will power Nike Running in compelling ways to better serve our consumers at Running Specialty for the next 50 years. 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. At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience. Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.

Requirements

Must have a deep passion for running and the Nike brand
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
A minimum of 1 years directly relevant work experience in fields such as retail, sales, customer service, mentoring, or instructing experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of the running market as it relates to consumer trends, local market hot spots, and retail destinations
Ability to connect and encourage people, meeting facilitation and making strategic recommendations, including the rapid application of consumer signals into strategy, planning, and content iteration
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

Identify accounts’ needs to drive running culture in their markets
Bringing key running moments to life in partnership with RSG accounts as Nike Running’s boots-on-the-ground
Applying marketplace expertise to localize Nike Running’s presence in partnership with the RSG accounts
Using your passion for and position in running to authenticate brand stories in the marketplace
Actively participating in the running community.
Integrate and collaborate with the community to advance running culture through the lens of Running Specialty
Be the pulse of the consumer, community & competition across the broader running marketplace, identifying key themes & emergent opportunities for Nike Running.
Manage external vendor partners in the creation of events.