Senior Marketing Manager, Global Basketball

New Balance • Boston, MA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

As the Senior Marketing Manager , you will play a key role in furthering the strategic global development of the basketball category at New Balance. This critical role will continue to drive the momentum created by the brand’s entrance into the category and will work tirelessly to evolve NB’s positioning and differentiation within the basketball culture and landscape. The Senior Manager will be part of the Global Basketball marketing team that is devoted to calculated risk-taking in marketing communications, ensuring break-through, challenger-brand messaging; driving best-in-class go-to-market strategy and execution; leading delivery of new asset strategy and activation; and establishing optimal asset utilization. The Senior Marketing Manager is accountable for executing strategy, delivering results, cross-business influence and coordination that ultimately drive commercial business success.

Requirements

• 10+ years relevant marketing experience
• Extensive marketing experience including brand strategy & positioning, product launch & marketing plan execution, post campaign analysis, use of innovative marketing techniques & tools
• Significant knowledge of the Basketball landscape and culture greatly preferred
• Knowledge and interest in sneakers, fashion, and music
• Experience developing commercial marketing strategy Globally greatly preferred
• Ability to navigate a global organization across many functions
• Strong relationship and influencing skills
• Able to balance multi-year planning with execution
• Experience leading and developing a sizeable team preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead long-term, commercial marketing strategy for basketball that filters down into regional execution.
• Lead the key global and regional account activity for the category inclusive of managing seasonal activation in support of those accounts with regional commercial teams.
• Lead long-term, over-arching global community strategy for Basketball
• Create and execute multi-year activation plans for key strategic basketball partnerships inclusive of our partnership with Aime Leon Dore at Masaryk Gym.
• Together with the larger team, ensure that all category activity is aligned to key GTM Milestones.
• Partner closely with cross-functional departments, including but not limited to, sports marketing, product development, merchandising, and PR.
• Accountable for annual basketball calendar inclusive of where brand and channel campaigns intersect.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and regional teams to bring the vision for New Balance Basketball and its athletes to life in key sporting moments.
• Effectively plans workload & delegation across our growing basketball marketing department

Benefits

• Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. New Balance offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K.
• We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, $100 monthly student loan support and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally.
• You’ll also enjoy a yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement, 4 weeks of vacations, 12 holidays and generous parental leave, because work-life balance is more than just a buzzword – it’s part of our culture.
• Temporary associates are provided three options for medical insurance as well as dental and vision insurance and an associate discount.
• Part time associates are provided 401k, short term disability, a yearly $300 lifestyle reimbursement and an associate discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees