Marketing Manager - Mitchell & Ness

Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive category-level marketing strategy and cross-functional collaboration for a major sports brand within Fanatics, owning briefs, campaigns, and performance learnings.

  • Must-have: 3–5 years of related marketing experience in consumer, lifestyle, sports, or fashion brands.
  • Standout: Ability to influence cross-functional partners and own category storytelling across channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development and execution of category-level marketing strategies aligned to brand priorities and seasonal business goals.
  • Translate consumer insights and category performance into clear marketing recommendations and plans.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Brand Marketing, Product, Merchandising, Creative, and Sales to bring category stories to life.
  • Help shape integrated marketing briefs and contribute to campaign and activation planning.
  • Ensure category marketing initiatives are aligned with Mitchell & Ness brand standards and storytelling.
  • Quarterback cross-functional stakeholder groups to align on shared goals and drive execution, owning timelines and deliverables to ensure on-time results.
  • Track performance of category initiatives and share learnings and insights to inform future planning.
  • Contribute creative ideas and fresh thinking to help evolve how categories show up across channels.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3–5 years of related marketing experience, preferably within consumer, lifestyle, sports, or fashion brands.
  • Strategic and consumer-focused mindset with the ability to connect insights to execution.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to influence partners.
  • Self-motivated and comfortable managing work independently while balancing multiple priorities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Creative thinker with a solid foundation in brand and integrated marketing principles.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to grow your marketing skillset within an iconic heritage sports brand.
  • Exposure to cross-functional teams and integrated marketing planning.
  • Ability to influence how key product categories show up to consumers.
  • A collaborative environment that values creativity, initiative, and learning.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience and role scope.
  • Culture: Join a team where you\'re surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience. With a focus on collaboration, support, and continuous development, you’ll be empowered to help shape a our culture that celebrates both individual and team successes.
  • Benefits: We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment. Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future. At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.
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Fanatics

3.3 Glassdoor

Fanatics is a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

Founded in 2002
New York, New York, USA
14K employees (1,648 in marketing)
50% recommend to a friend
55% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
167.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.8%
Direct
43.9%
Referral
10.1%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~13.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
880 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
3.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$4.9B
Last Raise
$700M
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Private Equity • $700M
  • Mar 2022
    Private Equity • $1.5B
  • Jan 2022
    Series Unknown • $10M

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