Responsibilities

• execute the strategic vision for for Elite Youth Basketball, identify talent, provide elite service, develop and retain relationships. You’ll leverage your expertise to ensure that Basketball Sports Marketing, EYBL platforms, and programs have elite high character talent.
• Cultivate and maintain significant relationships and networks with athletes, agents, teams, and other industry strategic partners with Girls’ and Women’s Basketball community, as well as Nike Sports Marketing, Brand, and Business teams
• Support Girls’ Basketball Sports Marketing strategy, including day-to-day relationship management, talent identification to inform invest/divest decisions for Nike’s athletes portfolio
• Maintain updated athlete information and manage periodic updates to systems
• Execute the budget with accountability around accurate forecasting and communication
• Lead with collaboration, a growth mindset, and remain passionate about key priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
• 5+ plus years proven experience in Sports Marketing, Brand Marketing, or closely related field preferred
• Proven ability to develop meaningful relationships that drive and achieve business objectives in conventional and innovative ways
• True passion, understanding, and interest in Women’s Basketball
• Knowledge of the Women’s Basketball landscape across Grassroots Girls Basketball, NCAA, and WNBA
• Portfolio management and critical thinking
• Ability to exercise independent judgement and decision making and communicate in a compelling manner to internal/external partners
• Enterprise thinking, and end-to-end business knowledge, and organizational and operational excellence
• Lead with collaboration, a growth mindset, and remain passionate about key priorities

Preferred

• Familiarity with the brand marketing, and sports marketing functions at Nike preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office, Keynote, and Nike systems preferred