Lead, Womens Partners Marketing JD Sports & Finish Line NA

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The NA Consumer Direct Marketing team focused on JD Sports is looking for a marketer who can help develop and orchestrate, among other things, executions at B&M retail, IRL activations, craft and provide creative direction, manage ongoing seasonal and 365 campaigns, and support and develop media buys for our product and experiences across the JD Sports ecosystem. 

This person will obsess consumer insights, understand shopping behaviors and journeys in-store, and build inspiring product stories and experiences to drive demand and impact across the marketplace. 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Key Accountabilities:

• Developing and executing seasonal marketing plans in partnership with merchandising, planning and visual merchandising partners within the MPU; Brand teams; and existing teammates 
• Effectively and efficiently communicating plans and before, during and after execution. Building on learnings from each project.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

• NA CDM JD team: including other consumer leads, Visual Merchandising lead and Ops
• Nike x JD MPU: Merchandising, Planning and Ops team 
• NA Brand teams
• NA Consumer Construct teams
• JD partners: across marketing, planning, merchandising, partnership, e-comm and retail.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor's degree and/or combination of education and 5-years relevant experience in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• A people-first approach that values diverse thought 
• Retail and digital marketing experience
• A strong understanding of the consumer, shopping behaviors and retail journeys
• The ability to fail forward
• Exceptional written, verbal, visual communication and presentation skills, with a high proficiency in Keynote and Microsoft Office.
• Self-motivated 
• Excellent organization skills
• Pro-active problem solver, ability to assess an issue and develop action steps for resolution
• An impeccable ability for balancing creativity with business needs
• Able to work as part of a matrix, with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally towards a common goal
• Can-do demeanor with shown ability of adapting to change in business needs or direction.
• A passion for the Athlete*, Sport* and Culture along with a sense of humor and humility — ensuring team success, while having fun.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time when safe

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. 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.