Job Description
PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION
Responsible for supporting Culture Marketing category activities in regard to key product plans – connecting brand partners, network, and product placement to marketing tactics, moments and activations. Provide and ensure effective communication flow between all Culture Marketing partners, network and seeding teams and cross-functional marketing/demand creation teams. Assure relevant brand activity with artists and people of influence within Music, Film/TV, Fashion, and Streetwear/Lifestyle.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist on Culture Marketing framework and build relevant incubation plans for brand and network partners, product seeding and trend marketing to drive demand for key product priorities.
- Coordinate and take a proactive approach connecting artists and people of influence to moments, events, and product placements.
- Attend entertainment events and industry meetings for networking, when relevant.
- Build relationships with external Culture Marketing contacts while keeping adidas objectives a top priority.
- Support in implementing strategic product plans in conjunction with category and PR/Marketing counterparts
- Interact with go to market, brand marketing, public relations, event marketing and product creation teams as needed to execute plans. Support all aspects of the execution plan.
- Identify opportunities to connect artists and people of influence to the brand through moments, content creation, activations, campaigns, product placement, seeding, etc.
- Support Culture Marketing integration through strategic placement and targeting of specific brand and product initiatives.
- Review and select programming for involvement, assure timely product fulfilment, and obtain placement documentation for internal reporting.
- Leverage marketing integration to drive key commercial opportunities at wholesale, retail, etc
- Participate and represent Culture Marketing team in seasonal projects, workstreams, milestones, and bottoms up initiatives.
- Maintain a strong awareness of music, fashion, streetwear/lifestyle, etc within Culture Marketing industry, trends and activities.
- Manage product order entry for Incubation team and wider Trend Marketing team
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Culture Marketing leadership
- Head Office
- Go to Market/Merchandising
- Brand Marketing/PR
- Product Marketing
- Sports Marketing
- Finance
- Legal
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Project management skills and an ability to work well in a team environment.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence and create clear presentations.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Knowledge of the music, fashion, streetwear/lifestyle trends and industry.
- High level of proficiency in Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, and Teams.
- Utilize good judgement and professionalism at all times
- Strong organizational, problem solving, time management and resolution skills
- Unconventional business hours may be required. (evenings, weekends)
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Four year college or university degree in Marketing, advertising or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in related field
- Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for degree.
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.