Assistant Manager Brand Comms, Communities

Job description

Country: United States
Job Function: Marketing & Communications

State / Province: Oregon
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Portland
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose

Support the development and implementation of marketing campaigns for key initiatives and moments with direct responsibilities for coordinating execution of asset creation and deployment.

Key Accountabilities

· Support the Category Communications lead in the development and execution of key initiatives and campaigns with a focus on coordinating the final execution and delivery of advertising and digital media materials in partnership with internal and external agency partners
· Manage timelines, budgets and communication flow amongst the cross-functional team to ensure all team members are informed on latest updates and deadlines, etc.
· Maintain an updated status report on all marketing elements with clear action items and deliverables and follow-up with cross-functional team members as needed to ensure all project elements are on track
· Coordinate campaign recaps and post mortems, identifying and sharing key learnings, analytics, delivery against KPIs and best practice sharing
· Track and reconcile all project budgets, estimates and invoices
· Support and facilitate retail activation toolkit development and deployment for CTC partners
· Create and maintain presentation materials (PPT, videos, etc.) to support internal and external campaign updates and sell-in meetings
· Build and maintain an archive of campaign and category creative assets and act as “go to” for the cross-functional team for sourcing those assets
· Maintain an in-depth knowledge on trends impacting the target consumer and be the voice of that consumer within the cross-functional team throughout the development of the marketing programs

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

· Passion for sports
· Solid project management, process and organizational skills with a heightened attention to detail
· Ability to work across teams and manage priorities to accomplish multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines
· Ability to exercise independent judgment and decision-making skills
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook)

Minimum Qualifications

· BA in marketing, advertising or related field required.
· Minimum one year of marketing-related experience
· Digital and/or communications experience preferred