Retail Athlete: Elevate Customer Experience & Gear

Nike Inc; Sevierville (TN); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts 50%+ for you and family

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Parental leave

FSAs (Flexible Spending Accounts)

401(k) plan

Financial coaching

Commuter benefits

Mental health benefits

Child development support

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Nike Inc, a leading global sportswear brand, seeks a Retail Associate (Athlete) to help customers discover products that inspire performance. In a fast-paced store, you’ll deliver the Nike store experience, building trust and loyalty while supporting teammates across zones and shifts.

You’ll work flexible retail hours with shifts from early morning to late evening, depending on location and season. Benefits include discounts, tuition assistance, PTO, and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Flexible with scheduling and available to work retail hours.
• Physical requirements may include bending, squatting, reaching, climbing a ladder and standing for extended periods.
• Must be at least 18
• Relocation support and work authorization assistance are not available for this role.

Responsibilities

• You lead with service. You understand and obsess the consumer's needs, then guide them to the gear that elevates their performance.
• You fuel the day's momentum. You know the product, honor the details, and keep the store sharp. You hit your goals and move with purpose.
• You build connection. You show up for the consumer and your teammates. You bring the energy of sport, share your knowledge, and create a space where everyone feels seen and supported.
• You bring integrity to every moment. You meet our elevated standards, communicate honestly, and model reliability in every interaction.

Skills

Flexible scheduling

Physical requirements

Must be 18

No relocation support

Job description

Lace Up as a Nike Retail Associate / Athlete

As a Nike Retail Associate - known as Athletes - you bring the “Just Do It” mindset to life. You serve like a pro to help our consumers discover the product that inspires them - from living rooms to locker rooms - to move, dream, and dare. You’re in the store building brand trust and loyalty, but you don’t do it alone.

We play in a fast-paced, high traffic environment, across store zones and consumer needs, but there’s no ego. We’re one team, showing up with optimism and hunger for the collective win. The goal is to serve our consumer and provide them with the ultimate Nike store experience. Are you up for it?

The starting hourly rate for this position isㅤ$16.50

Committing to your hours of availability and maintaining flexibility within those hours is a core component of retail employment. Standard shifts are generally scheduled between 5:00 AM and 11:00 PM of the store's timezone. Overnight positions may work shifts between 9:00 PM and 7:00 AM of the store's timezone. Specific schedules will vary by location, season, and business demands. Shifts are scheduled based on store needs and your employment type.

Depending on store needs, managers will make every effort to schedule shifts within your provided availability, business needs may occasionally require you to work outside of those hours. Additionally, from time to time, business needs may require you to provide additional or different availability.

Retail Expected Hours
• Full Time: 32–40 hours/week
• Part Time: 14–29 hours/week
• Seasonal: Up to 40 hours/week based on business need
• Part Time Under: 5–15 hours/week

Be Rewarded for a Job Well Done
• Discounts up to 50% off for you and eligible family members, from Nike, Converse, and Jordan
• Tuition Assistance of up to $5,250 per calendar year (Eligibility Varies)
• Accrued Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay(Eligibility Varies)
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance(Eligibility Varies)
• Parental & Family Leaves; Short and Long-Term Disability (Eligibility Varies)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (Eligibility Varies)
• 401(k) Plan (Eligibility Varies)
• Financial Coaching and Education Benefits (Eligibility Varies)
• Commuter Benefits
• Mental and Emotional Health Benefits
• Child Development Support and Caregiving Benefits (Eligibility Varies)
• Employee Assistance Program

Information about benefits can be found here.

Who We’re Looking For
• You lead with service. You understand and obsess the consumer’s needs, then guide them to the gear that elevates their performance.
• You fuel the day’s momentum. You know the product, honor the details, and keep the store sharp. You hit your goals and move with purpose.
• You build connection. You show up for the consumer and your teammates. You bring the energy of sport, share your knowledge, and create a space where everyone feels seen and supported.
• You bring integrity to every moment. You meet our elevated standards, communicate honestly, and model reliability in every interaction.

Qualifications
• Flexible with scheduling and available to work retail hours, which may include day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays, based on department and store/company needs.
• Physical requirements may include the ability to bend, squat, reach, climb a ladder and stand for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must be at least 18
• Relocation support and work authorization assistance are not available for this role.

An online assessment is part of the application process for this role. During the assessment, you’ll be asked questions that give you the chance to demonstrate your personality and behavioral preferences by choosing between statements. The questions are directed at personality characteristics that relate to successful performance in the Retail Athlete/Associate role at NIKE. NIKE uses the scores from this assessment as part of determining who to advance in the hiring process. If you would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, please contact [e-mail].

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.