Lead Professional, Energy Marketing, South Africa

Nike; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sports brand is seeking a Lead Professional Energy Marketing in Johannesburg. The role focuses on managing relationships with cultural talents and driving innovative marketing strategies that resonate with South African youth. Applicants should have substantial experience in brand management and cultural marketing, along with a strong understanding of the marketplace and consumer insights. This role is not open for relocation and will close on July 12, 2025.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in brand and/or brand functional management.
• Experience in cultural marketing in South Africa.
• Proven experience identifying and managing external relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and managing a network of cultural catalysts.
• Creating visionary marketing concepts aimed at enhancing sports and culture.
• Driving key Energy & Sportswear campaigns.

Skills

Business Development

Management Experience

Project Management

Public Speaking

Job description

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

Nike Energy Marketing drives connections with those that are culturally impacting todays most discerning youth communities and puts forward new ideas to explore the intersections of sports and culture (fashion music art design).

As part of the EMEA Energy team you will work fluidly across the South Africa Marketing Team to foster strong relationships with cultural talents in the city / country. You will also work cross-functionally in the South Africa Nike Brand Team and Sports Marketing in service of our athletes. You will work closely with the EMEA Energy Marketing Team and the Mens / Womens Consumer Construct (Marketing) teams in EHQ.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

An experienced marketing talent with a strong link to South African youth culture. Guardians of brand catalysts curious opportunistic communicators explorers focused on the future and able to set up strategic connections. Visionaries seeing unique opportunities to take risks expand perspectives celebrate brand values accelerate the business and advance the notion of sports culture. A talent keen to link their ideas into the cross-functional business to catalyse brand & business momentum and keen to partner with crucial marketplace partners to turn their ideas into a reality on the ground.

A marketing talent willing to move forward in an experimental approach capable of considering his / her functions as a laboratory a testing ground to push the limits strategically incubate test and learn to imagine and build a new space for Nike and sport when others do not see the looming opportunity. A collaborator with interest open-mindedness and limitless passion translating visionary language into something unique in its modernity.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

As the Lead Professional Energy Marketing Runway Johannesburg / South Africa you will be a part of the Marketing Team reporting directly to the Energy CEMEA Senior Manager & Marketing Director South Africa . This role will be responsible for balancing relationship management & marketing execution through our key talent relationships across the SA cultural ecosystem.

Specifically you will be responsible for :

Identifying and managing a network of cultural catalysts in South Africa to boost the brand priorities and create the future of sport

• in alignment to our global strategy

Providing exceptional service and brand management to all talent relationships

Creating visionary marketing concepts aimed at pushing the intersections of sports and culture through creativity with strong resonance among the youth

Driving key Energy & Sportswear campaigns through pinnacle marketplace ecosystem in collaboration with our store partners

Briefing and managing external agencies

Identify gather and formulate structured insights about forward-thinking consumers to enable us to better serve creative youth on the ground in the city and providing feedback to CEMEA & Energy team to support long-term concepts

WHAT DO YOU BRING TO NIKE

A successful candidate will be expected to clearly demonstrate and articulate experience of the below essential requirements in order to be considered.

Essential requirements :

Solid experience in brand and / or brand functional management with a strong focus on cross-functional marketing.

Experience in cultural marketing in South Africa and a demonstrable understanding of the visionary and forward-thinking consumer the cities country and Nikes position within it with credentials in strategic decision-making in this environment.

Proven experience identifying owning and managing external relationships with thought leaders in South Africa - with a strong focus on fashion music art and design aligned with Nikes strategic objectives

Prior marketing experience and a demonstrable understanding of the consumer South Africa and Nikes position within it with a track record of making strategic marketing decisions within this environment.

This role is not open for relocation. This position will close on the 12th of July 2025.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Business Development,Electrical Engineering,Management Experience,HVAC,Territory Management,Project Management,Quality Control,Contract Management,Budgeting,Program Development,Public Speaking,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1