Senior Professional, Marketing, South Africa

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Brand Marketing at Nike serves as the captain in driving our Sport-led offense across South Africa. As part of the Brand Marketing team, you will work in close collaboration with other Marketing teams and a wider cross-functional group both locally and in our EMEA, CEMEA and Global teams to deliver disruptive and effective campaigns for the brand.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike South Africa is seeking an enthusiastic, fresh marketing talent to join the Brand Marketing. The successful candidate will be a focused self-starter, ready to take direction, feedback and initiative on given tasks. They should have strong project management skills and an understanding of marketing briefs, budgets, processes, reporting and timelines.

Specific requirements include:

·       Corporate marketing experience in a creative, brand or commercial environment.

·       Authentic passion for and understanding of Sports, and a wider connection to culture, youth & community.

·       Demonstrable connection to youth culture, including understanding of Social Media behaviours and platforms.

·       Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including with a variety of cross-functional internal teams and external agency partners.

·       Positive, go-getting personality – ready to dive into projects with a team-first mentality.

·       A proven track record of connecting with our consumer through insight gathering and support in execution of cross-functional marketing campaigns

·       Proven experience managing external relationships with individuals and organisations, aligned to Nike’s strategic objectives

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Senior Professional in Marketing, reporting into a Brand Director, you will be responsible for supporting the brand team across a diverse range of tasks to deliver  successful executions of brand campaigns and overall strategic approach. The role goes across all sport performance/lifestyle dimensions, sport & cultural moments and new areas that may not exist, or we do not support yet. This allows us to be flexible and to remain fully committed to adapting at the pace of our consumer, to ultimately serve them better

Key responsibilities will include:

·       Contributing ideas and opportunities to continue to grow our position as Nike in sports, culture  and with the youth

·       Input into strategic brand plans and leading the execution of events and activation moments.

·       Organising the ordering, tracking and delivery of product requirements for key moments such as shoots, seeding and events.

·       Leading the briefing of internal teams and external agency partners, and work with them to deliver, campaigns, reporting  and insights as required.

·       Collaboration with our cross-functional teams on the coordination and roll-out of campaigns across marketing channels.

·       Working with partners and communities to understand their needs and service them effectively.

Local candidates only please - relocation is not supported.

Application closing date 14th October 2026

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.