Retail Marketing Paris - Trainee jobs at Nike in France

Based in Paris,you will be part of the

Like a starting five on the court, you’ll team up with four other top creatives (designer, social specialist, producer and narrative) - each bringing their own strengths - to craft game-changing content that captures the energy of sport and the soul of Paris.
You, a brilliant writer and strategic thinker will report directly into the Senior Manager, Digital Creative Studio, Paris.

You'll also work very closely with other teams across our Paris/France marketing

organisation to ensure your concepts answers their brief. For this, you will need to clearly communicate your ideas to various internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership.

You’ll actively work across the Brand Creative network often collaborating with Global & EMEA teammates. Each project will also give you the chance to work with a broad spectrum of creative agencies and individuals, over time this will allow you to build a great creative network and be exposed to a wider range of creative practices and process.

You are a brilliant copywriter and strategic thinker with an obsession for crafting compelling stories and ideas, you’ll be comfortable writing long form copy, captions, content scripts and campaign lines.As a creative keen to leverage that passion to reimagine the future of sport and make athletes’ dreams real, you will constantly be looking for creating, and sharing innovative, social first ideas, concepts and copy.

You will be open minded, forward thinking, and a willing collaborator, centered on creating best in class work.

Essential requirements:

• Experience in a corporate or agency environment, preferably as a strategist/copywriter for a major retailer, e-commerce company or digital communications agency.
• Experience writing consumer-facing, creative, compelling marketing content, including digital communications.
• Expert command of the English languages (including spelling, grammar and punctuation).
• Ability to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes.
• A clear passion for and understanding of Paris sport & youth culture.
• Proven experience collaborating effectively with multiple functions, both within and outside of the creative discipline.
  

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

The purpose of the Brand Creative Digital Studio is to fuel our wider Nike ecosystem with brilliant creative. You will be working on marketing and creative briefs that deliver against our Nike offense. With a focus on powering our @NikeParis social and digital ecosystem, you’ll also work with our EMEA and Global partners to fuel them with industry leading ideas and stories.

Your copy will be read by millions of consumers and athletes across the City & EMEA geo, so it will need to align with the Nike Brand Voice, in-house style guides and seasonal directives.

• You will primarily obsess our @nikeParis channel, writing copy that brings our Nike offense to life through a Paris youth culture & sport lens.
  
• Depending on Paris France marketing plans you may step in to craft copy other key marketing output, including city moment campaigns such as product launches, partnerships and community opportunities or pinnacle seasonal work like the Euros, World Cup, Champions League.
  
• With the support of the Senior Manager you’ll be the one ensuring we speak with an authentic Nike Voice to our consumer in all communications. You'll communicate and present copy to team leaders. You'll actively gain knowledge and experience regarding Nike's philosophy, products and trends, as well as the consumer and overall marketplace culture.

STORE ASSOCIATE 2 INCREASE OF ACTIVITY FROM PROMOTION PERIOD UNTILL BACK TO SCHOOL

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As part of the Paris Energy team, you will work fluidly across the Paris/France Marketing Team, to foster strong relationships with cultural talents in the city/country. You will also work cross-functionally in the Paris office with key partners such as the Nike Brand Team and Sports Marketing in service of our athletes. You will work closely with the EMEA Energy Marketing Team and the Men’s/Women’s Consumer Construct (Marketing) teams in EHQ.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As the Lead Professional, Energy Marketing Runway, Paris/France, you will be a part of the Paris, reporting directly to theDirector, Energy Marketing, Paris/FranceThis role will be responsible for balancing relationship management & marketing execution through our key talent relationships across the Paris cultural ecosystem.

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Identifying and managinga network of cultural catalysts in Paris 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 in Paris

• Leading product collaborations projects with external partners & Global teams

• Feeding relevant key catalyst relationships strategically into Geo & Global campaigns work to advance our position within our key sports territories

• Driving key Energy 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 customers to enable us to better serve creative youth on the ground in Paris, and providing feedback to EMEA/Global teams to support long-term concepts

All roles in our organisation will need to be agile to some extent. This will ensure that in an ever-changing landscape we always have enough resource to ensure pinnacle execution of our most key priorities.

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 Paris and a demonstrable understanding of the visionary and forward-thinking customer, the city and Nike's position within it with credentials in strategic decision-making in this environment.

• Proven experience identifying, owning and managing external relationships with thought leaders in Paris - with a strong focus on fashion, aligned with Nike's strategic objectives

• Prior marketing experience and a demonstrable understanding of the consumer, Paris and Nike’s position within it, with a track record of making strategic marketing decisions within this environment.

• A desire and willingness to work in an agile fashion as needed

• Proficiency in French and English

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or equivalent education. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 10+ years’ successful experience navigating a complex matrix and building key relationships to achieve business results.
• 10+ years' account/project management and internal/external relationship management experience, including 6-8 years in a managerial position, preferably in the Sports industry.
• History of success leading highly functioning teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including meeting facilitation and presentations. Proficiency in Keynote, Excel, and MS Office applications.
• Ability to understand complex business scenarios, find creative ways to solve problems, and make sound decisions for the benefit of Sports Marketing and Nike.
• Ability to develop and maintain fair and honest relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Proven ability to prioritize workloads, negotiate, and to persuade and influence people to take desired actions.
• Ability to manage high profile communication and athlete relationships.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide long-term visioning and strategic thought partnership alongside cross-functional partners to develop a strategic, long-term Athlete Integration offense for Nike’s top-tier Global athletes.
• Manage a team and budget that will deliver the overall Sports Marketing Athlete Integration offense, aligning vision, strategy and plans for top-tier athletes to help enhance our contractual rights, to strengthen our connection with the consumer, and to fuel business growth.
• Ensure our athletes are an integral part of the product creation process, creating a 360 degree feedback loop to help drive innovation and product excellence.
• Partner with the Sports Marketing Athlete Services team and the Sport Categories to create a strategy for comprehensive athlete plans, inclusive of both Athlete Integration and Athlete Service opportunities.
• Proactively and strategically align our top-tier athletes against Nike’s purpose offense – people, planet, play.
• Lead a high-performing team of individuals who have deep knowledge and relationships within their respective Sport Categories. Motivate them to develop meaningful partnerships with teammates both within Sports Marketing and cross-functionally, allowing us to put the athlete at the center and show up as one unified support team.

We’re looking for a Casting Coordinator who is equal parts casting director and organizational powerhouse. You live for human connection—whether scouting fresh faces on the streets or nurturing relationships with models agencies. A razor-sharp memory for names and birthdays, a love for social dynamics, and keep very tidy management of talent database.

• Street Casting Excellence: Lead on-the-ground talent discovery (fixing, booking) and manage talent & agency relationships with warmth and professionalism.
  
• Database Curation: Maintain a hyper-organized talent roster with tags for skills, demographics, and past collaborations.
  
• Team Synergy: Partner with Art buyer & Casting directors to execute seasonal focus areas (e.g., athlete diversity, Gen-Z trends).

Reporting to the Director of Studio Production, you will work closely with the creative and styling teams, post-production specialists, and digital imaging experts to deliver high-quality e-commerce content. You will also collaborate with internal Nike stakeholders to align production outputs with broader brand and business goals.

• 3+ years in casting coordination, street scouting, or talent management.
• A social butterfly’s charm + a project manager’s precision.
• Experience working with minors or adults (e.g., parental releases, trust-building).
• Proficiency with casting tools and Excel.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll be part of the Paris key city and French territory marketing team. This team is responsible for:

• Bringing Nike’s Consumer Fields of Play to life through key relationships with the individuals and communities that matter most in Running, Fitness, Football, and Lifestyle.

• Amplifying the Concept Map through local executions that complement Global-Geo campaigns via pinnacle activations.

• Ensuring Nike’s Sport Marketplace in France, and especially Paris, shows up as pinnacle and aligned to Field of Play visions.

• Fueling global strategies with sharp and scalable consumer insights.

Essential Requirements:

• A passion for retail excellence and for the Nike brand
• Shows initiative and a can- do attitude.
• Event Experience is plus (supporting or organizing events)
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• A demonstrable understanding of the Paris consumer, the city, and Nike’s positioning within it, with a track record of strategic marketing decisions
• A willingness to adapt in an agile fashion to meet consumer and organizational needs

Leadership Defined Key Competencies:

• Instills trust through honesty, integrity, and reliability

• Fosters effective teamwork by leveraging diverse perspectives

• Takes accountability and ownership of outcomes

• Values differences and builds inclusive environments

• Communicates clear vision and strategy to inspire action

• Cultivates innovation through new marketing approaches

• Thinks strategically with a strong consumer and athlete focus

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As Specialist I, Retail Marketing, Retail Brand, Paris/France, you’ll activate in-store consumer experiences and elevate the Nike retail presence in alignment with the Consumer x Field of Play strategy. You’ll collaborate with the Paris/France Brand Marketing team and execute premium retail activations across Nike Direct fleet.

• Collaborating with the Paris/France Brand Marketing team to bring to life targeted consumer experiences in store, amplifying our Consumer x Field of Play strategy

• Executing retail brand executions across our Nike Direct fleet, and stepping in with the team as needed to ensure the Brand shows up in a premium fashion

This job post will expire on 1st June 2025

Only resumes submitted in English will be reviewed.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The NAGrowth & Analytics

We are looking for curious, driven and passionate individuals who love retail sales and operations and know how to build valuable relationships. This role plays an integral part in supporting the NA Direct business and driving growth for the future. We are looking for someone who is motivated, self-driven, has strong communication and influencing skills and is results & solution oriented.

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 2+ years of experience business development, sales, or marketing role.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to analyze market trends and data to make informed business decisions.

• Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution abilities.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.