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Sr. Area Marketing Manager

Employer
Athleta
Location
United States
Closing date
7 Nov 2020

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About Athleta

For the past 22 years, we've committed ourselves and our brand to a single aim: to empower all women and girls. Inspiration. Collaboration. Connection. Inclusivity. It's what we do best, and we're on the hunt for people who share our passion for leading an active lifestyle, growing personally as well as professionally, and creating game-changing products and experiences.

We use business as a force for good by putting people and the planet right up there with profit, which is why Athleta is a certified B Corp. Ready to make a move? Join us. Because we know that alone we're strong, but together we're unstoppable.

About the role

Athleta is on a mission "to ignite a community of active, healthy, confident women and girls who empower each other to realize their limitless potential".

As the Sr. Area Marketing Manager, you will lead a team of Area Marketing Managers who are responsible for building meaningful brand awareness by bringing this powerful mission and the brands national marketing campaigns to life at the local level.

As the team lead, you will be tasked to oversee and ensure all Area Marketing Managers are delivering on their primary goal: to accelerate brand awareness, convert new customers into meaningful traffic for stores, and steal share in your designated market area (DMA). You will also ensure your team delivers elevated and measurable brand experiences deeply connected with the local and regional Outreach plans in stores and their communities to support the goal of new customer acquisition.

In addition to your leadership track record, you have a strong passion for building relationships and authentic connections between customers, as well as experience planning and executing modern marketing tactics and events. This role requires a high degree of cross functional collaboration and partnership with the Retail Leadership, National Marketing and Digital teams.

Critical to your success is driving a high performing team that delivers store and local market-level events and associated digital and social activations. Your talent development, creative and analytical skills will combine to build a team that is successful at creating efficient, high impact, measurable marketing programs that effectively bring the brand to life in a way that empowers the field and the people in the community.



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What you'll do


  • Responsible for raising Athleta brand awareness in key urban markets through experiential marketing, relationship development and community planning


  • Build and lead a team of high performers, while simultaneously cultivating a strong talent pipeline to support career pathing.


  • Foster and maintain an inclusive and collaborative work environment.


  • Draw from national brand strategy to develop and seamlessly execute regional and local marketing strategies to help grow brand awareness, drive meaningful traffic in store, and deepen the emotional connection with our brand


  • Partner with the Digital Marketing Team to identify demand-driving tactics for your area stores. This might include paid social or mall advertising that is proven to effectively drive awareness and traffic.


  • Support direct reports in building new connections and relationships with fitness and wellness professionals, health experts and local organizations and businesses aligned with our brand mission, purpose and general positioning.


  • Participate in strategic planning initiatives and advance company thinking around the long-term role of Outreach in Athleta's growth, providing field expertise.


  • Maintain a keen awareness of the external marketplace and competition taking advantage of opportunities to steal market share.


  • Accountable to effective planning, execution and management of high impact brand experiences.


  • Train & coach field employees to strengthen skills and competencies related to brand building Outreach activities and tactics.


  • Analyze program impact to store and area business results and provide recap to leadership team


  • Learn and master all experience and Outreach related tools and technology.



Who you are


  • 8+ years of applicable marketing, community relations, event planning, and/or PR experience. Retail experience preferred.


  • Knowledgeable and actively engaged in fitness and holistic wellness.


  • Experience in strategic partnerships, events and/or other related responsibilities with a demonstrated ability to build relationships that strengthen a brand's presence.


  • Demonstrated ability to build diverse, high performing teams with an inclusive environment.


  • Demonstrated ability to achieve beyond what is expected, take actions, make improvements and use learnings to exceed existing goals.


  • Demonstrated experience leading multiple projects simultaneously.


  • Established time management skills and effective planning and prioritizing skills


  • Strong communication skills; internally and externally, written & verbal.


  • Skilled at working across functions in a matrix organization.


  • Experience in budget planning and management


  • Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Social Media and a quick study when it comes to adopting new technologies.


  • Responsible for consistent and comprehensive travel across assigned market for both store visits and event execution.



Benefits at Athleta

  • Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet.
  • One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
  • Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
  • Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.*
  • Employee stock purchase plan.*
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
  • See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Company

Athleta was born in Sonoma County, created by athletes (mostly women) who love the great outdoors. We believe that being fit and active makes life richer and bigger than it could possibly be otherwise. And we’ve seen firsthand how fitness nourishes the mind, body and heart, and opens up new worlds for us. Most importantly, what we have learned along this journey is that alone we are strong, but united we thrive. Our stores have become hubs for their communities to meet, inspire and ignite each other into realizing their limitless potential. For all women and girls, no matter our body types or sports ability, there is no end to what is possible when we join together.

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