So Cal Marketer

MARKETER (Level 3 & 4)

Reports to: Sr. Marketer and Director of Marketing.

Supervises: Assigned Assistant Marketers.

Compensation: $22-30 an hour, non-exempt position. Specific starting wages are dependent on location and experience.

Who We Are

Join Sports Basement, a sporting-goods retailer specialized in being a hub for the community, selling the best brands with basement prices, and giving back to the community since 1998. From a one-off shop in a San Francisco warehouse open only on the weekends to 12 fully stocked Bay Area locations and a recently opened OC location. We’ve added a rentals program, developed full-blown ski shops and bike shops in house, and even created SportsBasement.com geared for your gear needs. We've grown up quite a bit since 1998. Thanks to you, we're incredibly proud of the company we are today.

Our Mission

We strive to help those communities shine a little brighter, be a little greener, and make our shared outdoor and indoor spaces more fun and accessible for everyone. At the end of the day we know that your gear is more than just stuff, and we're more than just a store.

Our Core Values

It's all been said before: We care about the customer, the community, the environment, etc. These are common values by which most companies try to abide. We are different because of how we prioritize and execute these values every day.

• Couches before profit
• Economical vs. Extravagant
• Volunteer vs. Donate
• Proximity vs Productivity
• O.K. is not O.K.
• Doers vs. Degrees
• Creativity before efficiency
• Autonomy before rules
• YES! vs. NO
• Safety before speed
  
  

Full Description Summary: Sports Basement is looking for a rock star Marketer to maintain and improve our marketing approach. Sports Basement’s marketing team is a core part of our continued Bay Area growth and keeper of the brand. The Marketer supports and manages the in-store and field experiences of our community with the goal of introducing and driving new customers to our store, and creating Sports Basement advocates. You will build and manage community and school partnerships through our Basementeer program. You identify and attend community events, host in-store events that deliver a WOW experience. If you have an aptitude for event planning, enthusiasm for our products, excellent organizational and time management skills, then our marketing team is the perfect place for you! You’ll make a positive impact and get to meet all kinds of incredible people.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain strong Sports Basement partner relationships who support the success of SB as well as implement best practices for the in-store customer experience that are both inspiring and motivating to staff and management.
• Work with the marketing team and store’s GM to drive store traffic and increase sales using Sports Basement’s toolbox as a guide.
• Manage multiple marketing partnership categories for overall store/regional impact with an emphasis on regional schools via the Basementeer program and clubs and leagues to broaden our win-win ethos.
• Identify and host amazing events that show Sports Basement to be “more than retail.”
• Actively demonstrate commitment to the growth and success of our in-store community classes, both virtual, in the field, and in-store. When applicable - you’ll develop strategies to make our community programming more impactful and successful.
• Provide engaging content for social media campaigns and posts.
  
  

Apply Core Values

• Implement company core values, policies, procedures, and safety measures.
• Demonstrate the SB value “OK is not OK” in all aspects of your role.
• Demonstrate good judgment in all situations.
• Remain positive in challenging situations and offer creative solutions to problems.
  
  

Marketing Duties

• Event hosting (and planning) that delight all who attend.
• Internal and external communication that ensures that partners are attended to and colleagues are informed and engaged in Sports Basement’s marketing.
• Represent Sports Basement at field events delivering an experience that energizes Sports Basement advocates.
• Leverage existing partnerships to broaden our win-win ethos.
  
  

Staff Experience

• Create an inviting ambiance by maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment for customers and staff.
• Efficiently prioritize and execute daily tasks/goals, projects to achieve organizational goals in a timely manner independently or as a team.
  
  

Business Experience

• Stay up-to-date with all company information and quickly implement department initiatives.
• Support the marketing team in securing new opportunities.
• Work closely with Marketers and Sr. Marketers to utilize reports and other tools to make decisions to impact performance/sales positively.
  
  

Qualifications

• Previous retail or industry experience.
• Recent experience as an Assistant Marketer, preferably with large-scale partnerships is a plus.
• A passionate sport or outdoor enthusiast is a plus.
• Eagerness to learn and apply skills.
• A proven track record of developing staff and providing constructive feedback based on performance, helping them to achieve their goals.
• Ability to understand and interpret business metrics to drive business objectives throughout the store.
• Strong written and verbal communication. An aptitude for event planning.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with ability to prioritize and manage teams with little supervision from the Director of Marketing.
• Strong verbal and written communication with company partners, customers, staff and corporate teams.
• A conscientiousness, self-starter with high-level attention to detail and organizational skills
• Internal Candidates: Ability to confidently use all HR, scheduling tools, rental systems and business tools: including but not limited to Google Docs, Paycom, Shopify, POS systems, Winterstieger, Sales Saver, Lightspeed and Fiori, CRM software.
  
  

Sports Basement is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (Includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.