Brooks Sports, Inc.:
Senior Manager, Digital Content Job in Seattle, VT

Who We Are: Brooks is a team of passionate people united by a desire to do meaningful work, lead healthy lives and make a difference. We share a focused mission: to inspire everyone to run and be active. That’s it. No distractions—it’s all about the run. Through science, creativity, service, authenticity and connection, we obsess over delivering the best running gear on the planet. We do it our way, with our unique spirit, with a goal of being more relevant to runners than any other brand, day after day and mile after mile. We are determined to innovate, challenging ourselves to lead thought at every turn. Inside these walls and on the roads, tracks and trails, we live and breathe Run Happy, celebrating the positive impact running has on our lives and others. We inject it into all we do because it makes everything better, smarter, more fun and more memorable. Our company culture defines us, bonds us together and creates the conditions for success. It is lived daily as a behavioral expression of our collective set of brand values: Connect with People, Innovate for our Customer, Compete as a Team, Build Trust, Have Fun & Bring Passion, and Be Active. If you’re on our team, it means you’re part of creating something extraordinary. You’re part of Brooks. The Senior Manager, Digital Content is a critical role for Brooks Running on our journey to become the number 1 brand for all who run. This role will be responsible for driving the transformation of BR.com from a product experience site, to a brand experience destination. The primary responsibility for this role will be defining a compelling runner experience on BR.com and leading the development of engaging content to deliver this experience. Success in this role will require you to drive collaborative and constructive working relationships with other key BR.com stakeholders – primarily the eComm team, the digital products team and the broader marketing team. Along with owning the runner experience on BR.com, you will also lead the development of the overall marketing content calendar and ensure that all digital communications are aligned - such as social media, email and other digital marketing channels. As a senior member of the global marketing team, you will play a central role in driving a ‘digital first’ mentality across the marketing team and the broader business by bringing a strong digital background and sharing the latest in digital thinking and innovation. Responsibilities: • Lead the development the annual global marketing communications content calendar, in partnership with the marketing and eComm teams • Develop a broad view of Brooks’ overall digital content and ensure alignment across all digital touch-points • Define the runner journey on BR.com, seamlessly integrating brand and product content in partnership with the eComm and digital products teams • Develop and curate content related to the runner journey on BR.com, in partnership with marketing, eComm and digital products teams • Partner with eComm and Digital Products to develop an SEO strategy, plan and execution • Partner with eComm team to define success metrics on the website, and provide timely reporting to key stakeholders • Continually refine and optimize content and runner journey based on results. Prepare briefs for internal and external creative teams to guide content creation. Represent marketing stakeholders at the weekly content alignment meeting with marketing, eComm and digital products teams • Partner with all content creators to ensure a ‘digital/mobile first’ approach to content creation • Partner with the Integrated Marketing Team to ensure content is aligned with the overall marketing communications calendar and integrated with the broader marketing plan • Partner with Digital Marketing Manager to ensure runners visiting BR.com land on relevant content • Partner with the Digital Products team and eComm team to drive new levels of functional innovation on BR.com • Work with cross functional teams to drive strategy and global alignment for digital content, • Partner with our Global Creative to ensure brand guidelines, tone and voice are consistent in creative and messaging • Act as a leader across the business and build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, the eComm and digital products teams • Stay up-to-date on the latest digital trends and continually innovate our digital journey • Lead a small team; inspire and coach high performance; act as the gatekeeper and advocate for the team Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or Communications • 10+ years working as a digital content specialist – developing content strategies and user journeys for consumer brands • 5+ years proven success leading a team of individuals in a fast-paced, demanding environment • A proven storyteller, with a track record of developing engaging content - including brief writing and providing feedback on creative concepts • Deep knowledge of user-flow website design principles • Deep knowledge of enabling technologies, such as content management systems, HTML and other related technologies • Strong analytics background, with the ability to analyze data to make content decisions that resonate more deeply with runners • Experience working on or closely partnering with a digital e-commerce team • Proven experience defining success metrics and building strategies and content that deliver on them • Experience working with external and internal agencies • Experience successfully leading cross-functional teams • Strong communication skills – both verbal and written Brooks is an equal employment opportunity employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on any protected class. Brooks is committed to affording equal employment opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, the presence of a sensory, physical or mental disability, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. This commitment applies to all phases of recruitment and employment. Brooks will strive to ensure that its policies and decisions are implemented with the spirit of this commitment to equal employment opportunity in mind. Apply for this job