Nino Moscardi: Nike SB Japan Sports Marketing Manager in Meguro, 13

+Seek, sign, service, and leverage the best skateboard athletes in Japan while aligning with the brand and business direction of Nike Japan and global Nike Skateboarding +Ideate, manage, produce, and execute both physical and digital narratives of high heat launches leveraging athletes for global promotion +Pitch to and work with intercompany departments, in-house digital app teams, contract agencies, and retail partners to execute physical/digital product launch activations and identify future collaborators through extensive industry network +Advise on execution, construction, and activation of Nike SB dojo indoor skate space in central Tokyo with inclusive community events (i.e. ‘Go Skateboarding Day’ and ‘Girls Skate Festival’) +Manage @nikesbdojo social media account including calendar, copywriting, execution, and advertising +Coordinate the Nike SB sponsored Japanese Olympic skateboarding federation’s Olympic roadmap including qualifying event product & travel support, national team & kit announcement event moment, and 2020 Olympic games moment +Accommodate Nike Japan athlete appearance requests and manage planning and execution of team demonstration events, tournament participation, and photo/video commercial film shoots +Negotiate, build, and execute athlete, vendor, and creative agency contracts +Oversee a portfolio of 10+ world class athletes and agencies and guide athlete development to prepare them for a global professional career including Japanese Olympic athletes +Build and maintain Nike SB sports marketing budget and manage seasonal product ordering & distribution +Identify trends and insights from athletes, consumers, and retailers within both the skateboarding industry and digital space in Japan to inform future business decisions and marketing activations +Identify new business opportunities and act as the retail/account facing representative of the Nike SB brand in an effort to expand and solidify distribution reach across Japanese market

• Facilitate the coordination of back office functions within Bandai America to assist in the transition from Japan headquarters to local US office functions • Work closely with the BANPRESTO, GASHAPON, SHOKUGAN brand management team in Japan in supporting promotion, marketing, licensing and product development functions • Maintains update on selected brand/intranet websites, includes working with internal and external interactive teams in the creation and development of brand/intranet websites. • Researches sales on a week to week basis and works closely with Sales Analysis dept on brand trends. • Assists Brand Management to determine marketing programs effectiveness and product sell-through, and to identify opportunities for increased sales. • Orchestrates promotion asset and creative content preparation and production, i.e: photo shoots, commercial shoots, VO sessions, etc. and oversees product integrity as deemed fit and falls within brand budget to do so ...

• English localization of Fruitbat Factory's licensed Japanese PC game software • Translated over 5000 lines of game text and graphics for "Charge! War of the Human Tanks: Limited Operations" in one month

• Provide assistance in various aspects of magazine editing including planning, formatting, advertising, writing, video and photo editing • Provide both English-Japanese and Japanese-English translations of various materials including articles, video footage, interviews, emails, etc. • Act as an English speaking liason for overseas contacts within the skateboarding industry • Cover, participate, and promote demonstrations and industry events around Japan • On location photography and film shoots of athletes • Management of all Transworld Skateboarding Japan social media outlets including blogging, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram