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Job Opening: Under Armour Seeks Head Of Marketing For SC Brand

Under Armour is looking to hire someone who will run the Stephen Curry (SC) brand at the company. It is a hyper-focused job opportunity for someone who probably needs to believe in not only Under Armour, but the ability to boost a brand surrounding a single professional athlete.

The job, based in Baltimore, Maryland, will require assisting with developing the Stephen Curry brand across multiple sport categories, focusing on creating and activating a marketing strategy to drive the SC signature business and category extensions across footwear, apparel and accessories.

Candidates should have a minimum of ten years of marketing experience with consumer products. An MBA is preferred, but not mandatory.

Some of the stated responsibilities include:

  • Partner cross category to manage all SC briefs (product, sports marketing, creative, events, digital, retail, etc.) to initiate and develop category-level support elements. 
  • Strategically align with Global marketing leadership to ensure campaigns are authentic and relevant to SC and aligned with UA brand.
  • Collaborate with Consumer Insights team on collection of consumer trends, competitive insights, industry updates and sales reports.  
  • Obsess the digital consumer journey across all digital touchpoints securing alignment across all teams.

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Darren Heitner @DarrenHeitner

Darren Heitner is the creator of The Sports Biz. He is the owner of the South, Florida-based HEITNER LEGAL, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm that focuses on transactional, intellectual property and litigation work with a heavy emphasis on sports and entertainment issues. He is also the founder of Sports Agent Blog and an author of 2 books published by the American Bar Association -- How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know (1st and 2nd Editions). Heitner contributed to Forbes and Inc. for many years.

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