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Assistant Manager, NCAA Marketing

Adidas

flexible benefit account, parental leave, paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)

United States, Oregon, Portland

Jan 16, 2026

Key Accountabilities:

Work directly with the NCAA Sports Marketing Director and external agencies on planning and executing NIL activations across the brand's collegiate partnership portfolio
Lead the organization, collection and shipping of activation materials and products for all NIL campaigns related to the brand's collegiate partnerships
Prepare updates for university partners on the status of each NIL activation on a bi-weekly basis
Partner with the larger NCAA team on preparing agendas for each university status call
Manage and execute the payment process for vendors used by the NCAA SPOMA team
Input NIL content into the planning calendars for each of the NCAA SPOMA partners
Assist larger NCAA team in budget tracking, presentation building, shipping and calendar management as needed

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Deep knowledge and understanding of the consumer through the lens of college athletes and athletics (NCAA)
Experience in client relationship building
Experience in organizing budget related resources
Strong customer-facing abilities
Ability to assist the cross-functional team without direct management responsibilities
Strong project management and planning skills
Strong presentation skills and experience in building PowerPoint presentations

Understanding of sporting goods industry and related retail channels a plus

Qualifications (Minimum required education and experience):

BA in marketing, advertising or related field required
Minimum of one year of marketing experience, preferably with a sporting or consumer goods company or equivalent account management experience at an advertising/design agency

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.
Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.