About NIKE, Inc.
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries, and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream, and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination.
Role Overview
As a Nike Retail Associate, known as an Athlete, you bring the “Just Do It” mindset to life. You serve consumers by helping them discover products that inspire them to move, dream, and dare. You work in a fast-paced, high-traffic environment across store zones and consumer needs, contributing to the ultimate Nike store experience.
The starting hourly rate for this position is $18.50.
Committing to your hours of availability and maintaining flexibility within those hours is a core component of retail employment. Standard shifts are generally scheduled between 5:00 AM and 11:00 PM in the store’s time zone. Specific schedules vary by location, season, and business demands.
Expected Retail Hours
- Full-time: 32–40 hours per week
- Part-time: 14–29 hours per week
- Seasonal: Up to 40 hours per week based on business need
- Part-time under: 5–15 hours per week
Benefits
- Discounts of up to 50% for employees and eligible family members from Nike, Converse, and Jordan
- Tuition assistance of up to $5,250 per calendar year, subject to eligibility
- Accrued paid time off and holiday pay, subject to eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to eligibility
- Parental and family leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) plan, subject to eligibility
- Financial coaching and education benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Mental and emotional health benefits
- Child development support and caregiving benefits
- Employee assistance program
Who We’re Looking For
- Lead with service and understand the consumer’s needs.
- Know the product, honor the details, keep the store sharp, and work with purpose.
- Build connections with consumers and teammates.
- Bring integrity, reliability, and honest communication to every interaction.
Qualifications
- Flexible scheduling and availability to work retail hours, including days, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, based on store needs.
- Ability to bend, squat, reach, climb a ladder, and stand for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Relocation support and work authorization assistance are not available.
Application Process
An online assessment is part of the application process. The assessment includes questions about personality characteristics related to successful performance in the Retail Athlete/Associate role.
NIKE offers accommodations throughout the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible interview locations, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.
NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.