Jake Neal
EKIN (Field Marketing Specialist)
New York | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
Music
Skateboarding
Photography
Adventure
Getting lost
Industries
Run
Skate
Snow
Streetwear
In my own words
— JakeHello, I am Jake Neal, a skateboarding, and lover of adventure.
My professional background includes 10+ years in Marketing, Sales, and Retail. Spending the majority of my career in action sports and footwear industries. Please see Jakeneal.com for further personal and professional information.
Trajectory
Jun 2016 — Now
EKIN (Field Marketing Specialist) · Nike
As a Nike EKIN, it is my responsibility to represent the brand at 40+ different retail account throughout NYC and Long Island, plan and execute a variety of different events for retailers, and be the face of the brand at Brand Marketing activations.
Additional responsibilities include focus grouping, trend reporting, product testing, and working with a verity of media partners.
May 2013 — Jun 2016
Consumer Experience Manager · Nike
Working in Nike Direct Retail as a Consumer Experience Manager, it was my job to ensure our store was the best representation of service in retail. Leading the rollout of many different pilots project and service models within the store. In addition, was also the point of contact with the brand team for marketing events inside the store.
Oct 2010 — Nov 2011
NA Hard Goods Sales Rep · Zoo York
Worked with 50+ specialty skateboard accounts throughout NA to ensure they were constantly in stock of Zoo York hard goods. Researched and cold called additional skate shops to add them to our distribution.Partnered with our Brand Marketing team to bring our pro skate team to events in retail stores. Led grassroots marketing efforts in NYC to drive traffic to independent skate shops
Activity
Education history
Dutchess Community College
Associates Degree | 2008 - 2010
