Culture Relationships Associate

Become part of the Converse Team

Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers 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. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

If You Get People, You’re Our People

Sure, there’s a whole science behind marketing. But behind that is real people. With needs and wants and quirks and dreams. And we need someone who gets people, who knows how to find our people. The creators, thinkers, and rebels who find themselves at home putting on some Converse. You’re the one that shows them we’re the same. You’re the connector.

**WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR**
We’re looking for someone that is passionate about Creative Culture and understands Taste Maker and Influencer behavior and trends, to help build, manage and maintain a diverse and inclusive community in Paris & France, connected to the Converse Brand.

At Converse we believe that those independent enough not to follow will move the world forward. We’re a place to explore potential, break barriers and push the edges. A company that’s inspired by what came before us, but even more excited about what’s coming next - and somewhere YOU get to write the next chapter of a 100+ year old story. We look for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination - with each person bringing their authentic selves to a challenging and constantly evolving world to push things forward.

Converse’s “Energy, Skate, Hoops (+For Culture)” is a strategic cross functional team that integrates & leverages the cultural world to help create, elevate & energize brand stories. They identify creative, disruptive and unexpected ways to inject passion for the Converse brand into the hearts and minds of top influencers, athletes, opinion leaders and fast adopters around the globe. They live in a fluid world, permeating subcultures, transversing zeitgeist, building connections with leaders with vision across different mediums. They are visionaries that see outstanding opportunities to do things differently, expand perception, celebrate brand values, accelerate the business and advance the notion of creative culture.

**WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON**
As the Converse ESH + For Culture Relationships Associate in the FR Marketing team, you will serve as a representative of the Converse brand and its connections, developing new and building existing relationships with taste makers and influencers across Paris & FR creativity.

You will be the voice of the community within the FR organization, supporting marketing plans and driving and executing day-to day operations. Disciplined teamwork will be key, driving a focused investment of your time to ensure territory and regional priorities are delivered.

Key Job Responsibilities:

- Foster and cultivate relationships with community leaders, influencers and the All Star Team across creativity, skateboarding and sports. Keep them up to date on Converse happenings and opportunities to partner and collaborate on plans, products or community initiatives. Not to be quoted as a spokesperson on the record unless authorized and trained by a manager.
- Actively provide community insight and feedback to other function/department teams and support the development of the city brand strategy through team idea generation providing market observation to find new opportunities with influencers and communities in the market.
- Lead the 365 relationship management of our All Star community pushing the boundaries of creativity and mapping journeys incl. contract management working back with Global counterparts & external talent management agencies.
- Ensure All Stars & community are always wearing seasonally relevant product aligned to our product concept map driving heat and visibility on the streets and digitally (seeding operations).
- Organize and manage All Star Hangouts/projects and events.
- Work with the Western Europe ESH + For Culture Marketing Manager to provide assistance to talent relationships on-site or online at special events, photo shoots and interviews.
- Communicate with Converse employees and partners, answer questions and supply community insights and information.
- Continuesly propose & recruit Converse relevant talent into our All Star Team or community.
- Work with the Digital Community Manager and regional ESH + For Culture Manager to administer allocated budget. This includes invoicing; producing reports, working with finance and updating team on a regular basis. Build and leverage industry learnings and relationships to push the brand forward through a creative and experimental digital agenda

**WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH**
As the Energy, Skate, H