Full-Time

Retail Sales Associate

Boston

Brooks Running

Brooks Running

1,001-5,000 employees

Direct-to-consumer athletic footwear and apparel

Compensation Overview

$17.90 - $23.99/hr

+ Bonus

Boston, MA, USA

In Person

On-site role based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Category
Retail (1)

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Requirements
  • 1+ years of relevant retail experience preferred
  • Availability to work two to three shifts a week, including evenings and weekends
  • Moderate computer proficiency and ability to quickly learn new computer programs
  • Accurate POS and inventory counting abilities
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and stand for extended periods
  • Excellent interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships across the company and with customers
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating effective listening through concise, clear verbal and written communication
  • Keen attention to detail in executing tasks while understanding broader store and business needs
  • Passionate participation in Brooks’ sports activities a plus, overridden by the ability to understand and empathize with the runner in order to develop loyal, engaging relationships with our customers and the Brooks community
  • Embraces and lives the Brooks values!
Responsibilities
  • Create a welcoming, inclusive, energetic, and fun environment that elevates the Brooks brand; from greeting to checkout.
  • Deliver premium personalized customer service through active listening, behavioral awareness, storytelling, and expert product education for customers of all athletic abilities.
  • Develop a strong understanding of runners and those aspiring to be active, to build authentic relationships with our customers.
  • Guide customers in selecting the right footwear, apparel, and accessories; support fitting and gait analysis service as trained.
  • Recognize appropriate opportunities to understand and solve for secondary customer needs.
  • Stay up to date on all product technologies, features, and benefits.
  • Be a fit expert by becoming proficient in the Brooks fit process for footwear, apparel, and bras.
  • Maintain readiness through daily merchandising, cleaning (including floors, bathrooms, etc.), organization, and sales floor stock replenishment.
  • Participate in inventory processes, including receiving, counting, and stocking back-of-house inventory.
  • Accurately perform POS transactions.
  • Support store events and activations as needed.
  • Communicate effectively with store leadership and teammates to support store goals.
  • Demonstrate regular, dependable attendance and contribute to a positive team culture.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by store leadership.
Desired Qualifications
  • 1+ years of relevant retail experience preferred
  • Passionate participation in Brooks’ sports activities a plus

Brooks Running designs and sells high-performance running footwear and apparel for men and women. Its product range includes road, trail, treadmill, and track-spike shoes, alongside a wide selection of apparel such as shorts, tops, pants, tights, outerwear, socks, and sports bras. The company supports its products through direct-to-consumer sales via brooksrunning.com and its Seattle flagship store, while also distributing through retailers and running specialty shops. Brooks uses targeted marketing, including automated text promotions, to engage customers. The brand differentiates itself by prioritizing running-specific performance and by pursuing sustainability, evidenced by a LEED-certified headquarters and ongoing energy and water conservation efforts, appealing to environmentally conscious consumers. The company’s goal is to provide high-quality running gear that helps runners perform better while reducing environmental impact and fostering a direct connection with its customers.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

1914

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Glycerin, Adrenaline GTS, and Hyperion Elite are driving strong growth.
  • U.S. wholesale leadership changes strengthen retailer execution and account expansion.
  • International presence across 60 countries gives Brooks room to scale winners.

What critics are saying

  • Heavy reliance on run-specialty wholesale exposes Brooks to retailer share loss.
  • Growth concentration in few franchises increases product-cycle and competitive execution risk.
  • Direct-to-consumer and sustainability branding face margin and reputational pressure.

What makes Brooks Running unique

  • Focused solely on running since 2001, unlike diversified rivals.
  • Brooks couples performance footwear with specialty-retail relationships and channel discipline.
  • Berkshire Hathaway ownership supports long-term investment and operational stability.

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Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

PPO and high deductible health plan options

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off

10 paid holidays + your birthday

Parental leave

Company News

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SGB Online
Jun 18th, 2026
Brooks Running names Marc Misiewicz VP of U.S. Wholesale.

Brooks Running names Marc Misiewicz VP of U.S. Wholesale. June 18, 2026 Brooks Running has promoted Marc Misiewicz to VP, U.S. Wholesale, responsible for leading channel strategy and guiding multi-year growth across the company's largest commercial business. A 26-year Brooks veteran, Misiewicz brings expertise in sales leadership and retailer engagement. In his new role, Misiewicz will oversee sales operations, cross-functional initiatives and field support programs while continuing to strengthen partnerships with retailers nationwide. Misiewicz was selected as an SGB 40 Under 40 honoree in 2013 when he was a senior key account manager for the brand. "Marc's leadership and strong connection to our retail partners have helped shape Brooks' wholesale business for multiple decades," said Mike Billish, who was promoted in March to SVP and GM of the Americas at Brooks Running. "Marc's promotion - and the broader team evolution - reflect the strength of our sales organization, which works day in and day out to maintain retailer trust through consistent execution and deep, long-standing relationships." Rick Wilhelm, VP of U.S. Specialty Retail Accounts, will continue leading sales for the run specialty channel and wholesale digital markets, spearheading Brooks' unrivaled connection to run specialty. Additional promotions within Brooks' U.S. Wholesale sales organization include Shawn Kohn to director, Sporting Goods and Micah Tanaka to senior manager, Shoe Chain. The company said the moves "sharpen its organizational structure to enable long-term growth, strong retailer partnerships and execution excellence across wholesale channels." Image courtesy Brooks Running

SGI Europe
Apr 9th, 2026
"A Love Letter to the Run": Brooks Running and Cynthia Erivo ahead of the London Marathon.

"A Love Letter to the Run": Brooks Running and Cynthia Erivo ahead of the London Marathon. A Grammy, Tony and Emmy winner is not the obvious face of a performance running brand. That is precisely the point. Brooks Running has launched "Shine Under Pressure," a campaign starring actress and long-distance runner Cynthia Erivo ahead of the 2026 TCS London Marathon on April 26. The Seattle-based brand is using it to make its first serious push into EMEA. According to CMO Melanie Allen in an interview with Marketing Dive, it is the company's most globally ambitious marketing effort in recent history. After delivering record growth in 2025, Brooks restructured its senior leadership in March, giving Allen a broader mandate covering both brand strategy and retail experience. "Shine Under Pressure" is the first major campaign to come out of that expanded brief. "A love letter to the run": Brooks Running and Cynthia Erivo / Source: Brooks Running on Youtube The runner behind the actress. The case for authenticity holds up. Erivo has worn Brooks footwear for years, set a personal best of 3:35:36 at the 2022 London Marathon during peak Wicked rehearsals, and is now training toward a 3:15 finish at this year's race - a 20-minute improvement on her lifetime best. Her coach is Erika Kemp, a Brooks-sponsored professional marathoner brought in as part of the partnership. Please accept cookies to access this content The creative, produced by Brooks Running Creative Lab and MBooth, takes a diaristic approach. Erivo narrates "A Love Letter to the Run," an open letter to the running community drawn from her own training journal, framed around footage of her morning runs alongside her West End commitments. She is currently performing a one-woman production of Dracula at London's Noël Coward Theatre - portraying all 23 roles, eight shows a week, for 16 consecutive weeks - while averaging six to ten miles a day. The campaign also includes social content tracking her training progression, and a live podcast appearance during marathon weekend on Nobody Asked Us, the distance-running show hosted by US professionals Des Linden and Kara Goucher, which Brooks sponsors. London as a new front. This is Brooks' first year activating at the London Marathon through what it calls the Hyperion House format - a runner-facing hospitality and community hub it has deployed at other World Marathon Majors. The race gave the brand a natural anchor: Erivo wanted to run London, and the event offered visibility in a market where Brooks has less consumer recognition than in North America. The audience logic is straightforward: Erivo has a global following that skews younger and more culturally diverse than a traditional running audience, and their marathon credentials are credible enough to support Brooks' performance positioning. The goal is to bring new consumers to Brooks without moving away from its sub-elite runner core. The partnership extends beyond race week. Brooks has announced limited-edition merchandise inspired by Erivo for later in 2026, and further brand storytelling tied to the autumn marathon season is planned. A century-old brand still moving forward. Brooks occupies an unusual position in the global running market: a century-old brand that still competes as a challenger. Its community-first model - built around marathon events, club partnerships and grassroots running culture - has helped it gain ground against larger rivals in recent years. The Erivo campaign pushes that model higher up the awareness funnel and into markets where brand recognition still has room to grow. Dive deeper. Cynthia Erivo is a British actress, singer and producer. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Color Purple on Broadway and received Oscar nominations for Harriet (2019). She is currently starring in Dracula at the Noël Coward Theatre, London. As a runner, she completed the 2016 New York City Marathon (3:57:07) and the 2022 London Marathon (3:35:36).

Outdoor Sportswire
Mar 31st, 2026
Nomadix launches first run collaboration with Brooks Running, spotlighting warm-weather performance essentials.

Nomadix launches first run collaboration with Brooks Running, spotlighting warm-weather performance essentials. March 31, 2026. Combining performance innovation with all-day versatility, the collection supports runners before, during, and after every effort. San Clemente, Calif. (March 31, 2026) - On Monday, April 6, 2026, Nomadix, a social purpose corporation and makers of The Only Towel You Need(R), made from post-consumer recycled materials, will launch its first-ever footwear collaboration with performance running brand, Brooks Running. The co-branded collection of seven products sets the pace for the introduction of new Nomadix products, all designed with warmer miles in mind that deliver versatile, quick-dry, and cooling essentials built to support runners before, during, and after every effort. 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"Partnering with Nomadix for this special-edition Ghost Trail reflects our shared commitment to inspire everyone to run and be active." Starting Monday, April 6, 2026, the capsule will be available on nomadix.co and brooks.com and includes the following products: * Bandana Towel (MSRP $24.95): a lightweight, sand-resistant, sweat-ready, and UPF 50+ trail-run multi-tool. Available in two patterns: Paisley Coyote & Paisley Teal Ocean. * Fitness Towel (MSRP $27.95): A compact, quick-drying carry-size towel for high-output days. Available in Summit Black. * Original Towel (MSRP $39.95): The original high-performance MicroTerry(TM) towel, ultra-absorbent, packable, and adventure-proof. Available in Summit Expedition Orange. * Festival Blanket (MSRP $69.95): Soft top, water-resistant base - ideal for pre-race staging, post-run hangs, or road-trip life. Available in Summit Expedition Yellow. * Graphene Puffer Blanket (MSRP $99.95): A packable, versatile 2-in-1 blanket and sleeping bag built for warmth without the bulk. Powered by Nomadix GrapheneLoft(TM), insulation infused with graphene. Available in Switchback Coyote. * Ultralight Changing Poncho (MSRP $78.95): A quick-dry, sand-resistant, and made for easy changing anywhere your run ends. Available in Switchback Teal Ocean. * Ghost Trail Running Shoe (MSRP $160): Brooks' trusted Ghost fit meets off-road durability, TrailTack outsole, and a Nomadix outdoor aesthetic. Beyond the collaboration, Nomadix expands its lineup of runner-friendly essentials designed specifically for heat, sweat, and post-run comfort with the following new products: * Ice Bandana (MSRP $29.95): A go-to cooling solution for hot runs, made with UPF 50+ MicroSuede fabric and a zippered pocket for ice. Designed to regulate temperature on the move, it helps runners stay comfortable whether logging miles or recovering in the sun. Available May 2026. * Car Seat Cover Towel (MSRP $44.95): A versatile, sweat-ready essential that doubles as a protective seat cover. Featuring a slip-resistant headrest pocket, it's designed for quick transitions from run to car, keeping seats clean and dry after high-output efforts or spontaneous swims. Available May 2026. ABOUT NOMADIX California-based Nomadix launched in 2015 with The Only Towel You Need(R), a multi-purpose towel that performs for any activity, including travel, yoga, boating, and at the beach. Nomadix understands that the environmental footprint of the products people buy will have an impact on the planet that lasts longer than we will. A commitment to discovering durable, multi-purpose, responsibly manufactured solutions that will leave the planet better than we found it is part of its ethos: Own less. Do more. Nomadix is a member of 1% for the Planet and is Climate Label Certified. Visit www.nomadix.co for more information. ABOUT BROOKS RUNNING Brooks Running creates market-leading performance running footwear, apparel, sports bras, and accessories distributed worldwide. Brooks exists to inspire everyone to run and be active, through innovative gear, tools, and experiences designed to take you to the place that makes you feel more alive. Since 1914, Brooks has been propelled by a never-ending curiosity with how humans move, pushing the limits of motion science, engineering, and technology to create gear that unlocks the power of energy and movement for everyone. Brooks is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Visit www.brooksrunning.com for more information or follow @brooksrunning. Company info. Contact info. Follow us on. Editor's picks. April 1, 2026. March 30, 2026. March 27, 2026.

SGB Online
Mar 19th, 2026
Brooks Running makes three c-level promotions in product, marketing and the Americas.

Brooks Running makes three c-level promotions in product, marketing and the Americas. March 19, 2026 Brooks Running announced that it promoted Carson Caprara to chief product officer, elevated Melanie Allen's responsibilities as chief marketing officer, and promoted Mike Billish to a new role as SVP and general manager of the Americas. The Seattle, WA-based running brand stated in a media release that the C-Suite changes reflect "a strategic evolution of its global and regional business structure, reinforcing the brand's commitment to global growth, innovation and disciplined execution as it continues to scale worldwide." Carson Caprara, shown top right, has been SVP of Footwear and Apparel at Brooks since July 2025. Previously, he was the SVP of Footwear at the company from May 2023 to June 2025. He joined Brooks as a tech rep for the Florida territory in 2005. "Carson brings exceptional clarity to how product vision becomes meaningful performance for runners," said Dan Sheridan, CEO of Brooks Running. "Elevating this role reflects both the scale of our ambition and the strength of Carson's leadership as we expand our product lines and accelerate our global growth." Melanie Allen, shown on the left, has been Brooks SVP and chief marketing officer since September 2017. Previously, she was the VP of marketing at Starbucks. Brooks stated that under this role, Allen is "taking on expanded responsibility for shaping and activating a global brand vision that connects more deeply across product, consumer experience and regional execution. [She] will focus on long-term strategic foresight, global consumer insight and elevating branded experiences across Brooks' digital and physical touchpoints worldwide." Mike Billish, shown bottom right, has been Brooks' VP of North America Sales and Service since December 2015. He joined the company as a field marketing rep in 2003. In the new role as SVP and General Manager of the Americas, Brooks said Billish "will oversee the Americas business across wholesale, direct, marketing, and retail, aligning commercial execution and regional decision-making under a single leader." The company said the move "reflects Brooks' commitment to pairing strong global vision with region-specific leadership as the brand continues to grow across channels and markets." Sheridan added, "These moves ensure the right leaders are focused on the right time horizons. By strengthening both our global leadership and our North America operating model, we're positioning Brooks to win today - and scale for the future." The changes come as the brand recently closed out 2025, achieving a 16 percent year-over-year increase and extending its track record to nine consecutive years of growth. Images courtesy Brooks Running