MANAGER, INSIGHTS & STRATEGY

New York, NY

Hybrid

THE RUNDOWN

Playfly Sports is looking for an Manager, Insights & Strategy to join our team in New York.

The Insights Manager will support Playfly across our US and International divisions, primarily focused on sponsorship insight support for our Playfly Sports Properties and Global Divisions. The Insights Manager will serve in a lead role on the team, managing and supporting projects using syndicated and proprietary research resources, to craft persuasive sales narratives and develop actionable insights and effective storytelling on behalf of internal and external stakeholders. Candidates should have demonstrated project and people management skills, with the ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish within a team setting. Candidates should be a strategic thinker, with strong communication skills and an enthusiasm for collaboration with others. Candidates should have a strong understanding of the college sports landscape and sponsorship, in general.

WHAT YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH

• Manage team project timelines and deliverables, ensuring effective distribution of projects, balancing workloads and ensuring deadlines are met
• Collaborate with team members across multiple departments at Playfly, bringing strategic insights support into projects and building relationships across the organization
• Lead communications with internal stakeholders regarding project requirements, interpretation of data, and the development of recommendations based on findings
• Serve as a key leader on the insights team, providing support and guidance to other members of the team
• Perform and review detailed research assignments in areas including, but not limited to, property deep-dives, brand & category research, industry & asset trends, activation case studies, sponsorship deals analysis, etc.
• Utilize syndicated and proprietary data resources to develop actionable insights and effective storytelling on behalf of the sales team and clients
• Translate data into compelling sales and client deliverables, and serve as an authority figure when sharing with clients
• Manage third-party vendor relationships, including building on-boarding and internal documentation for new resources
• Continue to build upon a deep understanding of the sponsorship landscape across the sports & entertainment landscape, and develop new ways for trends, best practices and insights to be shared within Playfly
• Employ a strong sense of organization to manage tasks across multiple projects at one time and participate in cross-departmental sharing of best practices and collaboration
• Write deliverables, reports, proposals and other documents with extraordinary attention to detail, consistency, spelling and grammar
• Other job-related duties as assigned

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in sports sponsorship and/or media research
• Successful experience in a management or project lead role, with demonstrated experience in project and team member management
• Experience with syndicated or qualitative research and media sources, and the ability to translate findings into sales and brand narratives.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workflow in an environment of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Expertise in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, including use of charting functionality, formula writing, logic statements, pivot tables, index/lookups.
• Analytical thinker who can evaluate large sets of data and extract meaningful findings and solutions, with a strong attention to detail
• Possess naturally curious mindset, enthusiasm working with data, strong adaptability, and sense of accountability
• Excellent communication skills and ability to simplify data and complex ideas into compelling and creative insights
• Strong client relationship management, communication, and interpersonal skills, working within a team setting and establishing strong interdepartmental relationships
• Knowledge of the US sports and entertainment sponsorship landscape

TRAVEL, LIFTING, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• This role is sedentary and takes place in a quiet office environment

COMPENSATION

The base pay range for this role is $80,000 To $90,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

WHAT WE DO

Playfly Sports is the full-service, leading sports marketing and media company that enables brands to engage with sports fans on a local, regional, and national level through scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets. Playfly Sports drives outcome-based solutions into 90-million households via more than 7,800 live U.S. broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games; and influences sports fans of all ages through the management of college and high school multimedia rights, uniform branding, and high-profile sports sponsorship platforms. The company introduces high school and college students to career development opportunities in esports through Playfly Esports, operators of North America’s largest college esports league. Playfly Sports has the unique ability to partner, innovate, and advance the aspirations of athletes, brands, academic institutions, and sports fans across the U.S. Playfly Sports is Powered by Partnership. Visit Playfly Sports online at playfly.com

WHAT WE STAND FOR

At Playfly, we know that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is a more innovative and successful one, but more importantly, we believe it’s just the right thing to do. Through conversations, company initiatives, community events and partnerships, policy changes, data analysis, workshops, and support groups, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are here for the long haul and to do the meaningful work that creates true institutional change within our workplace, with our partners, and in the communities we serve.

EEOC & DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Playfly Sports affirms that inequality is detrimental to our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Playfly Sports is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. 

ACCOMMODATIONS 

Playfly Sports is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, and as part of this commitment, Playfly Sports will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time.

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