Consultant

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Imagine working closely with many of the world’s largest sports rights holders, brands, agencies, and broadcasters worldwide to help them better understand their fans and how they are consuming their content across a multitude of devices and screens.

Nielsen Sports is a trusted adviser and partner in sports, esports, and entertainment intelligence, helping our clients worldwide to develop, optimize and measure their investments. With our expansive suite of products and services, Nielsen Sports & Esports is uniquely positioned to provide insights and intelligence which help drive more effective decision making for clients. 

This Consultant role for Nielsen Sports will provide support for proposal creation and the delivery of ongoing insights to League and Team clients, as well as our Brand clients who sponsor sports and entertainment properties. Our involvement with clients spans their entire business, from fan development, media rights support, sponsorship sales and service support and measuring the impact of their marketing activations, among other areas. 

Responsibilities

• Support all stages of project management, including the key data analytic work that facilitates execution, delivery, and presentation of client projects

• Provide the analysis for sponsorship valuation assignments and become an expert in Nielsen Sports Valuation methodologies

• Design, coordinate and deliver custom research programs; primarily quantitative, with some qualitative

• Utilize different datasets across the wider Nielsen business in order to provide strategic and actionable insights and recommendations to clients

• Day-to-day responsibilities will include building analyses in Excel, QCing data, crafting visual and insights-driven PowerPoint reports, and management of various projects and clients

• Support the Consulting group in building the leading global sponsorship consulting practice in Sport & Entertainment

• Support the development of key documents including client proposals and other strategic documents, ensuring the highest quality output

• Become an expert in all things Nielsen Sports in order to collaborate with other members of the organization in developing their strategic agendas and executing their priorities/projects

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related fields

• Min. 2 years experience in sports sponsorship or management consulting

• Experience providing strategic thinking to clients, including identifying, analyzing, problem solving, and responding to opportunities and challenges with the ability to translate into practical plans of action is a plus

• Strong computer skills including advanced Excel and PowerPoint

• Knowledge and passion for the sports and entertainment industries

• Strong interpersonal/relationship skills with ability to adapt to different stakeholders

• Highly developed communication skills, both verbal and written, to communicate effectively and persuasively, including ability to present in sales environment

• Successful track record of juggling multiple activities, prioritization, and working well under pressure in a fast-paced environment

Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

A reasonable estimated salary range for a new employee has been provided. It would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.

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