Manager, or Senior Manager, Insights & Strategy; Measurement & Analytics

Background

Location:

office Monday through Thursday (303 E Wacker Dr., Suite 2200, Chicago, IL) and work‑from‑home Fridays.

Type:
Full‑time position.

Department:
Insights & Strategy.

Reports to:

Head of Measurement Practice, Insights & Strategy.

Intersport is an award‑winning agency and leader in creating and executing content, events and experiences that attract and engage passionate audiences across sports and entertainment. The agency’s industry‑leading team of 200+ is driven by expertise in large‑scale event planning and management, experiential marketing, premium hospitality, content marketing and production, partnership consulting and research, measurement and valuation for 50+ clients.

Intersport is recognized as the largest independent producer of major college and high school sports events and experiences and is the proud owner and operator of the “Skechers World Champions Cup supporting Shriners Children’s” and the “Double Eagle Club” in Augusta, GA. The Chicago‑based agency also is the majority owner and operator of the APP TOUR, the world’s first, largest and only sanctioned professional pickleball tour.

Founded in 1985, Intersport is headquartered in Chicago, with additional offices in New York and Tampa.

The Insights & Strategy team supports all areas of expertise and is integral to providing existing clients with a variety of solutions as well as furthering business development efforts. While all members of the Insights & Strategy team are expected to be well‑rounded sports and entertainment marketers, we are seeking a strategic thinker who enjoys solving business problems through data. Success in this role requires someone who can quickly master Intersport’s proprietary sponsorship valuation methodology, think creatively about how to analyze and interpret data, and turn analysis into clear business recommendations.

This role offers the opportunity to become one of the industry’s leading experts in sponsorship valuation while working across many of the world’s most recognized sports and entertainment properties and biggest brands.

• Assist fellow team members in providing the thought leadership, guidance and direction that serves as the foundation for the sports and entertainment marketing strategies and activation platforms of both clients and prospects
• Build trusted relationships across clients and internal teams
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of client marketing objectives and how Intersport’s practice groups are uniquely positioned to achieve those goals

• Quickly learn and apply Intersport's proprietary sponsorship valuation methodology and the tools and processes that support it
• Provide measurement and analytics‑related support necessary for developing new business proposals, strategies, and recommendations to clients, prospects, and internal stakeholders
• Analyze large, complex and often incomplete datasets to support sponsorship valuation and strategic decision making
• Help translate findings and develop recommendations and points of view to best leverage data, research, and analytics to inform sponsorship strategy, activation, and optimization
• Develop compelling presentations that combine analytical rigor with persuasive narrative to build a comprehensive story rooted in data to bring insights to life in the real world
• Demonstrate excitement for findings and recommendations and apply an outward bound, consultative approach to informing colleagues, including members of the Insights & Strategy team, internal Intersport account teams and external client teams, about how your findings can drive Intersport’s or a client’s business
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve methodologies and processes

• Coach, mentor, and develop junior team members through feedback and subject matter expertise
• Review work for quality, accuracy and consistency while reinforcing best practices
• Help build a collaborative, high‑performing culture focused on continuous improvement

The targeted salary range for this position is $55,000 to $75,000, depending on full‑time, non‑internship…