PART-TIME - Associate, Data Strategy

OVERVIEW

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an MLS soccer club serving the greater Los Angeles area. LAFC is dedicated to building a world-class soccer club that represents the diversity of Los Angeles and is committed to delivering an unrivaled experience for fans. LAFC’s ownership group is comprised of local leaders and innovators of industry with intellectual capital, financial prowess, operations expertise, and success in the fields of entertainment, sports, technology, and media. LAFC is invested in the world’s game and Los Angeles, constructing, and developing the 22,000 seat BMO Stadium and a top-flight training center on the campus of Cal-State Los Angeles.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate, Data Strategy is responsible for supporting the Business & Data Strategy team on collaborative, cross-departmental projects. This multi-disciplinary position requires the individual to be self-motivated, and possess a creative, entrepreneurial, and analytical mindset. Candidates must be able to display excellent written and verbal communications, a strong worth ethic, the ability to multitask, the ability to leverage strategic insights to develop creative solutions, and adherence to detail-oriented, data-driven processes. 

This is a part-time role with a commitment of no less than 10 hours/week, on-site or off-site, and no more than 30 hours/week. 

This role will report to the VP, Business and Data Strategy. 

LAFC is currently operating on a hybrid work model with a minimum of 1 – 2 in-office days per week. Please note that this may vary by role, and your scheduled in-office days are up to the discretion of your supervisor. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Collaborate with marketing, partnerships, and ticketing teams on projects related but not limited to LAFC, BMO Stadium, and Business & Data Strategy external consultancy engagements. 
• Analyze trends from data warehouse sources and Tableau automated reporting to create recommendations for revenue functions such as pricing and inventory management optimization.  
• Develop collateral (brand briefs, pitch presentations, sizzle reels, prospect business cases). 
• Provide business case analyses for properties, brands, and agencies. 
• Create and synthesize business management dashboards and reports for marketing and revenue generating departments, primarily through Tableau visualization platform.  
• Analyze consumer survey data to provide meaningful and actionable insights to appropriate departments.  
• Produce compelling presentations to visualize key observations and insights.  
• Work with software tools (e.g. Salesforce, Archtics (Ticketmaster), SponsorUnited, Hoovers, Sports Business Journal, The List, ZoomInfo), publications, and third-party vendor data (e.g. Wasserman, Zoomph, Hive, YouGov) to compile data and analytics to assist Business Development on front-end research phase of the sales process and Partnership Development on program execution research and recap reporting for current partners. 
• Support partnership measurement process through data auditing/labeling/tagging. 
• Conduct sales and prospecting research. 
• Build Outreach sequences in support of automated sales processes. 
• Use marketing tools, including segmentations and modeling, to generate insights on market trends, customer behavior and sentiment, and current campaign performance.  
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Management. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing or earned degree from an accredited four-year College or University required. 
• Previous experience with presentation development tools (Visme or PowerPoint preferred). 
• Previous experience with data visualization tools (Tableau preferred). 
• Knowledge of the professional soccer landscape is a plus.  
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.   
• Strong writing skills and knowledge of AP Style guidelines. 
• Must be proa