Analyst (Sponsorship Valuation)

About the role

Responsible for developing and executing investment recommendations for our clients. Our headquarters are in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position can be flexible with a priority given to candidates open to hybrid work (3 days a week in the office) in one of our office locations - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL or Atlanta, GA. We will also consider a remote-based working arrangement for qualified candidates with East Coast working hours as a prerequisite.

Job Description

Octagon is the world's largest sports and entertainment agency. We are the agency brands turn to when they need to know which sports, teams, leagues, and properties to sponsor. We are looking for an Analyst, Sponsorship Valuation to join our Strategy team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with and at times lead all phases of sponsorship valuations, including research, data modeling, analysis, and production of client presentations
• Learn Octagon's sponsorship valuation methodology and workshop approaches that drive it forward
• Enter deals and valuation data into a database of partnership data and identify insights to the benefit of Octagon and its clients
• Develop an understanding of our clients' business and marketing needs
• Work with the strategy team on additional projects, as assigned
• Collect competitive and market data, and present relevant insights as actionable strategies for brands or properties

Requirements

• 1-2 years of relevant experience in sponsorship, analytics or consulting
• Formal education or previous professional experience in an analytical and/or insights-driven field (could include economics, marketing, statistics and/or advanced math/stats courses)
• A process-oriented thinker who thrives on quantifying abstract concepts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to convey complex ideas in a straightforward way
• Comfort driving and executing several initiatives simultaneously
• A highly motivated self-starter who is intellectually curious
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel proficiency, and data visualization experience. Experience in SQL, R a plus

Benefits

The base range for this position is $50,000 - 60,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Pay

$50,000.00 - $60,000.00

Schedule

Minimum of three days a week in the office, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.