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 and 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 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).
- Support email marketing process by coordinating with club stakeholders, designing email templates, segmenting audiences, and distributing communications via SAS CI360.
- 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, publications, and third-party data sources to support sales research and partner program 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).
- Previous experience with front end web development, HTML/CSS, or programming is a plus.
- Knowledge of the professional soccer landscape is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and navigate complex software systems.
- Strong attention to detail in accurately replicating design templates and reviewing copy to ensure error-free, polished content.
- Experience updating project management tools with clear documentation.
- Demonstrated efficiency with spreadsheets for merging, cleaning, and preparing lists.
- Ability to troubleshoot software issues and problem-solve independently.
- Demonstrated vision for layout, spacing, and overall visual quality.
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
- Must possess a high level of discretion with the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information as needed.
- Flexible schedule with the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as the event calendar requires.
SALARY RANGE
At LAFC, we carefully consider a wide range of factors to determine a fair and equitable compensation package. The final offer amount will consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to skill sets; relevant experience and training. Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure guidelines, the compensation for this role is $19.50 per hour.
HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
LAFC strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.