Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents. 

The Strategic Insights & Valuation Analyst will work out of the corporate office in New York City on the Valuation, Research & Analytics team within OVG's Global Partnerships division. the sponsorship and marketing arm of Oak View Group (OVG).  Suitable for the role are smart, curious and commercially aggressive professionals who have a track record of success in the sports & entertainment sponsorship industry. This candidate will primarily be helping to build data driven insights and analytics for our owned and operated properties, 3rd party and consulting clients, track team and brand sponsorships as well as write industry whitepapers to help build the OVG GP brand. The department will work on the development of all analytics tools, reports and dashboards to drive better strategy and decision making for the Global Partnerships sales team and other OVG Divisions. The Analyst, Strategic Insights & Valuation will support the application of data across the organization to integrate analytical models and tools into the sales and marketing decision-making process. 

This role pays an annual salary of $67,000-$70,000 andis bonus eligible.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until July 10, 2026.

• Closely partner with Sales and Solutions teams to analyze and understand the research and data warehouse needs of the business.
• Leverage internal and external vendor toolkits to create holistic deliverables that include valuation, actionable insights, benchmarking for contextualization, and strategic takeaways.
• Ascribe quantitative and qualitative value to sponsorship assets for properties and brands across the sports and entertainment landscape.
• Assist in creating prospecting lists, building sales collateral, and developing the hook for owned and operated, 3^rd party, OVG360, and Arena Alliance partners.
• Become an expert in all external vendor toolkits to provide data to build the story.
• Extensively research and analyze each current OVG property/market and potential future properties/markets to develop a strategic analysis of the potential business opportunities.
• Extensively analyze target categories for each property providing recommendations and insights as realized.
• Become a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders and external clients through understanding their business challenges and building analysis and insight-based solutions.
• Work in conjunction with the Solutions team to build thought leadership pieces to assist our sales team in their current outreach and category knowledge.
• Support the Partnership Activation team to develop analytics plans designed to measure and demonstrate the value of existing sponsorships.
• Support the production and management of analytical tools, reports and dashboards to inform business practices of the Sales and Marketing team.
• Support in management of CRM system (Salesforce/KORE) and build data sets for reporting and analytics.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Undergraduate and/or graduate studies in sports business, management, market research, marketing, statistics, mathematics, finance, or other analytical fields.
• 2-3 years of experience is a plus with demonstrated development and execution skills, ideally with understanding of/experience in the sports & entertainment industry.
• Ultimate team player willing to work across multiple departments to get the job done.
• Experience with quantitative analytics and ability to draw a story out of data.
• Demonstrated success analyzing marketing strategy and measurement plans.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply basic marketing concepts (e.g., brand positioning, SWOT analysis, competitive assessment, marketing objectives/strategies, category analysis, etc.). used in the development of sales pitches and ideation for prospective and existing partners.
• Ability to synthesize complex data sets into actionable insights that drive the business.
• Creative Problem Solver with the ability to quickly understand brands/partners’ business models and research solutions for how to grow their business.
• Highly driven self-starter, with ability to work independently without supervision.
• Ability to manage long-term projects as well as quick turnaround assignments.
• Trustworthy, loyal and ethical.
• Curious by Nature.
• Values the “How” as much as the “What”.
• Willingness to work the hours required to fulfill the commitments of the role.
• A lifelong passion for winning supported by an exceptional track record of results.

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.