National Football League (NFL) · 6 hours ago
Manager, Club Business Development
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expThe National Football League (NFL) is seeking a Manager for their Club Business Development team, which supports the 32-member clubs in enhancing their business operations. The role involves leading fan experience initiatives, managing best practice sharing, and analyzing data to support club strategies and engagement efforts.
American FootballMedia and EntertainmentSporting GoodsSportsSports Leagues and Teams
Responsibilities
Lead league fan experience initiatives, including researching fan engagement best practices across sports properties, inside and outside the NFL, and serve as a key point of collaboration with the NFL Consumer Insights department to effectively measure the fan experience through the Voice of the Fan survey
Manage facilitation of best practice sharing via daily newsletters, regular Club calls, Club Connect Series sessions, and other forums reaching a wide audience of over 1.2k club personnel
Lead strategic planning and operational implementation across League tentpole events, elevating Club access across local market, national, and international channels (e.g., NFL Draft, Pro Bowl Games, Training Camp, Schedule Release)
Support Club season ticket member retention and renewal through strategic best practice sharing, development of benefit recommendations, and more
Lead cross-organizational efforts and serve as internal liaison to help ensure NFL media and streaming partner relationships across Club experiences align with broader League strategy (e.g., viewing parties)
Analyze ticket sales, pricing, premium seating, and sponsorship data to deliver club benchmarking reports and league reporting to develop actionable insights, best practices, and help inform club and league strategy
Support the Club BD Account Director team on managing communications between league and clubs, club data collection efforts, and presentation builds for market visits, while leading club conversations tied to Fan Experience with Ownership and Team Presidents during select market visits
Assist in the preparation of Club Workshop and League Meeting materials
Develop strong, trusted, and respectful relationships and build credibility with club and League office business contacts, including Club Media Group, Media Strategy & Digital team(s), Sponsorship, Marketing, Consumer Products, Data & Analytics
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in the Sports and Entertainment industry or a related business development role
Expertise in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to derive insights from data/analytics/research
Bachelor's degree in business administration, sports management, marketing or related discipline
Preferred
Experience with data visualization tools is a plus
Company
National Football League (NFL)
The National Football League is America's most popular sports league, comprised of 32 franchises that compete each year to win the Super Bowl, the world's biggest annual sporting event.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5.7MKey Investors
Bob Woodruff Foundation
2024-07-24Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
Hans Schroeder
EVP & Chief Operating Officer, NFL Media
Daniel Long
Senior Director, Insights & Optimization
Recent News
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