Analyst, Strategy & Analytics

New-Orleans-Saints-and-Pelicans; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) with employer contributions

Paid parental leave

PTO and paid holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

The New Orleans Saints and Pelicans is seeking a Strategy & Analytics Analyst to design, build, and operate automated analytical solutions that drive data-informed decisions across teams and Benson Businesses.

You will lead reporting, dashboards, and pricing analytics, collaborate with Ticket Sales, Marketing, Digital Media, and Partnerships, and deliver actionable insights to executives. Strong SQL, Power BI, and Python skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Analytics, or related field.
• Proven data analytics experience is required.
• Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reports and dashboards to measure demand, supply, elasticities, and other metrics.
• Assist with pricing analytics, revenue forecasting, and competition analysis.
• Collaborate with Strategy & Analytics to integrate data from multiple sources.
• Develop datasets and statistical models for pricing analytics and forecasts.
• Provide insights to front-end users and senior executives.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Python

Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Pricing analytics

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Analytics, or related field

Tools

Bloomberg

Moody's Analytics

Census

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nielsen

YouGov

Job description

Reports to: Manager, Strategy & Analytic

Direct Reports: None

FLSA Status: Full time, salaried, exempt

Work Location: Metairie, LA

Our Mission and Your Impact

The New Orleans Saints and Pelicans proudly represent both the NFL and NBA, using our platform to uplift the Gulf Coast and create lasting community impact. Rooted in the vibrant spirit of New Orleans, we celebrate diversity, embrace culture, and unite people through the power of sports. Guided by our core values—community, teamwork, celebrating individuality, people first, integrity, and excellence, we foster an inclusive culture and seek people who share these values to help strengthen the bond between our teams and the city we call home.

Position Summary

The Saints and Pelicans’ Strategy & Analytics department is looking for a talented analyst who is passionate about designing, crafting, and operating automated analytical solutions that will drive scientific data-driven decision making and have direct and measurable positive impact to both the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans, as well as other Benson Businesses and their customers.

As a Strategy & Analytics Analyst, you will play an important role in the Business Intelligence function and support Ticket Sales, Marketing, Digital Media, Corporate Partnerships, and other related departments and business units. This position will take the lead in providing key metrics, insights and recommendations for pricing analytics and forecasting as well as be responsible for specific reports and dashboards to be distributed across departments and senior executives.

As a key member of the team, you will own and manage projects, use advanced and evolving methods to solve business problems, and meet business leaders across the company to deliver actionable insights and tangible business value.

What You’ll Be Doing

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Build and maintain reports and dashboards to measure, monitor and analyze demand, supply, elasticities, and other metrics
• Assist with pricing analytics, revenue forecasting, and competition analysis in the market
• Work closely across the Strategy & Analytics department to acquire and integrate data from various businesses and data sources
• Analyze local and regional market data from Bloomberg, Moody’s Analytics, Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nielsen, and YouGov to forecast demand and assess pricing trends for various products
• Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and data visualizations that are focused on local and regional trends
• Support the analysis of digital/social content assets, pricing strategies, and customer / fan behaviors across digital channels
• Design and build datasets and statistical models for pricing analytics, revenue projections, etc.
• Build reports and dashboards to monitor and analyze data warehouse performance to provide insight to front-end users
• Build reports and dashboards to monitor and analyze the quality of data in the data warehouse to support sales and marketing campaigns
• Support ETL projects that integrate various data sources into the data warehouse
• Document and build visuals of conceptual architecture for each database in the data warehouse
• Other projects and duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in in Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field
• Proven data analytics experience is required
• Highly analytical person with strong problem-solving skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Knowledge and experience with Microeconomics concepts and strategies, and experience with pricing and forecasting analytics
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with SQL and PowerBI
• Proven strong Mathematics capabilities
• Strong communication and organization skills required
• Highly self-motivated individual with excellent teamwork
• Project management experience is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills is a plus
• Advanced PowerBI, SQL and Python experience is a plus
• Statistical Analysis and Modeling experience is a plus
• Experience within the sports industry is not required, but is a plus

All Candidates Should Have

• Commitment to community and a people-first mindset
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Ability to celebrate individuality and value diverse perspectives
• High integrity and a proactive, solutions-oriented "winning" mindset

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment
• Working schedule/hours will ebb and flow with NFL/NBA schedule, and will include working some late hours, holidays, nights, and weekends

What we offer

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance options
• 401K with employer contributions
• Paid parental leave
• PTO and paid holidays
• Wellness Program