Analyst, Strategy & Analytics

New Orleans Pelicans; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401K with employer contributions

Paid parental leave

PTO and paid holidays

Wellness Program

Job summary

The New Orleans Saints and Pelicans seek a Strategy & Analytics Analyst to design, build, and operate automated analytical solutions that drive data-driven decisions for both organizations and Benson Businesses. You will lead pricing analytics, forecasting, and dashboards with measurable impact across departments and executives.

Based in Metairie, LA, the role requires strong SQL and Power BI skills, with Python and advanced Excel as pluses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Analytics, or related field.
• Proven data analytics experience is required.
• Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Knowledge of microeconomics concepts and pricing/forecasting analytics.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with SQL and PowerBI.
• Strong mathematics capabilities.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Teamwork and proactive mindset; project management is a plus.
• Experience with Excel, Python and PowerBI is a plus.
• Sports industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reports and dashboards to measure demand, supply, elasticities, and other metrics.
• Assist with pricing analytics, revenue forecasting, and competition analysis.
• Integrate data from multiple sources across departments for analytics.
• Analyze local and regional market data to forecast demand and pricing trends.
• Develop datasets and statistical models for pricing analytics and revenue projections.
• Monitor data warehouse performance and data quality through dashboards.
• Support ETL projects and data integration efforts.
• Document data architecture visuals for databases in the warehouse.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver actionable insights and business value.

Skills

Data analytics

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Pricing analytics

Forecasting analytics

Mathematics

Communication

Teamwork

Project management

Excel

Python

Education

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

Tools

SQL

PowerBI

Python

Excel

Job description

If you are interested in sports jobs with the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, you’re in the right place!

Reports to: Manager, Strategy & Analytics

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

• 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

Applications must be submitted online. Please do not mail or email resumes to the Saints/Pelicans. All qualified candidates will be contacted by phone and/or by email. Please do not contact the Saints/Pelicans Human Resources or Hiring Manager to check the status of your application. When applying, please be sure your updated contact information is provided.

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