Associate, Club Consulting

nflcareers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The NFL’s Club Business Development team supports all 32 clubs with data-driven insights to enhance local revenue and fan experiences through consulting, strategic analysis, and benchmarking. The role assists the Club Consulting group by analyzing club data, creating materials to highlight best practices, and sharing communications with clubs as part of cross-functional league initiatives.

You’ll engage with club leaders daily to grow business across ticketing, sponsorship, marketing, and

Qualifications

• : Bachelor's degree.
• : 2+ years of experience.
• : Excellent communication, relationship-building, and interpersonal skills.
• : Intellectual curiosity and a passion for the business of the NFL.
• : Excellent presentation skills, including PowerPoint and similar tool

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across the Club BD Account Directors and Club Consulting group to ensure key initiatives are communicated effectively internally and across the clubs.
• Identify and disseminate best practice strategies through materials that highlight best-in-class business and digital practices across club areas like ticketing, sponsorship, premium, marketing, and fan engagement.
• Support clubs' digital business efforts, helping optimize owned channels, drive fan engagement, and implement innovative digital strategies that support growth.
• Work with NFL clubs on ad hoc requests related to business objectives (ticketing, sponsorship, digital strategy, fan engagement, marketing).
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges across club business operations to inform strategic decisions.
• Assist data collection efforts related to club surveys, benchmarking, and digital performance trends.
• Collaborate with Strategy & Analytics on reporting and data-led insights.
• Support tentpole league events (Super Bowl, NFL Draft, International Games) including operational liaison roles.
• Assist in fan experience program coordination, gameday observation, and post-event reporting.
• Contribute to department-wide communications and materials for meetings and presentations.
• Build relationships with club staff across ticketing, sponsorship, marketing, digital, and fan engagement.
• Engage with third-party vendors to share introductions and resources with clubs.
• Participate in all-32 league meetings, workshops, and calls.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

The NFL's Club Business Development department (Club BD) supports the 32 clubs in delivering direct local value & optimization, best-in-class fan experiences via data-driven insights, and innovative fan, digital, and stadium enhancements and strategies, through direct Club Consulting, strategic analysis, and Club benchmarking. In addition to working directly with the clubs, Club BD works cross-functionally to help guide key strategic initiatives at a League level. The team utilizes a combination of analytics and functional expertise in sales, marketing, data & analytics, digital strategy, and more to develop "next practices" and facilitate the sharing of "best practices" between clubs.

The Club Consulting team within Club Business Development drives integral conversations with the clubs across their day-to-day business efforts inclusive of Ticketing, Sponsorship, Premium, Marketing, Digital, Fan Engagement, and more, both domestically and internationally. This role will assist the Club Consulting team in identifying and sharing business and digital best practices, analyzing data collected from clubs, building out materials to highlight key strategic efforts, and disseminating communications to the clubs.

This role will support clubs through a combination of proactive and reactive consulting efforts, maintaining day-to-day interactions with club business leaders while serving as a strategic resource across a variety of business disciplines. The role will also be asked to support the Club BD team across the department on strategic projects and department-wide initiatives, including operational efforts surrounding international games and tentpole events.

The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about the business of sports and wants to be fully immersed in the business of the 32 NFL Clubs. Whether having worked for a team, league office, agency, technology company, consulting firm, or outside of sports, the role requires intellectual curiosity and a desire to engage with clubs daily to help support and grow their business.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across the Club BD Account Directors and Club Consulting group to ensure key initiatives are being communicated effectively both internally and across the clubs.
• Identify and disseminate best practice strategies through materials that highlight "best-in-class" business and digital practices that are applicable to NFL club business efforts while working as a subject matter expert across core local revenue areas including ticketing, sponsorship, premium seating, marketing, fan engagement, and digital.
• Supporting clubs' digital business efforts, including helping clubs optimize their owned and operated channels (club websites, mobile apps, email, and digital platforms), drive fan engagement, improve digital monetization opportunities, and implement innovative digital strategies that support business growth.
• Work with NFL clubs on individual ad hoc requests related to business objectives (e.g., ticketing, sponsorship, digital strategy, fan engagement, marketing, etc.).
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges across club business operations through a holistic understanding of club business performance.
• Support data collection efforts related to club surveys, benchmarking initiatives, digital performance trends, and other strategic business analyses.
• Work with Club Business Development's Strategy & Analytics team on reporting, data-led insights, and additional ad hoc studies and initiatives.
• Support across tentpole league events (e.g., Super Bowl, NFL Draft, International Games, etc.), including a significant role in operational liaison support across each.
• Support the league's fan experience program including overall program coordination/logistics, participating as a gameday observer and post event reporting
• Support Club Business Development department-wide efforts, including club data collection and club surveys, benchmark reporting, preparation of department presentations, communications, and meeting materials.
• Build and cultivate trusted relationships with club staff across key business disciplines, including ticketing, sponsorship, marketing, digital, and fan engagement.
• Meet with third-party vendors across the sports and digital ecosystem to provide introductions, recommendations, and resources to clubs.
• Participate in all-32 league meetings, workshops, and calls, including leading and facilitating recurring club calls specific to key business and digital areas.
• Research and share emerging industry trends, technologies, and innovative business practices that may help clubs drive fan engagement, revenue growth, and operational efficiencies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2+ years of experience.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and interpersonal skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and a passion for the business of the NFL.
• Excellent presentation skills, including PowerPoint and similar tool