Vice President of Sports and Entertainment - Glen Mills, United States - SSRS

SSRS

Verified Company

Glen Mills, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Vice President of Sports and Entertainment
At SSRS, the work we do has an impact.

We give people the chance to be heard by conducting quantitative and qualitative research on a variety of topics including current events, health care, customer satisfaction, politics, media usage, sports, and more.

Our team of critical thinkers has genuine enthusiasm for our work and a shared goal to connect people through research.

We get excited about the inherent problem solving involved in survey-based research, and our process fosters transparency through collaboration.

Within SSRS is The Sports Group.

The Sports Group is a small team within SSRS focused on research, analysis, and strategic consulting for our sports and entertainment clients.

We created the first syndicated research on sports fans in 1994 (the ESPN Sports Poll) and work with the largest leagues, media companies, teams, and sponsors to help them understand and build their fan bases for the future.

The Sports Team's work involves collecting research, analyzing trends, and sharing intelligence to help our partners grow their businesses. Team members need to be strong problem solvers and storytellers to communicate solutions to clients. They are also encouraged to develop new lines of intelligence on their own. Every day offers something new, so flexibility and creativity are critical parts of the job.

The integration of SSRS' custom market research business and the Sports Poll business promises potential for growth as we are looking for a
Vice President, Sports & Entertainment (VP)**.

This position will lead a combined Sports & Entertainment group with the goal of growing this business. We're looking for someone with 10+ years of research management and industry contacts.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop a clear vision and strategy for a newly minted SSRS Sports and Entertainment team, while also developing new products and revenue streams related to entertainment more broadly.
Create a culture of financial hygiene and discipline among team members, including retraining current staff, as needed, in financial aspects of project management.
Work with the team to create a new stream of business catering to entertainment clients. This will entail developing both clients and products.
Develop Sports Poll Syndicated Offerings in collaboration with the Sports Poll staff.

Position Requirements:

Undergraduate or graduate degree in market research, business, data or analytics, statistics, sport management, psychology, sociology, anthropology, mathematics, economics or equivalent combination of education and work
10+ years of relevant experience required.
Knowledge of multivariate analysis and other more sophisticated statistical analysis, required.
Experience in market research with sports or entertainment is highly preferred.
Strong ability to think strategically and communicate effectively with both team members and external clients.
Desire to work in an exciting, fastpaced environment with renowned industry
Fluent in Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience with SPSS or other statistical software desired.
Experience with Tableau or other data visualization software a plus.
Strong time management skills, flexibility, and capability of adapting to changes with competing deadlines.
Proven organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects while preserving attention to details.
Professional attitude and strong interpersonal skills.
A passion for highquality public opinion research.

Our goal is to promote diversity, creativity, and flexibility across our teams while strengthening problem-solving abilities and collaboration.