**Job Description**

Key skills and competencies for this role include having an analytical mindset, identifying client needs, being knowledgeable in media and sponsorship, good time management and prioritization skills, and excellent communication skills to present recommendations to different audiences. You'll also need to maintain an internal and external network, coordinate ongoing client projects, and continually expand your knowledge of client business issues and needs, Nielsen Sports products, and the media and advertising industry.

Furthermore, you should be digitally literate, and a driver of automation and standardised, repeatable business processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. With your help, we can support our clients in achieving their business growth goals, and deliver high-quality services that exceed their expectations.

 

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Building trust and long-term relationships with defined clients

• Develop an understanding of our client's challenges and needs, and the solutions that help them achieve their business objectives.

• Being an expert in Nielsen Sports tools and the product portfolio. You'll continuously expand your knowledge of our clients, the sports business landscape, and the media and advertising industry to provide the most effective solutions to our clients.

• Use existing project planning tools, such as ROSCO, project management and capacity planning tools (Monday.com), to implement and track your own projects. 

• You'll manage simple to medium projects and work under guidance on complex projects, and provide scope, cost calculations, and feasibility checks for simple to medium projects.

• Working closely with all media operations teams at Nielsen Sports, relaying information to the appropriate team to align client projects and meet service-level agreements. You'll also collaborate on projects with other Solutions groups, where applicable.

• Contributing to the continuous improvement of our services and products by adopting and implementing automation of our processes and services. You'll also be responsible for the profitability of your projects, ensuring that they meet or exceed budget expectations.

• Independently analysing information and presenting to clients with experienced team members. You'll be able to analyse data and turn the results into compelling stories that deliver meaningful insights and added value to our clients.

**Qualifications**

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills, and proven successful experience in a client facing role 

• Proven successful experience as a project manager, delivering complex client analytical projects, using project management platforms and managing diverse stakeholders

• High level of competence using Business Intelligence tools/platforms, especially Microsoft’s PowerBI

• Multiple years experience using Python and SQL to extract and manipulate data from a variety of sources

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a subject where both extensive written and verbal communication skills and advanced mathematical analytical skills are key

• Strong understanding of the global media ecosystem, how it is measured, and how advertisers and media platforms interact

**Additional Information**

Overall, your role will be essential to ensuring our clients' success in the sports industry. You'll have a unique opportunity to use your expertise in media and project management to make a significant impact on our clients' businesses and contribute to the growth of Nielsen Sports.

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