Venue Insights & Analytics In-Year-Internship @ Manchester United

To Apply:

Please send a one-page resume along with a brief cover letter outlining your motivation for the role and explaining when you would be available from, days per week you would be able to commit, and ideal location (physical or remote) to Patrick.jenkinson@manutd.co.uk

Job Overview:

The Venue Insights & Analytics intern will work with the Commercial Director, Venue & e-Commerce and the Head of Ticketing & Membership to establish reporting and business intelligence suites for the commercial operations within Manchester United’s stadium, Old Trafford. This will include General Admission, Hospitality, Museum & Tours, Food & Beverage, digital media & marketing.

Reports to:

Commercial Director, Venue & eCommerce

Location:

• Old Trafford Stadium Complex or Remote

• Different timezones to GMT will be considered but candidates must be able to speak to personnel during UK office hours

Duration:

• 3-month minimum timeframe optimal-final length to be discussed

• Target start January 2023

Salary:

• To be agreed based on experience & time commitment possible

Responsibilities:

• Work with senior leadership in Venue to establish the key KPIs, data sources where these are contained and bring them together holistically across all business units

• Collate historic data on a consistent basis to create a baseline reporting framework

• Work with the Head of Data for Manchester United to lay the groundwork for migration of these data sets and visualizations to PowerBI in Q2 2023

• Produce a Matchday Recap report presenting a cross-functional view of key KPIs & metrics from Matchdays which will in time be automated

  • Participate in the club’s Matchday Recap meeting based off these insights

• Analyze data and produce insights and recommendations for business objectives and decision-making.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• Prior experience working with the use of analytics, data science or related and appropriate field

  • Bachelor's degree in a related subject matter is preferred but not essential

• Evidence of core technical skills required (Excel, PowerPoint, Understanding of PowerBI) and combined with a problem-solving mindset

  • Outstanding data visualization skills

• Prior experience working with professional sports teams or events business is preferable given the short timeframe, but it is not essential

• Ability to work independently with a range of stakeholders based on clear direction and objectives

• Experience in working with Tableau/Power BI and/or other data visualization tools