Insights & Analytics Specialist (Freelancer, 12 Month)
Department: Partnerships & Media
Employment Type: Freelance
Location: Zurich
Description
As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.Join the team as a freelancer and support us on our mission.
The candidate supports a wide range of projects inside the BI & Strategy Team. The role combines a solid foundation in sports and/or entertainment with analytical and insights capabilities, and a clear digital-first mindset. A key element of the role is helping stakeholders make decisions by turning complex data into clear insights and compelling visual stories (e.g., PowerPoint decks, ad-hoc slides, executive-ready presentations, executive keynotes).
THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:
- Read and integrate internal FIFA data with syndicated/ad hoc research data to generate deeper and usable insights and actionable recommendations.
- Answer questions about fan profiles, by leveraging on various research.
- Apply data visualization and storytelling techniques to present insights that enable management to make informed decisions and to communicate insights clearly, even to non-technical stakeholders.
- Produce high-quality visual outputs for the whole department: executive-ready PowerPoint presentations/decks, ad-hoc slides, and clear "so what" narratives from data and research.
- Assist with data exploration and curation: cleaning, structuring, validating, and documenting datasets to improve usability and consistency across projects.
- Support digital performance and campaign analytics, including measurement frameworks, KPI definitions, and post-campaign analysis.
- Bring knowledge of first-party data concepts and applications, including how to translate data into audience and commercial insights.
YOUR PROFILE
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:
- Experience supporting analytics initiatives
- Knowledge of the sports/entertainment industry and its commercial opportunities/challenges
- Consultancy experience is an advantage
- Digital experience preferred: exposure to first-party data environments, digital marketing measurement, digital funnels, and performance insights
- Power Point/Excel as must have tools
- Fluent in English (C1)
- Advanced Microsoft Office (especially Excel, and PowerPoint) skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the sports (and ideally entertainment) industry
- Analytical, conceptual, and strategic thinker with a strong problem-solving mindset
- Excellent communication skills and ability to simplify complexity
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to deliver under deadlines
- Growth mindset, proactive attitude, and team-first approach
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders
- Strong visual storytelling capability: confident building decks that translate analysis into clear, decision-ready insights
- Confidence in Digital analytics (tools, metrics and KPIs)
- Expertise in First Party Data
