Jr. Analyst (Digital & Social)

Stamford, CT (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New Grad1+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive data-driven social and digital strategy support for client campaigns at Octagon.

  • Own pulling data on social trends and audience behavior using social listening tools
  • Must-have: Experience in social/digital media and ability to analyze campaign performance
  • Standout: Exposure to sports/entertainment culture and collaboration with cross-functional teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • STRATEGY / Responsible for developing and executing investment recommendations for our clients.
  • In this role, you will assist in the development and execution of digital and social programs for our impressive roster of clients. You'll work alongside a team of experts to identify trends and sentiment around social conversation, craft data-driven social and digital strategies to support client campaigns and assist with measurement and reporting.
  • THE WORK YOU’LL DO: - Responsible for pulling key data around social trends, audience behavior, and online conversation using our suite of social listening tools
  • - Support in the development of data-driven digital recommendations for client initiatives – including (but not limited to) organic social strategy, media partnerships, and paid media programs
  • - Assist in the execution of digital and social campaigns, in collaboration with other digital team members
  • - Assess campaign performance and keep track of key metrics (such as impressions, engagements, engagement rate, etc.) based on program goals and KPIs
  • - Support efforts in talent discovery based on the client’s campaign objectives and criteria
  • - Transform datasets into easy-to-digest summaries and visuals, providing clients with relevant results and recommendations to inform future social and digital strategies
  • - Liaise with internal & external teams as needed on client requests

Requirements

  • Up to 1 year of experience in social/digital media
  • Fundamental understanding of social media strategy across Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube platforms
  • Ability to analyze campaign performance and uncover relevant data-driven insights
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • An organized and active contributor – you know how to keep everything on task and have a keen attention to follow-through
  • You are creative – you can brainstorm innovative ideas and collaborate with creative/design teams to ensure content aligns with best practices on social and digital channels
  • You’re ahead of what’s trending in social & digital – what’s resonating with fans, what content rises above the rest, and have an innate curiosity around new and emerging platforms
  • You bring a passion for/expertise in sports, entertainment, music and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture

Preferred

  • familiarity with Microsoft Excel is a plus
  • Internship experience with a media or sports agency is preferred

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits package
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Octagon

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We are Octagon. A global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. We strike deals. Set the pace. We’re playmakers. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers inspiring and helping brands and talent to step up and stand out. Octagon is the world’s largest creative marketing and sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. With our fingers firmly on the pulse, we set out a clear vision for the future. Our passionate team of 800+ around the world are relentlessly committed to helping you force fate and push forward. We work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, more than 1000 Athletes & Personalities, and manage more than 10,000 events per year. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans’ passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient, and measurable marketing programs.

Founded in 1983
Stamford, Connecticut, US
1.3K employees (204 in marketing)
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