About the job

Application Deadline: 31 August 2026

Department: Broadcasting

Location: London, UK

Description

The Data and Insights Analyst is an important supporting role within the Premier League’s Broadcast Research and Analytics team, with a primary focus on Premier League Studios (PLS) – the league’s international media production and distribution arm. The right candidate will have a background in data/data analytics, a good work ethic, a strong sense of responsibility, a willing attitude and a key eye for detail.

In this role, you will support the capture, measurement and analysis of data to deliver meaningful insights on how international broadcasters engage with the services and output provided by PLS. You will help ensure that consistent reporting standards, frameworks, and best practices are adhered to, and that stakeholders have access to relevant and reliable data.

You will support the Senior Manager, Analytics in delivering ongoing reviews of content performance. This will include identifying and leveraging external data points and insights that help establish market trends applicable to our business.

As a member of the Broadcast Research and Analytics Team, you will also be involved in the wider provision of data and insights across the league’s digital and broadcast activities.

The role

PLS Data and Analytics Deliverables

• Maintain and develop Power BI dashboards, ensuring that key metrics are accessible to all stakeholders and data is easy to interpret
• Use SQL and Excel to extract and manipulate data to produce both BAU and ad hoc reports
• Support deep-dive analyses into the performance of centrally-produced content, including identifying trends and key insights and helping to translate these into story-led outputs that clearly articulate the salient points and opportunities for the business
• Research and analyse external data sources, including industry reports, relevant audience insights and content consumption trends that will meaningfully inform content and service planning and decision making
• Proactively identify new and additional data sources and metrics that will enhance our ongoing analysis and validate insights-led recommendations
• Support the Senior Manager, Analytics in ongoing content performance reviews and ROI analysis
• Design and develop surveys to collect broadcaster qualitative insights and translate survey data into meaningful outputs
  

Broadcast Research and Analytics Deliverables

• Support the wider Broadcast Research and Analytics Team in its key responsibilities, including the collation and analysis of global viewership data across all platforms (broadcast and digital)
  

Requirements For The Role

• Experience in an analyst, research, or insights role – ideally within media, sport, or a content-focused business
• Strong analytical ability with experience managing complex data sets
• Proficient in SQL and Excel, with demonstrable hands-on experience
• Experience with Power BI or similar visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, Google Analytics), including building and maintaining dashboards
• Qualitative research skills – knowing how to frame a question, find the right sources and turn findings into a clear narrative – are desirable
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex data in a clear and compelling way to a range of audiences
• Advanced PowerPoint skills
• Ability to work independently, manage timelines and priorities and operate with minimal guidance
• A commitment to building effective relationships with internal teams and working collaboratively and effectively in a fast-paced environment
  

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To apply please visit our careers page and apply with your CV and a cover letter. The closing date for applications is Monday 31 August 2026.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact recruitment@premierleague.com

Manchester City Football Club’s Performance Services aim to create engaging performance environments that maximise team and individual potential. This post will contribute to MCWFC success by leading a team to provide evidence informed Sport Science & Strength & Conditioning support to pioneer performances of high skill and high intensity to compete for major trophies.

The role will provide team leadership, line management, quality assurance, and mentoring for a team of Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning, & Nutrition practitioners to work collaboratively with coaches, players, and the performance team to provide world class physical performance support in achieving the club’s mission.

Role specific accountabilities:

1-Lead & manage the planning, delivery and review of sport science/strength & conditioning and nutrition provision to MCWFC in line with the MCWFC Performance Services Strategy.

2-Lead & line manage the MCWFC Physical Performance Team (Sport Science, S&C & Nutrition) to ensure club-wide alignment to the Performance Services Strategy.

3-Work with the Head of Performance Services to develop and implement a Physical Performance & Nutrition strategy that aligns to achieving the MCWFC Performance Services Strategic Objectives.

4-Develop and oversee the development and delivery of monitoring systems that provide actionable insights to inform decision making across the multidisciplinary performance team.

5-Lead the ongoing development & delivery of a system of physical profiling aligned to the Physical Performance Strategy and that informs ‘What it Takes to Win’, Individual Development plans (IDP), and rehab/return to play programmes.

6-Work with coaches and your team of practitioners to ensure physical outcomes are achieved alongside technical/tactical/psychosocial outcomes through collaborative training programme design.

7-Work in collaboration with key members of the MDT to develop joined up approach to injured player management and rehab/return to play systems and processes.

8-Work with the Head of Performance Services to develop and implement a programme of needs-led learning opportunities for Physical Performance staff.

9-Lead the development and implementation of a Physical Performance student placement programme to identify and develop talented young practitioners/students.

Role specific knowledge, skills and experience: 

Essential:

• BSc in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area.
• A recognised postgraduate qualification (ie MSc) in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area
• UKSCA Accreditation or equivalent
• Extensive experience working in an elite sporting environment.
• Extensive experience of working effectively within a high-performing interdisciplinary team.
• Significant experience in a ‘lead’ role with responsibility for delivering physical change that impacts performance
• Significant experience in line management/mentoring of other practitioners
• An advanced ability to develop excellent relationships with key stakeholders (Players, Coaches, wider MDT) that enable challenge, support, and ability to positively influence the wider programme.
• An ability to reflect on current working practice & adapt as required.
• An advanced ability to utilise performance related data to inform practice

Desirable:

• Experience working in elite professional football.
• Previous experience working with elite female athletes/in Women’s sport.
• Previous coaching/mentoring training.
• BASES accreditation
• Experienced delivering/contributing successful physical change in complex injury rehabilitation/return to play programmes
• High level understanding of Performance Nutrition concepts applied to achieve physical change & performance

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. 

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.

If you have any further questions about the role or your application, please contact Careers@CityFootball.com