
Insights Manager, Publicis Sport & Entertainment
Job Description
Company description Australia/New Zealand CSR Achievement of the Year – Publicis Groupe ANZ – Gold 2025 Asia-Pacific Best Place to Work (Network) – Publicis Groupe APAC - Winner 2025, 2024 Australian Business Awards - Employer of Choice 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2021 HR Awards Excellence Awardee - Employer of Choice 2022 AWEI Silver Accreditation 2025 Certified family friendly workplace Welcome to Publicis Groupe ANZ
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Overview Overview: Publicis Sport & Entertainment (PS&E) connects brands to fans by transforming cultural moments into impactful partnerships
PS&E delivers integrated solutions that engage audiences through powerful, insight-led experiences, helping brands become more relevant by integrating into culture and communities
We believe the most powerful work lives at the convergence of culture, creativity, and commercial impact
By uniting capabilities across strategic consulting, brand partnerships, content innovation, and cultural marketing, PS &E drives meaningful engagement across sport and entertainment
Job Description: The Insights Manager will play a key role in the delivery of PS&E's measurement and reporting programme, turning complex data into clear, actionable insights that help clients understand value, performance, and opportunities across their sponsor Publicis Sport & Entertainment (PS&E) is looking for an Insights Manager to join our team on a 6-month contract
This role sits at the intersection of data and insight, product, and project management within the sports sponsorship sector
You'll play a hands-on role in the delivery of our measurement and reporting programme, spanning sport and entertainment exposure measurement and valuation, brand tracking, and landscape research, across a growing portfolio of sponsorship clients
With support from senior leadership, you'll be responsible for delivering high-quality work, managing day-to-day tasks, and ensuring our clients receive best-in-class reporting and strategic recommendations
This is a great opportunity for a curious individual with a passion for sport, a solid foundation in data and client service, and a desire to deepen their experience across project management, sponsorship measurement, and sports marketing
Core
: Project Management & Delivery Manage end-to-end delivery of sponsorship measurement projects against agreed timelines and KPIs
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ways-of-working documents, and polished client-facing materials
Coordinate cross-functional workflows across internal agency teams, external vendors, and technology partners — including running regular WIPs, briefing, QA, and issue resolution
Ensure financial accuracy across budget management and revenue forecasting
Insights & Reporting Manage, interpret, and analyse data, including audience measurement, media exposure, valuation outputs and survey results
Validate data and manage ongoing reporting delivery, including periodic in-depth reports
Identify patterns and opportunities within data, creating meaningful and actionable insights that improve and optimise sponsorships
Contribute to insight summaries, narrative development, and presentation preparation for stakeholders
Product Development & Innovation Support implementation & evolution of PS&E's measurement product vision, contributing to the design and delivery of market-leading solutions Help identify opportunities to incorporate measurement solutions into new and existing client engagements
Identify and recommend improvements to product processes, reporting workflows, and delivery frameworks to enhance quality, efficiency, and scalability
Contribute to ad hoc analytical projects that support PS&E's growth and product roadmap Client Service Support the day-to-day management of select sponsorship clients, working directly with client team members, executing deliverables, and providing strategic recommendations to both internal and external stakeholders
Manage internal and external WIPs, meeting cadences, and follow-ups across the client portfolio
Support approvals processes, provide strategic overlay on reporting outputs, and manage escalations as needed
Maintain strong day-to-day client relationships and proactively resolve issues Experience: 3–5 years' experience in a data delivery, analytics, project management, or client service role within a client-facing environment — ideally within a media agency, sports agency, or sport research and analytics business
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines simultaneously
Comfortable working with data — you can QA, validate, and interpret data sets with accuracy and attention to detail
Confident communicator who can translate complex data into clear, client-ready outputs that meet agency-quality standards
Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with data platforms or dashboards is a plus
A genuine interest in sport, sponsorship, and the media landscape
Collaborative mindset — comfortable working across teams, agencies, and external partners
Additional information Publicis Groupe
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Leave
including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service
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