JOB SUMMARY

　　As an integral part of MLB’s Digital Marketing & Media team, the Audience Development & Planning function enables strategic planning centered around key MLB Fan segments. The Manager, Audience Development is primarily responsible for leveraging audience data to help build activation strategies, including fan journeys, that drive MLB fan growth and retention. This role will collaborate with cross-functional teams in Marketing, Strategy, Data and Analytics to build customer journeys, help drive strategic marketing plans and glean insights & learnings to inform future planning.  

　　CANDIDATE PROFILE

　　Education and Experience

　　7+ years experience in data-driven marketing or related area; OR equivalent relevant experience

　　 Hands on experience managing and analyzing audience data; working in Customer Data Platforms (CDP) preferred

　　 Experience building strategic customer journeys for both acquisition and retention marketing

　　 Experience executing audience-centric marketing strategies and programs

　　 Understanding of various media channels and platforms with an emphasis on digital and social media

　　 Exceptional project management skills

　　 Strong understanding of baseball - MLB, clubs, and players - preferred

　　ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

　　Performs analysis on specific League audiences to help construct customer journeys for MLB’s strategic growth segments

　　Establishes new ways for MLB to grow and enrich its first-party data, and methods for leveraging second and third-party data in marketing campaigns

　　Collaborates with Marketing colleagues to create comprehensive audience-centric marketing plans, across paid and owned channels, reaching key audience segments to achieve business goals

　　Acts as Marketing’s CDP “power user”, leveraging frameworks and best practices in order to fuel activation recommendations across MLB and Clubs

　　Works with Performance Media team to maximize utilization of audiences and test & learn methodologies to capture new insights

　　Partners with Strategy & Analytics teams to understand efficacy of targeting, and to deliver data-driven insights and recommendations on audience performance across campaigns and touch points

　　Keeps a pulse on the sports, media, and entertainment marketing best practices and trends

　　Managing Responsibilities with Stakeholders

　　Demonstrates understanding of business priorities

　　Develops specific goals and project plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work in support of business priorities

　　Collaborates with team members, internal/external partners, and stakeholders to execute against project objectives

　　Provides ongoing status updates to share progress against established goals, gaps, and support needs to maintain progress against project plans

　　Actively solicits stakeholder feedback and responds to concerns in a timely manner

　　Communicates in a clear and concise manner that is easy to understand

　　Why MLB?

　　Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the Major Leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

　　MLB’s vision is to be the global sport of choice for youth to play, fans of all backgrounds to enjoy and a desired destination for employment. With a belief that the journey to growth and greatness is ongoing, MLB gives employees the opportunity to continue learning and honing their skills with programs such as: tuition reimbursement; mentorship programs; lunch and learns; online course subscriptions; paid industry certifications; business resource groups; and more.

　　MLB provides its employees with exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage. Premiums are 100% employer covered to help employees focus on being their best!

　　Major League Baseball is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

　　Per the NYC pay transparency law, the hiring range for this position is $75,000 - $110,000.

　　As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills and any other factors Major League Baseball (MLB) considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees. MLB offers employees a full range of best in class benefits with no employee contributions towards medical, dental, and vision coverage premiums, as well as incentive and recognition programs, life insurance and automatic employer 401k contributions. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and the terms of official plan documents which may be modified or amended from time to time.

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