London
Full Time
Why Gemba Strategy?
Looking to apply those finely-honed strategy and digital skills in an industry you love? Then look no further!
Gemba works at the crossroads of sport and entertainment, helping our clients grow their businesses and encouraging more people to play, attend and consume the sports they love. We help clients to know their fans better than anyone else. This allows us to take a thought-leading position on what best-in-class digital fan engagement represents within a sports and entertainment organisation. Example project work includes providing digital and sponsorship insights as well as strategy recommendations for global sporting events; creating personalised content and offers to be served up to fans via their preferred digital channels; and devising best-in-class strategies to engage a new audience of global and youth fans.
About the Role
This role will report to the Gemba EMEA Strategy Manager and will be responsible for delivering quality client outcomes on complex sport and entertainment consulting projects. Your main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Shaping game-changing strategies by creating dynamic presentations that captivate key decision-makers. You will turn data into visual stories, uncovering insights in Excel that drive innovation and growth.
- Managing and delivering small engagements.
- Assisting the business development pipeline by preparing proposal and tender submissions.
- Conducting independent analysis of internal and external data sets, drawing out insights and producing recommendations and strategies.
- Becoming a trusted advisor to our clients through the development of strong client relationships.
- Assisting in the development and evolution of Gemba’s proprietary intellectual capital. This involves incorporating latest market and consumer insights, client trends and project deliverables into scalable intellectual capital, frameworks, and approaches that in turn drive new business as well as efficient project delivery through repeatable methodologies.
- Continuing to invest in your own professional development by advancing your industry knowledge and strengthening your key consulting skills.
About You
- 3+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of strategic problem-solving and project management.
- Understanding and appreciation of the use and analysis of data and market research.
- Experience in performing financial analysis to provide findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Self-starter, focused, self-motivated, and ambitious with an ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Advanced PowerPoint, Word, and Excel skills.
- A passion for sport and entertainment, and an interest in the commercial business of these industries.
- A can-do attitude, adaptability, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves are essential as you will play a key role in driving innovation and growth from day one.
- You will need to be comfortable diving deep into raw data—finding, cleaning, and manipulating it with precision and rigor. An analytical mindset is essential as you will be turning complex datasets into actionable insights.
About Gemba?
Gemba is a leading organisation in Sports and Entertainment across Strategy, Data & Analytics, Insights and Communications. We are passionate about our business, proud of what we do and love working in one of the most dynamic industries on the global stage.
Our Strategy Division delivers strategic insights and business advice to sport and entertainment organisations, brands, and government, with specialised expertise in strategic planning, product development, broadcast and digital strategy, and commercialisation.
Our values of empathy, dynamism, discipline, and integrity drive our business. More than just words in a vision document, we take our values seriously. We measure them, hold ourselves accountable and hire accordingly. We invest in our people, offering a wide range of employee benefits designed to provide a positive, professional, fun, and inclusive workplace.
The role requires the successful candidate to work in the Gemba Office (Holborn, London) four days a week.