Analyst (Early Careers Programme 2026)

We are Two Circles. We are a Sports & Entertainment Marketing business. We grow audiences and revenues. We do that by knowing fans best. We work with clients to help them understand & influence what their fans are doing the way fans spend their money the events that fans attend the channels fans respond to the content fans watch and more. And we use the understanding this gives us to help our clients grow. Grow their audiences and grow their revenues - both direct to consumer and business to business revenues. Our platforms and services are trusted by over 1000 clients globally including the English Premier League Red Bull UEFA VISA the NFL Nike and Amazon. We are over 1000 people based out of 15 offices and we deliver work for sports and entertainment businesses of all shapes and sizes all over the world.

Our Early Careers graduate programme is in its 8th year with many of its cohorts now holding leadership positions in our business.

Our Analysts play a critical role in helping us build strong and profitable relationships between sports organisations and their fans. Responsibilities include data analytics digital marketing and commercial strategy. The work is varied and dynamic. The most successful analysts are as comfortable working with fan data as they are devising digital marketing solutions!

This programme is ideal for curious and ambitious individuals with a passion for sport and an intuitive understanding of business.

What youll do:

• Data Analysis: Collect interpret and analyse fan ticketing and commercial data streams to identify trends and derive insights concerning audience behaviour and revenue opportunities for sports rights holders.

• Strategic Reporting: Develop and present reports to communicate findings articulate strategic sponsorship and marketing propositions and inform decision-making for both internal teams and client stakeholders.
• Operational Optimization: Design manage and implement initiatives (e.g. event surveys digital campaigns) focusing on continuous optimization and identifying areas for improvement in fan experience and commercial strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships across diverse teams and with global sports property clients to achieve aligned business objectives.
• Landscape Awareness: Proactively monitor and assess external market and industry shifts including emerging digital platforms sponsorship trends and audience trends to ensure all strategic approaches remain innovative.

If the above sounds exciting but something you have never done before you are in the right place! All of these tasks can be learned on the job. There is no set-profile for an Analyst however if you have these attributes you would likely make a great Two Circler:

• Growth mindset seeking out feedback and always willing to learn.
• A proactive approach and strong work ethic evidenced in both academic and extracurricular activity.
• A natural problem-solver with the ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills comfortable keeping internal teams updated and confident building trusted relationships with clients.
• Research oriented individual with strong analytical skills to interpret complex data sets and translate findings into actionable strategies.
• A sharp eye for detail with the ability to spot discrepancies in data and ensure accuracy across dashboards reports and campaign builds.
• Basic experience with Microsoft Excel.

We offer a benefits package to suit you and your lifestyle! Out of a core monthly budget you can choose your own comprehensive benefits package:

• Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
• Summer Away Days
• 23 standard days of holiday ( 1 Birthday 2 for a Big Life Event and 1 Admin Day) closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
• Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
• Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
• Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
• Mobile phone contribution
• Sport Challenge contribution
• Gym membership contribution
• 2x annual kit drops

Though these are the basics written down we will principally be recruiting for energy values and commitment both to Two Circles and to your career. Even if you feel you dont tick 100% of the boxes but feel you could bring value to the role wed still love to hear from you!

As part of our process please upload your CV and complete the application questions along with a short video screening.

Successful candidates will then be sent a task to complete. Those who perform strongly in the task stage will be invited to our assessment centre (or Try-outs Day) which will take place in Spring 2026.

Please be aware we encourage individuals to apply early we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close the application process once we have received a sufficient number of candidates.

Our recruitment process will be honest & thorough and so will our return we can offer honesty integrity and the chance to progress in the organisation as quickly as you develop within it.

Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.

Required Experience:

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