Sports Consultancy and Data Analyst Intern (Futures Sport & Entertainment)
Octagon
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Description
Futures Sport and Entertainment
With offices in Sydney, London and New York we provide strategic consultancy services based on market leading analytics, to service premier sport’s governing bodies, leagues, teams and broadcasters across the globe. Internationally, our clients include the NFL, NBA, NHL, Manchester United, Adidas, PlayStation and the UFC whilst domestically we work alongside Tennis Australia, and Supercars to name a few.
An opportunity exists to join our team as part of a course-credit internship requirement, that will provide you with hands-on experience and a true taste for the sports industry and our business in consultancy, research and insights.
Working in either a single block or on a regular part-time basis you’ll be partnered with a Graduate Analyst or Analyst for the duration of your internship, briefly shadowing their experience while also getting an immediate opportunity to immerse yourself in the collection, review and analysis of real-life data. From the get-go interns are given the opportunity to understand how to interpret data and form insights that will inform commercial and business strategy that shapes the Australian sports landscape.
Specifically, the internship will see you undertake:
- Use of internal apps and software to collect and store data required by analysts
- Collection and cleaning of sports match data to explain trends in audiences and brand exposure patterns, boosting your Excel skills
- Analysis and insights to help understand patterns in camerawork and drivers of brand exposure during sports broadcasts, putting your creative thinking to the test, through watching sport!
- Analysis and summary of trends in Futures sports fan surveys
- Other administration tasks requiring strong attention to detail
Desired skills:
- Have an interest in sport and the business of sport and entertainment
- Be a driven and diligent self-starter
- Have meticulous attention to detail
- Have high academic grades
- Ideally have experience with Excel
Eligibility For Internships
Before you apply, please ensure you meet the below requirements:
- You are currently enrolled in an Australian tertiary course that requires you to undertake an internship/placement (arranged by the educational institution or the students’ own initiative) in line with the requirements of your course
- It can be a component of the course as a whole, or of an individual subject or module. Please provide your course and subject details along with the number of internship hours required to be completed as part of your coursework
Please note: Our internship places are non-paid positions and must be undertaken as a requirement of an education or training course, in line with the Fair Work Act 2009.
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About this role
Octagon's Futures Sport & Entertainment division offers course-credit internships in Sydney that combine hands-on analytics work with exposure to high-level sports industry consulting. You'd work alongside experienced analysts on real client projects for major Australian sports organizations like Tennis Australia and Supercars, as well as international clients including the NFL and NBA. The role centers on data collection, cleaning, and analysis—using internal software and Excel to track audience trends, brand exposure patterns in broadcasts, and fan survey data that directly inform commercial strategy.
The internship suits someone genuinely interested in sports business who can work methodically with detail-oriented tasks and isn't intimidated by data. You'll move quickly from shadowing to independent work, so self-motivation matters. Strong Excel skills are preferred, and high academic performance is expected. The position is unpaid and must satisfy a formal internship requirement from your Australian tertiary course; you'll need to confirm your course details and required hours before applying.
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