Recruitment Analyst

Job Description

THE AGENCY

CAA Sports UK is a division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). CAA is the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London and Beijing. Founded in 1975, CAA represents many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, theatre, video games, sport, and digital content, and provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients.

CAA Base is the agency for professional footballers dedicated to the ongoing development and management of their careers. Established in 1997, with its Head Office in London and supported by consultant offices throughout Europe, South America, Australasia and North America, CAA Base’s extensive network provides maximum opportunity for its clients’ movement and onward careers.

OVERVIEW

Our team of forward-thinking Football Agents, data and analysis experts, and in-house specialists work at the forefront of football business. As we continue to expand, we are looking for a Recruitment Analyst to join our existing Analysis team and help shape the future of our company and clients’ careers.

We offer bespoke video analysis to our clients looking at developing their ability on the pitch and maximising their potential. Our Design and Analysis department are there to support the Football Agents in the recruitment of new clients, as well as being part of client care and retention.

Candidates must be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team with a desire to learn a variety of different software and platforms. They should be forward thinking, adaptive and innovative in the presentation of their work. They should be self-motivated, committed and maintain a high standard with the ability to work under time constraints, often at unsociable hours.

Candidates will be expected to be able to build a rapport with and function as part of the wider analysis, design and recruitment team; reporting into the Lead Recruitment Analyst and Head of Recruitment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To identify and analyse prospective target players and undertake due diligence on potential recruits, primarily through video analysis

• Produce showreel footage for Football Agents highlighting the strengths of our current clients, ready to be shared internally and externally

• Be able to source best practice clips and deliver client development videos

• Be able to deliver high quality analysis sessions to clients

• Build relationships with clients and become part of their support team

• Attend regular games, reporting on both current and potential clients

• Produce work that is aligned with brand guidelines

• Regular attendance in relevant recurring meetings

• Create forms to support player retention and operational purposes

• To work alongside the data and design teams and play a part in innovation and new project creation

TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS

• Highly proficient using Apple MacBook

• Strong video editing ability (Adobe Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro)

• Highly competent using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Previous experience using telestration tools (e.g. Coach Paint)

• Previous experience of using Wyscout and Hudl

• Experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign)

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

• Able to communicative effectively

• Dedicated to self-improvement and personal development

• High level of presentation skills

• Innovate approach to work, keen to expand own knowledge and practices

• Flexible approach to working hours – an understanding that there will be a necessity to work evenings and weekends

• High level of tactical and technical football knowledge within an elite level environment

• Spoken and written English to a high level, a bonus if other languages are spoken

Please ensure you provide complete and legible information in your application. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.

Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally recognised protected basis under UK law.

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CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.