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THE AGENCY
The six-time recipient of the award for “Best in Talent Representation and Management,” presented by the Sports Business Journal, CAA Sports represents more than 3,000 of the world's best athletes in such sports as baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities. Beyond traditional athlete representation, CAA Sports provides unique opportunities for clients off the field, in areas including entertainment, licensing, endorsements, speaking, philanthropy, publishing, and video games. CAA Sports also works in the areas of media rights, property sales and sponsorships, brand consulting, venue development and strategic advisory, and executive search, and received the award for “Best in Corporate Consulting” at the 2018 Sports Business Awards, and “Best in Property Consulting, Sales, and Client Service” in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025.
CAA Sports is a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand management and consumer product licensing, executive search, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. For more information about CAA Sports, visit www.caa.com.
OVERVIEW
In CAA Brand Consulting we have 200+ specialists working with over 35 leading brands. Our vision is to be the strategic partner for brands in helping them solve their biggest challenges. Our services and connectivity in sport and entertainment allow us to identify, develop, activate and measure partnership strategies that build brands and grow business. Our international clients include the likes of Adobe, Allianz, Salesforce, Google, Nestle, Indeed, Gucci, Etihad Airways and Visit Abu Dhabi.
This is a chance to join the CAA Brand Consulting team in Abu Dhabi. To establish and build an Insights & Analytics function to service domestic and international clients, as well as working closely with the wider International team across a variety of existing and new business projects in the sports and entertainment industry.
INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS @ CAA BRAND CONSULTING
The Insights & Analytics function serves to offer the wider Brand Consulting team and our client base with a set of specialisms across the client life-cycle⁏ from strategic advisory services in partnership identification and valuation, to inspiring outstanding creative work through the provision of insights and data, to designing and applying measurement solutions to showcase effectiveness and identify areas for optimisation.
Alongside our Strategy team, we leverage a broad range of specialisms across primary research, media valuation, and partnership marketing strategy against a wide portfolio of syndicated and proprietary data tools to provide recommendations that are data-driven and robust in nature.
THE ROLE
The Role of Research Manager offers the candidate a chance to join our recently launched UAE-based Brand Consulting team, with Insights & Analytics idendtified as a critical specialism required to help further grow our presence in the region.
The long-term ambition is to build an Insights & Analytics team in market that can service clients and grow independently, but initially the candidate will work closely with the London and US based Insighst & Analytics teams, offering both a market based resource and provide a strong understanding of local business pratcces and cultural nuances specific to the region.
As a local market expert, the Research Manager will be integrated into all region-specific work that has an Insights & Analytics scope against it, whilst working with the client team to identify and action growth opportunities.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
What does the Research Manager role involve?
Partnership strategy and evaluation
- Provide clients with consultancy in appraising and evaluating partnership opportunities
- Apply insights from data sets to inform partnership rights and assets portfolios
Activation planning insights
- Work alongside account planning team to generate insights that informs campaign strategy and channel planning on existing and new business
Campaign measurement and evaluation
- Work alongside the client servicing teams to design, implement and manage measurement and evaluation frameworks across a number of ongoing client projects
New business development
- Identify and convert incremental growth opportunities amongst existing clients
- Help source new Middle East-based business development opportunities
- Contribute to new business opportunities both in market and globally
You will work closely with the client servicing team to fulfil a range of services from the list above What are we looking for?
- Considerable experience working in a data/analytical capacity at an agency, consultancy, brand or Rights Holder in the sports or media sector
- Experience working in the Middle East, or with Middle Eastern-based clients
- Excellent data literacy and extensive use of analytical tools and applications (e.g. Netbase, Meltwater, Creator IQ, TGI, GWI, YouGov, etc.)
- Excellent English speaker, Arabic also highly desirable
- Proficient operating across time zones and to tight deadlines delivering work that is clear, concise and impactful.
- Experience of conducting research projects using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies
- Considerable experience in translating multiple data sources/inputs into concise, coherent and actionable recommendations
- Experience of working with international and Middle East-based brands, ideally within a marketing or brand strategy capacity
- A natural curiosity for how consumer trends, technology and socio-political forces are shaping a rapidly changing world and the implications this has for media, sports and entertainment.
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Skills Required
- Considerable experience working in a data or analytical capacity at an agency, consultancy, brand, or rights holder in the sports or media sector
- Experience working in the Middle East or with Middle Eastern-based clients
- Excellent data literacy and extensive use of analytical tools and applications, such as NetBase, Meltwater, CreatorIQ, TGI, GWI, and YouGov
- Excellent English language skills
- Arabic language skills
- Ability to operate across time zones and deliver clear, concise, and impactful work to tight deadlines
- Experience conducting research projects using qualitative and quantitative methodologies
- Considerable experience translating multiple data sources and inputs into concise, coherent, and actionable recommendations
- Experience working with international and Middle Eastern brands, ideally in marketing or brand strategy
- Curiosity about consumer trends, technology, and sociopolitical forces shaping media, sports, and entertainment
Creative Artists Agency Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is considered robust, including medical, dental, and vision, with HSA/FSA options available. Feedback suggests this core coverage stands out as a strong element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and a late‑December company shutdown. Feedback suggests this shutdown meaningfully boosts practical time away from work.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Unique industry access—such as screenings, event tickets, and on‑site showcases—adds meaningful lifestyle value. Everyday perks like casual atmosphere, drinks, and parking are also cited as positives.
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What We Do
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally. For more information, please visit www.caa.com.
