Job Posting: Baseball Info Solutions Business Development Associate
Position: Business Development Associate
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA
Position Overview:
Would you be interested in working closely with a small team to bring sabermetrics to a larger audience? Baseball Info Solutions is seeking a full-time Business Development Associate to work out of their Lehigh Valley, PA office. This is a great opportunity in a casual office environment with the leading provider of in-depth sports analytics.
The candidate will develop new sales opportunities as well as help maintain existing client relationships. Strong candidates will possess a self-motivated attitude, great communication skills, and be able to work in a collaborative team environment or independently as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Build new business relationships independently or as part of a business development team
- Maintain and expand existing client relationships
- Assist with marketing efforts and represent the company in professional settings
- Communicate with clients and prospects in-person, over the phone, and via email
- Educate current and future clients on cutting-edge data and analytics from SIS
- Collaborate with BIS Operations, R&D, and IT colleagues to build new products and fulfill customer needs
- Travel to meet with clients as needed
Qualifications:
- A track record (1-2 years) working in a business development environment
- Experience with Salesforce or CRM tool preferred
- A firm grasp on the baseball, football, fantasy sports, and sports media industries, including the latest sabermetric research
- Open-minded approach and ability to think creatively to anticipate client and industry demands
- Outgoing personality and flexible sales style to engage with a wide variety of prospective clients
- Professional demeanor with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills as well as diligence and high attention to detail
- Initiative to voluntarily commit long hours, night, and weekends as when needed
- Proficient in Microsoft software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
To Apply:
To apply, please use the following link: Business Development Associate Position
Meg is the editor-in-chief of FanGraphs and the co-host of Effectively Wild. Prior to joining FanGraphs, her work appeared at Baseball Prospectus, Lookout Landing, and Just A Bit Outside. You can follow her on Bluesky @megrowler.fangraphs.com.
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