Open to EU projects · Spain / Remote

Senior Sports Strategy Analyst & Digital Expert

7+ years driving C-level growth roadmaps, sponsorship ROI,
UEFA FFP analytical compliance and digital product monetization
in the largest and most successful club in Eastern Europe

  • Sports Marketing
  • UEFA FFP
  • Asset Monetization
  • Product Analytics
  • Sponsorship ROI
Aleksei StepaniukStrategy & Monetization
  • 7.5 Years

    Senior Strategy Analyst
    at FC Zenit

  • >70

    Market research & projects
    for Tier-1 brands

  • 100% Compliance

    UEFA FFP contract evaluation
    & compliance

Video blog

My blog about sport marketing

Short breakdowns of real cases: sponsorship deals, stadium monetization, fan products and the numbers behind them.

New episodes on YouTube Shorts, Instagram and TikTok

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Selected work

Featured case studies, measured in business results

Below is a curated selection of projects that can be shared without violating non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)

Loyalty program on a mobile phone
  • Loyalty
  • Product Analytics
  • CRM

Club Card — Loyalty Program

CRM · 2023

Digital Card & Fan App: designed and launched the club's app with gamification and partner ecosystem integration

Impact Launched and operates a loyalty ecosystem with deep POS-level CRM integration, delivering proven commercial efficiency and ROI
LED system
  • Media Assets
  • LED Systems
  • Inventory

Supersized LED System — Gazprom Arena

Media Infrastructure · 2025

Evaluated and replaced static boards and standard LED systems with Europe's largest seamless Supersized LED display network. Developed and executed a transition strategy from multi-partner rotation to single-partner dominant brand exposure

Impact Doubled LED inventory with new sellable screen packages
  • Esports
  • Digital Strategy
  • New Revenue

Esports Strategy & Digital Monetization

Esports & Gaming · 2023

Built the project from the ground up: formed an international roster, prepared sponsor integrations and live broadcasts, and hosted an entertainment event at match program tailored for gaming audiences

Impact A new audience segment monetised through tournaments and sponsorships
Stadium sponsorship
  • Sponsorship ROI
  • UEFA FFP
  • Modeling

Sponsorship ROI & UEFA FFP Analytical Compliance

Tier-1 brands · Finance & Commercial

Data-backed valuation of sponsorship assets for Tier-1 brands, plus continuous modeling of UEFA Financial Fair Play positions for audit, board reporting and negotiation leverage.

Impact 100% compliance in the UEFA FFP audit & modeling cycle
Marketing team
  • Team Building
  • Media Scaling
  • Growth

Multi-Channel Growth & Media Scaling — Mossebo

Mossebo · Head of Marketing · 2016 — 2018

Built the marketing function from zero: hired and led a 12-person team, structured media and ad planning across 40 design studios and scaled social channels with a repeatable viral content engine

Impact +280K audience · 1M+ views · one team running 40 CIS locations

Work history

Experience

  1. 2019 — Present

    FC Zenit

    Senior Strategy Analyst

    Commercial strategy, board roadmaps, sponsorship analytics, loyalty product performance and UEFA FFP modeling for a top-tier European club

    Current
  2. 2016 — 2018

    Mossebo

    Head of Marketing

    Built the marketing function from scratch: a team of 12, unified media planning for 40 studios and a multi-channel growth engine.

  3. Earlier

    Craftica

    Earlier experience

    Founded and scaled an online video education startup — driving the full product and brand lifecycle, which laid the foundation for deep analytical and creative expertise

Aleksei Stepaniuk

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