Junior Scout

Red Bull•East Hanover, NJ

3d•$65,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The position focuses on the Red Bull New York (MLS) team, on the Red Bull New York (MLS NEXT PRO) team and on the Red Bulls’ Academy. The successful candidate will be positioned within the scouting department at the Red Bulls Training Facility located on Melanie Lane, Whippany, New Jersey. This is a full-time position focusing on all aspects of player recruitment and scouting. The successful candidate will at times be expected to work evenings and weekends, at the discretion of the Head of Scouting.

Requirements

A knowledge of scouting processes within soccer, backed up by relevant experience
Possess excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills
Proficiency in presentation building tools (Microsoft Office/Apple Office)
Strong attention to detail, working diligently with accuracy under time constraints
Bring a natural enthusiasm to discovering soccer players for our club
Candidate needs to have 2+ years work experience in the industry at a professional/college level: scout, coach, performance analyst, player.

Nice To Haves

Experience in statistical analysis (preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in performance Analysis, Sports Science, or related area of study (preferred)
Coaching License, Soccer Analysis / Talent ID or similar certificates (preferred)
Foreign language competence (preferred)

Responsibilities

Identify players through video scouting and the use of data analysis in assigned target territories
Attending games and tournaments (professional/youth) for live scouting purposes
Ability to travel up to 30 percent including international
Create both written and video reports on individual players to feed into our scouting database
Create and maintain personal shortlists and regularly update them
Stay up-to-date on the roster quality of the First & Second teams
Build up a robust portfolio of player research and information in advantageous territories
All other duties as assigned by the Head of Scouting