Sports Data Coordinator (25 Vacancies)
About The Position
As a Sports Data Coordinator based in the River North area of Chicago, you'll play a key role in live college sports coverage. For the football season, you’ll monitor real-time data from FBS and FCS College Football games and for the basketball season, you'll monitor real-time data for Division 1 Basketball games ensuring accuracy by comparing data collected by our in-venue Data Collectors with live broadcasts and official box scores. This is a part-time, fast-paced role that’s perfect for sports enthusiasts who thrive under pressure and want a front-row seat to the action — all while gaining hands-on experience in the sports data and analytics field.
Requirements
- Need to be available for evening, weekend, and holiday shifts — because that's when games are being played.
- Working knowledge of NCAA rules, teams, and players.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with college sports stats, rules and tracking tools.
- An understanding of best practices for live data collection and attention to detail.
- Comfort using Office 365 applications and VoIP communication platforms (e.g., Zoom, Slack).
Responsibilities
- Monitor and validate real-time data coming in from college football games, ensuring the information is accurate and up to the second.
- Use our proprietary web tools to review and edit game lineups, scores, player stats, and event details before, during, and after games.
- Report live stats as needed, helping ensure our clients get the most accurate updates as the action unfolds.
- Bring a strong focus on precision, speed, and data integrity to every shift — your accuracy helps fuel the wider sports ecosystem.
- Communicate and escalate issues quickly and professionally, staying calm under pressure while juggling multiple tasks.
- Stay sharp with a working knowledge of NCAA rules, teams, and players, helping you recognize and react to key game events.
Benefits
- A chance to get paid to watch live sports while contributing to real-time sports data operations at the forefront of the industry.
- A collaborative, supportive work environment where your ideas and attention to detail truly matter.
- Opportunities for both personal and professional development, especially valuable for those looking to grow in sports, data, or media fields.
- A flexible, part-time schedule, perfect as a secondary role or for balancing with school or other commitments.
- 401(k) with company match and PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
