Part-Time Statistics Analyst I
The Walt Disney Company
- Bristol, CT
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Ensure sports data distributed by Stats & Information is accurate, timely, and insightful.
- Work in individual settings and in groups to deliver accurate play-by-play, clock-and-score, and other statistics and data in real time that power a multitude of ESPN products and productions..
- Develop and maintain a working knowledge of Stats & Information’s role in powering ESPN digital products and TV productions.
- Verify the results of one’s own work and that of others; perform with a consistently high attention to detail.
- Contribute to production, projects, and initiatives across the newsroom, and assist newsroom leaders who are directing full- and part-time staff.
- Anticipate potential problems, both daily and long-term, and offer potential solutions. Communicate quickly and decisively with colleagues on these issues.
- Take a proactive role in working with colleagues in developing or refining production processes.
- Be an active participant in team and department meetings.
- Seek and respond to feedback around personal performance.
- Stay informed of current department policies and procedures.
- Working knowledge of teams, players, and the rules of the games.
- Full schedule availability, which will include nights (almost exclusively), weekends, and holidays.
- Capability to quickly learn production processes that produce and/or maintain sports data that powers ESPN’s digital and TV products.
- Capability to achieve a high degree of content accuracy in time-sensitive production situations.
- Capability to communicate assertively – verbally and in writing – to production supervisors and peers about production issues and opportunities, often through the din of a busy newsroom.
- 1+ years’ working in sports and/or statistics, preferably in media.
- Knowledge of how sports data is used in media and for research purposes.
- Working knowledge of ESPN products and productions.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and other Office products
- Experience leading or coaching a team.
- Ability to speak and write Spanish
- Experience using social media in a business or news environment