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Part-Time Researcher
Inglewood, California, United States. Posted 3 days ago
The role
The Researcher develops and distributes research for the NFL Media Group, supporting live studio shows and editorial content. The role focuses on statistics, football trends, and factual accuracy across graphics, segments, and written pieces.
What you will do
- Develop editorial content and turn ideas into graphics, segments and pieces for live studio shows
- Contribute to the daily content distribution plan for content creators across the Media Group
- Create original storylines, notes and boards that give statistical context to news and events
- Recognize and anticipate league and team trends and apply the right statistics
- Ensure factual accuracy of all content
- Contribute to Weekly Research Notes, breaking news and research projects
- Work closely with producers, editors, digital team, talent and writers
- Help identify emerging statistical trends and engage outside companies that generate them
- Recommend changes to improve research methods and standards
- Meet strict deadlines and react to breaking news
Required qualifications
- 1 to 3 years of professional experience with statistics or covering or analyzing sports events and news
- Undergraduate degree
- Strong foundation of knowledge of current and historical football statistics, news, events and milestones
- Strong command of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
- Strong familiarity with digital and social platforms
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to communicate information accurately
- Ability to adhere to strict deadlines
Nice to have
- Experience in sports media
- Previous work for or coverage of the NFL
- Track record working with high-profile broadcasters
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and on deadline
- Knowledge of football research resources such as Pro Football Reference, Pro Football Focus, Rotoworld and/or nfl.com
- Thorough knowledge of the football media landscape, including emerging platforms and competing properties
- Detailed knowledge of television production processes and key editorial roles
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits offerings (details at NFL Benefits)
Before you apply
- Onsite presence required; no remote or hybrid option
- No relocation assistance provided
About the company
The NFL Media Group produces live studio shows and editorial content around football. The NFL describes its values as respect, integrity, team responsibility and resiliency.