Seasonal Fantasy Football Researcher

• →Drives the research and dissemination of fantasy football research throughout NFL Media, including within NFL.com articles, podcasts, FAST shows, and NFL Pro within NFL+ Premium
• →Contributes to daily content distribution plan that pushes targeted research materials to content creators throughout the Media Group
• →Develops original storylines, notes, nuggets and “boards” that provide statistical context around fantasy football topics, matchups and news
• →Recognizes and anticipates league and team trends, applying appropriate statistics to create content
• →Ensures factual accuracy of all content generated
• →Works within our standards for high quality research content while maintaining tireless work ethic on a consistent basis
• →Works closely with producers, editors, digital team, talent and writers
• →Utilizes broad football knowledge and awareness of the NFL Media Group’s platform to anticipate the research needs
• →Collaborate with research team on best practices regarding both dedicated show research and general research support
• →Recommends changes to enhance current research methods and standards
• →Must be able to adhere to strict deadlines and react to breaking news
• →Strong writing and editing skills are required
• →Strong attention to detail skills are required
• →Must be able to communicate information accurately

• 1-3 years professional experience working within the fantasy football content space, statistics or covering sports events and news
• Undergraduate degree
• Must have strong foundation of knowledge about football statistics and fantasy football scoring systems and league types
• Must be technologically savvy, with strong command of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
• Must have strong familiarity with digital and social platforms

• Experience in sports media
• Previous work experience working for or covering fantasy football
• Experience generating your own fantasy football content
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and on deadline
• Knowledge of football research databases/resources a plus (i.e. Pro Football Reference, Next Gen Stats, Rotoworld and/or nfl.com)
• Thorough knowledge of football media landscape, including emerging platforms and competing properties
• Detailed knowledge of television production processes, including awareness of key editorial roles

• ≤ 40 hours / week
• Must be available to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays (specifically Sundays in-season)
• Up to 7-month seasonal employment

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range. 

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