Sports Content Researcher - Inglewood, CA

You have a head for stats, an eye for a great story, and the range as a writer to be creative and succinct -- and your passion for sports is the beating heart that fuels it all. This is the type of person who thrives as a Sports Content Researcher at ESPN. This position will work on NFL Network shows as part of the team in Inglewood, CA, and be part of the company’s larger Research & Graphics squad – with staff also located in Bristol, CT and Charlotte, NC. Our mission is simple to define but incredibly complex to deliver: Provide ESPN’s television, audio, digital and social platforms with statistics, context and historical perspectives that make our sports coverage as interesting to the sports fanatic as it is understandable to the casual observer. It’s no easy feat, but we do it 24/7, and we think we do it better than anyone else. If this sounds like you and you’re up for the challenge, please apply today! Ok, it’s true: You’re in the office on Super Bowl Sunday. And for the NFL Draft. And the NFL schedule release. But the office is ESPN’s production center in Inglewood, CA, and you’re surrounded by people who share your passion. You’re a member of a tight squad of like-minded professionals who feed an endless flow of differentiating content that lands across ESPN platforms. Sports Content Researchers tap their existing reservoirs of knowledge and use ESPN’s vast resources – including access to world-class advanced metrics -- to hone in on the why and how of the sporting events that are most important to ESPN and sports fans. The NFL, college football and the NBA are year-round staples, with significant coverage for the NHL, WNBA and college basketball. Any sport could deliver the story of the day, week or month. Responsibilities Many people say this, but in Research, it really is true: Sports news is constant, so no two days are the same. On any given day or night, you might: • Create original full-screen graphics and anchor lead-ins for live shows such as those on NFL Network or any ESPN platform, using research you’ve done and copy you’ve written; • Post the most relevant news on the ESPN BottomLine/NFL Network ticker – from Breaking News alerts to…