Data Editor (Sports) - Talent Pool - Pakistan

Simply TV; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 1,422,000 - 1,703,000; Full time

Job summary

Simply.TV is seeking a Sports Data Editor to ensure the accuracy and completeness of sports information across our databases and live updates. You will research events, verify results, and maintain records while following editorial guidelines to maintain high-quality data.

Ideal candidates have a passion for international sports, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work independently with large data sets. English proficiency and reliability in fast-changing environments are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of European football leagues.
• Able to recognize major teams, leagues, competitions, abbreviations, and season structures.
• Genuine interest in sports and habit of following sports news regularly.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with large amounts of sports data.
• Comfortable researching and verifying information using reliable online sources.
• Good written English and ability to understand sports terminology in English.
• Able to work independently, follow detailed guidelines, and consistently meet quality standards.
• Comfortable with repetitive/data-heavy work across multiple sports or competitions.

Responsibilities

• Researching and verifying information about sports events, competitions, leagues, teams, players, schedules, and results.
• Creating, updating, and maintaining sports records in our database.
• Reviewing metadata related to fixtures, competitions, teams, venues, participants, and event details.
• Identifying and correcting missing, inaccurate, duplicated, or inconsistent sports data.
• Using reliable sports sources to validate and enrich information.
• Monitoring schedule changes, postponements, cancellations, and other updates that may affect event data.
• Following internal editorial guidelines and quality standards to ensure consistency across our database.
• Working quickly and accurately with large volumes of sports data, especially when information changes close to or during live events.
• Collaborating with colleagues and other teams when information needs clarification or further investigation.
• Learning new tools, processes, sports structures, and content standards as projects and customer needs evolve.

Skills

Sports data

Research

Attention to detail

English writing

Independent worker

Data validation

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Internal data tools

Job description

About Simply.TV

At Simply.TV, we believe that finding the right show or game to watch should feel effortless — and behind that seamless experience is a passionate team making sure every title, every match, and every piece of content is accurate, rich, and ready to shine. We're a global company of 400+ people on a mission to build the world's best TV, movie, and sports data — powering content discovery for millions of viewers across the globe. If that sounds like something you'd love to be part of, we'd love to meet you.

What you will do

As a Sports Data Editor, you'll help make sure the sports information our customers rely on is accurate, complete, and up to date.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Researching and verifying information about sports events, competitions, leagues, teams, players, schedules, and results.


• Creating, updating, and maintaining sports records in our database.


• Reviewing metadata related to fixtures, competitions, teams, venues, participants, and event details.


• Identifying and correcting missing, inaccurate, duplicated, or inconsistent sports data.


• Using reliable sports sources to validate and enrich information.


• Monitoring schedule changes, postponements, cancellations, and other updates that may affect event data.


• Following internal editorial guidelines and quality standards to ensure consistency across our database.


• Working quickly and accurately with large volumes of sports data, especially when information changes close to or during live events.


• Collaborating with colleagues and other teams when information needs clarification or further investigation.


• Learning new tools, processes, sports structures, and content standards as projects and customer needs evolve.

Must Haves

• Location: Pakistan


• Strong knowledge of European football leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1) and broader international sports coverage would be an advantage


• Able to recognize major teams, leagues, competitions, common abbreviations, and season structures.


• Genuine interest in sports and habit of following sports news/results regularly.


• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with large amounts of sports data.


• Comfortable researching and verifying information using reliable online sources.


• Good written English and ability to understand sports terminology in English.


• Able to work independently, follow detailed guidelines, and consistently meet quality standards.


• Comfortable with repetitive/data-heavy work and working across multiple sports or competitions.

Nice to Haves

• Broader knowledge of international football, tennis, motorsport, combat sports, golf, or other major global sports.


• Previous experience with: sports data; sports media; TV metadata; editorial/data-entry work; statistics or sports databases.


• Experience working with databases, spreadsheets, or internal data tools.


• Understanding of sports scheduling, fixtures, tournaments, playoffs, conferences/divisions, and event formats.


• Experience working in an international or remote team.

Please note - we can only accept CVs in English!

Collaboration based on a freelancer set-up is up to 450€ per month on a full-time allocation basis (40 hours per week).