Baseball Tech & Video Associate - Data & Insights

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment seeks an Associate, Baseball Technology & Video to support day-to-day video, technology, and data operations at the Lakeland, FL facility. You will collaborate across analytics, performance science, systems, and coaching to ensure data capture and delivery supports performance goals.

You will operate systems like Hawk-Eye, Trackman, BATS, and other tech, perform quality checks, and analyze data to provide actionable insights for development and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 0–2 years of experience in baseball technology, video, or data operations.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent knowledge of general baseball concepts.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Previous experience using Hawk-Eye, KinaTrax, Trackman, BATS, Catapult and other baseball technology is preferred but not required.
• Practical experience in R, Python, and SQL or similar languages is preferred but not required.
• The candidate must be willing to relocate to the Lakeland, FL area.

Responsibilities

• Execute video capture and processing across Spring Training, Regular Season, Post Season, and offseason camps at the Tigers Player Development Complex in Lakeland, FL.
• Operate and maintain baseball technology and tracking systems on a day-to-day basis, including Hawk-Eye, KinaTrax, Trackman, BATS, Trajekt, Blast, and AWRE; ensure full system functionality and accurate data capture.
• Follow established data-capture protocols and perform routine system checks to maintain data integrity.
• Provide operational support for Major League and Minor League Rehab using organizational technology and excellent communication skills.
• Work closely with the Manager, Baseball Technology & Video to ensure data from all systems is accurately captured, processed and delivered in a timely manner, flagging data quality issues as they arise.
• Identify and recommend workflow improvements that enhance efficiency and support evolving organizational needs.
• Provide first-line troubleshooting for technology users, escalating issues to the Manager, Baseball Technology & Video, technology providers, and IT as needed.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure all Tigers players and staff have access to video and technology resources.
• Complete ad-hoc analysis and generate reports as directed, deriving applied insights from the data to assist the development and performance goals across the organization.

Skills

Baseball knowledge

Communication skills

Data operations

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Hawk-Eye

KinaTrax

Trackman

BATS

Catapult

SQL

R

Python

Job description

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment seeks an Associate, Baseball Technology & Video to support day-to-day video, technology, and data operations at the Lakeland, FL facility. You will collaborate across analytics, performance science, systems, and coaching to ensure data capture and delivery supports performance goals.

You will operate systems like Hawk-Eye, Trackman, BATS, and other tech, perform quality checks, and analyze data to provide actionable insights for development and performance.