Coordinator, Minor League Technology & Video

Detroit Tigers; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Detroit Tigers seeks a Coordinator, Minor League Technology & Video to manage day-to-day baseball video, technology, and tracking systems. You’ll collaborate with Analytics, Performance Science, Baseball Systems, Player Development and Coaching staffs to collect, process, and manage video and data to optimize performance.

The role requires hands-on experience with Hawk-Eye, Kinatrax, Trackman, BATS, and other technologies, plus programming aptitude in R, Python, and SQL.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate must have excellent knowledge of general baseball concepts.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills.
• Experience using Hawk-Eye, KinaTrax, Trackman, BATS, Catapult and other baseball technology is preferred but not required.
• Practical experience with R, Python, and SQL or similar languages is preferred but not required.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate must be willing to work long hours, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• The candidate must be available full-time.
• Willing and able to relocate to the Lakeland, FL area.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all video gathering processes across Spring Training, Regular Season, Post Season, and offseason camps.
• Supervise Tigers Baseball Information Assistant program and oversee day-to-day operations, planning for departmental improvement, hiring and training as needed.
• Assist the management of all baseball technology day-to-day operations, including Hawk-Eye, Kinatrax, Trackman, BATS, Trajekt, Blast, and AWRE; operate as needed.
• Coordinate all BATS operations, ensuring accurate, reliable, and timely video distribution across internal platforms and systems.
• Work with the Manager, Technology and Video to ensure data from all systems is captured, processed, and delivered timely.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with technology providers and users, partnering with IT for effective solutions.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure Tigers players and staff have access to video and technology resources.
• Complete ad-hoc analysis and generate reports to derive insights supporting performance goals.

Skills

Baseball knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Willingness to work long hours

Tools

Hawk-Eye

KinaTrax

Trackman

BATS

Catapult

Trajekt

Blast

AWRE

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Job Title: Coordinator, Minor League Technology & Video

Dept. Name: Baseball Operations

Reports To: Manager, Baseball Technology & Video

JOB SUMMARY:

The Coordinator, Minor League Technology & Video will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of all baseball video, technology, and baseball tracking systems. This role will collaborate with Baseball Analytics, Performance Science, Baseball Systems, Player Development and Coaching Staffs to ensure video and data from these systems is collected, processed, and managed to optimize performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all video gathering processes across Spring Training, Regular Season, Post Season, and offseason camps
• Supervise Tigers Baseball Information Assistant program by overseeing day-to-day operations, planning for departmental improvement, hiring and training as needed
• Responsible for assisting the management of all baseball technology day-to-day operations. Technology includes but is not limited to Hawk-Eye, Kinatrax, Trackman, BATS, Trajekt, Blast, and AWRE. Ability to operate all technology as needed
• Coordinate all BATS operations, ensuring accurate, reliable, and timely video distribution across all internal platforms and systems
• Work closely with the Manager, Technology and Video to ensure data from all systems is accurately captured, processed and delivered in a timely manner
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with technology providers and users, partnering with IT to implement effective solutions
• Cross-departmental collaboration across the organization 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

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• The ideal candidate must have excellent knowledge of general baseball concepts.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills. The ability to communicate and resolve issues is critical.
• Previous experience using Hawk-Eye, KinaTrax, Trackman, BATS, Catapult and other baseball technology is preferred but not required.
• Practical experience R, Python, and SQL or similar languages is preferred but not required
• The ideal candidate must have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate must be willing to work longs hours, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• The candidate must be available full-time.
• Willing and able to relocate to the Lakeland, FL area.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Office environment and on-field/training facility activities
• Opportunities for occasional travel to affiliates and other Detroit Tigers facilities
• Evening, weekend, and holiday hours required

All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Detroit Tigers.

Detroit Tigersis an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.