Football Research Editor for Live Studio Content & Stats

The National Football League; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Football League is seeking a Research Associate to develop, analyze, and distribute football research that underpins NFL Media Group content. The ideal candidate will ensure editorial consistency, factual accuracy, and strong statistical context across platforms.

The role requires a solid understanding of football history, statistics, and current events, plus excellent research, writing, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree.
• 3-5 years of professional experience with statistics or sports coverage.
• Strong knowledge of current and historical football statistics, news, events and milestones.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Outlook & Excel.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of editorial content and ensures ideas are translated into graphics, segments, features, and content for live studio shows.
• Contributes to daily content distribution plan that pushes research materials to content creators.
• Develops stories, notes, nuggets and boards that provide statistical context around events, news stories and issues.
• Identifies league and team trends, applying statistics to create compelling content.
• Ensures factual accuracy of all research content.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Football history knowledge

Research and editorial skills

Writing and communication

Time management

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

The National Football League is seeking a Research Associate to develop, analyze, and distribute football research that underpins NFL Media Group content. The ideal candidate will ensure editorial consistency, factual accuracy, and strong statistical context across platforms.

The role requires a solid understanding of football history, statistics, and current events, plus excellent research, writing, and organizational skills.