Live Sports Scheduling Coordinator (3 vacancies)
Are you a sports enthusiast ready to dive into the heart of college football & basketball action? At TXODDS, we are looking for dedicated individuals to drive our sports data feed.
We usually respond within two weeks
Overview
As a Live Sports Scheduling Coordinator, you will work within a team of other scheduling coordinators that will be responsible for managing game fixtures, broadcasts, and schedules for our newly established Chicago office and network, ensuring optimal coverage during live sports events. Additionally, you will play a key role in scheduling training sessions and interviews, fostering efficiency and peak performance. Collaborating with project managers, you will drive cross-department scheduling initiatives using the best tools and technologies available.
What you'll do
• Maintain the organization of college basketball and football schedules, including post-season games, tournaments, MTEs, and neutral-site events so there will be no surprises within coverage.
• Ensure alignment between TV and stream schedules with employee shifts and game assignments for seamless coverage.
• Coordinate with the Quality Lead and Training Specialist to manage schedules for training sessions, ensuring timely coordination and attendance of employees.
• Collaborate with department leaders to strategize and implement workforce planning initiatives, aligning scheduling efforts with long-term business goals and objectives.
• Take on additional responsibilities beyond the scope of the original role, actively contributing to various facets of the TXODDS operational tasks, and cross-functional projects, demonstrating adaptability and a willingness to support the team in diverse areas as needed.
What we expect
- Solid experience in managing project management, event coordination, or similar roles within a technology-driven environment.
- Confidence in making decisions and managing multiple tasks against tight deadlines.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working cohesively with various teams.
- We require candidates to have flexible availability for nights, weekends, and holiday shifts, as the college football and basketball schedules and game duration determine.
- Demonstrate punctuality and regular attendance to training sessions and work shifts.
- Collaborates and communicates well within a team, contributing to group goals and projects.
- This is not a remote position. Reliable private or public transportation to the downtown Chicago office is required.
- Adaptability to swiftly changing environments and the ability to remain poised under pressure.
- English skills (written and spoken) and computer proficiency are required. Candidates must be able to sit for up to four or more hours at a time.
Nice to have
- A background in sports management, broadcasting, communications or a related field.
- Understanding of TV and streaming schedules and their impact on live event coverage.
- Previous experience training a team in a manager or supervisor role.
- Working knowledge of Office 365 products, VoIP platforms, and scheduling software such as Humanity or Calendly.
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- A genuine interest in college sports to drive motivation and attention to detail.
What we offer
- Get paid to watch sports and be a part of cutting-edge live sports data operations.
- An open and collaborative working atmosphere
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
- Group outings and team meals
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Branded merchandise
- 401(k) with company match
- Health, dental, & vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Location: Chicago, IL (River North, steps from Brown Line)
- Employment Type: Full-Time
Our recruitment process includes an initial discussion, a practical challenge to assess your general sports knowledge, and a comprehensive interview exploring your problem-solving strategies and team collaboration abilities.
Excited to oversee our live data operations? Apply today and help drive our real-time decision-making processes to new heights!
- Department
- Scores Capture
- Locations
- TXODDS Chicago office
- Yearly salary
- $45,000 - $50,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
TXODDS Chicago office
Workplace & Culture
We focus on multitalented competence, leading us necessarily to a diverse team of varying backgrounds, religions, ages, genders and neurologies.
Here at TXODDS, we are always in search of the brightest minds to join our scaling team. It doesn’t matter if your field of expertise is tech or customer support, admin or sales, we want to hear from you!
We don’t just hire people for their skill set, we hire you for your ability to fit in and drive our business. If you’re hard working, love to find solutions, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, then we might just be the team for you!
About TXODDS
We have spent 20+ years creating a market leading global delivery platform for low latency streamed odds data. TXODDS specialises in the aggregation of sports betting data and distribution of FAST, ACCURATE ODDS via betting odds API feeds and providing historical data to the global sports betting industry.
We work behind-the-scenes across the sports gaming industry, ensuring clients have access to real time, accurate and relevant data – no matter which sport or fixture. We also maintain the world’s most comprehensive betting odds data archive, for full end-to-end Analytics and Business Intelligence retrieval. Our products give access to the most reliable, low latency and actionable sports betting data available.
Even if you do not recognise our name, if you have ever placed a bet online, it is likely that the site is actively utilising our data.
Live Sports Scheduling Coordinator (3 vacancies)
Are you a sports enthusiast ready to dive into the heart of college football & basketball action? At TXODDS, we are looking for dedicated individuals to drive our sports data feed.
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