Data Insights Editor at Stats Perform
Job Description
Overview
Stats Perform is the market leader in sports tech. We provide the most trusted sports data to some of the world's biggest organizations, across sports, media, and broadcasting.
Through the latest AI technologies and machine learning, we combine decades' worth of data with the latest in-game happenings. We then offer coaches, teams, professional bodies, and media channels around the world, access to the very best data, content, and insights. In turn, improving how sports fans interact with their favourite sports teams and competitions.
How do we add value?
- Media outlets add a little magic to their coverage with our stats and graphics packages.
- Sportsbooks can offer better predictions and more accurate odds.
- The world's top coaches are known to use our data to make critical team decisions.
- Sports commentators can engage with fans on a deeper level, using our stories and insights.
Anywhere you find sport, Stats Perform is there. However, data and tech are only half of the package. We need great people to fuel the engine.
We succeeded thanks to a team of amazing people. They spend their days collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data from a wide range of live sporting events. If you combine this real-time data with our 40-year-old archives, elite journalists, camera operators, copywriters, the latest in AI wizardry, and a host of 'behind the scenes' support staff, you've got all the ingredients to make it a magical experience!
Responsibilities:
- Mission Statement:
Working in a fast-paced environment, a Data Insights Editor’s main role is to create original content, answer requests and provide support for a variety of clients in an ever-changing marketplace.
- Business Impact: The role has business impact by delivering high-quality, data-driven football content that enhances the value of our products for partners and customers. It helps strengthen client relationships by ensuring our data and stories are relevant, reliable, and tailored to partner needs.
o Through the creation of compelling and insightful content based on our own data, the role supports product differentiation, encourages adoption of new features and helps retain and strengthen existing relationships. Efficiency gains through data and AI tools also support scalable content delivery and improved service quality.
- Decision-making Authority: The role holds responsibility for making editorial and data-driven decisions within clearly defined guidelines. This includes selecting, prioritizing, and presenting football data content based on relevance and partner’s needs.
- The position operates with a high degree of autonomy in day-to-day decisions, while ensuring full alignment with internal policies, quality standards, and strategic objectives.
- Additionally, the role contributes to improving content quality, identifying optimization opportunities and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent and effective delivery.
Required Qualifications:
- Strategic Execution: The role brings the company’s strategy to life through data-driven football content, using insights to create relevant stories and formats that resonate with the target audience.
- It supports audience growth and market expansion by delivering high-quality content that attracts new customers and strengthens the product offering. The position also plays a key role in promoting new products through targeted, data-informed storytelling.
- In addition, the role leverages AI tools to work more efficiently, streamline workflows, and continuously improve content output.
- Stakeholder Partnering: The candidate will be expected to collaborate with internal partners and show proactivity in their approach with external clients.
- Service Delivery: This role is live sports calendar based, so will include weekend and evening or night shifts.
- Scope Disclaimer:
· Use his/ her excellent knowledge of domestic and international men’s and women’s football to create content for a range of clients in the sports media industry, with the help of the Opta database.
· Liaise with our international Data Insights teams to ensure a smooth workflow of content.
· Onsite shifts (live support) at our partner's broadcast studios, where we provide the presenters and commentators with Insights and data.
· Content creation as part of a team that produces social media content.
· Innovate and display creativity with new ideas on how to use data and enhance its story-telling capabilities.
· This is not an exhaustive list of duties; other responsibilities may be required within the scope of the role.
- Financial Responsibility and Revenue Impact: The role does not carry direct financial responsibility but contributes to revenue growth through high-quality, data-driven content. By creating engaging and relevant output, the position supports audience expansion, customer acquisition, and the visibility of new products.
- Through a strong focus on quality and efficiency, the role helps strengthen the overall value proposition and supports commercial objectives.
Desired Qualifications:
· Education & Experience:
· Fluent in German and English.
· Excellent knowledge of European football, mainly Austria, Germany, Switzerland and UEFA club competitions.
· Ability to produce data-focused editorial content and reports to a high standard.
· Understanding of how raw data can be turned into compelling insight and sharable content.
· Deep knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Word) is essential.
· Awareness & understanding of social media.
- Stakeholder Management: The role works closely with a range of internal stakeholders, including editorial, commercial, sales, product and technology teams, to ensure alignment on content priorities and. It translates editorial needs into data-driven outputs and ensures smooth collaboration across workflows.
- The position actively communicates requirements, shares insights, and incorporates feedback to improve content and product quality. Where needed, it also coordinates with external partners to ensure accurate and timely delivery of football data content.
- Technical Acumen: Understanding and effective use of data tools and AI-powered workflows to create and optimise content. Staying up to date with developments in sports data, automation, and AI-driven content production to improve efficiency and output quality.
- Soft Skills:
o Ability to work well to tight deadlines in a highly pressurised environment.
o Ability to offer creative and flexible solutions to help develop new ideas and shape innovative data-led products.
o Willingness to fit the sports schedule, working ‘shift based’ role, featuring weekend and night work. Must also be flexible and adaptable to the changing demands of the role in a diverse and multicultural global environment.
- Attributes:
This role will be primarily remote but will also take place in our clients' offices and studios during live coverage. It includes flexible working hours in the evenings and at weekends.
Why work at Stats Perform?
We love sports, but we love diverse thinking more!
We know that diversity brings creativity, so we invite people from all backgrounds to join us. At Stats Perform you can make a difference, by using your skills and experience every day, you'll feel valued and respected for your contribution.
We take care of our colleagues
We like happy and healthy colleagues. You will benefit from things like Mental Health Days Off, ‘No Meeting Fridays,’ and flexible working schedules.
We pull together to build a better workplace and world for all.
We encourage employees to take part in charitable activities, utilize their 2 days of Volunteering Time Off, support our environmental efforts, and be actively involved in Employee Resource Groups.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Stats Perform
By joining Stats Perform, you'll be part of a team that celebrates diversity. A team that is dedicated to creating an inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels valued and welcome. All employees are collectively responsible for developing and maintaining an inclusive environment. That is why our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion goals underpin our core values.
With increased diversity comes increased innovation and creativity. Ensuring we're best placed to serve our clients and communities. Stats Perform is committed to seeking diversity, equity, and inclusion in all we do.