SSAC Job Board

Syracuse University invites applications for the position of Associate or Full Professor of Sport Analytics in the Department of Sport Management. Teaching expectations include teaching graduate and/or undergraduate courses and helping with student research projects. The faculty member is expected to conduct an active program of research. Service to the school, college, university, and the profession is also expected. The Department of Sport Management is housed in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. The Sport Analytics degree is an academically rigorous, business-based 126-credit hour curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, the first of its kind in the nation. It prepares students for immediate entry into the sport analytics industry directly with teams and leagues, in the daily fantasy and gambling industry, sponsorship and marketing analytics, etc., or graduate school. For more about the program: https://falk.syr.edu/sport-management/academic-programs/#bssa.

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The Consulting group is seeking a manager who can lead multiple engagements and act as the groups second-in-command. This is a unique opportunity to enter the sports & entertainment industry and join one of the most well-recognized and highly regarded organization/owners driving innovation. The Consulting Manager will report to the Director of Consulting and is responsible for leading KAGR consulting teams to deliver successful projects to clients in the professional and collegiate sports and live entertainment verticals. Using data analysis, system and business process improvement methodologies, and project management skills, the Manager will lead the delivery of impactful and actionable consulting services across a range of project types.

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KAGR is seeking a skilled Data Scientist with experience developing machine learning models to drive business decisions, deploying models into production, and maintaining the ML infrastructure. The position will autonomously own the design, execution, and delivery of actionable data science models to answer strategic questions in the sports industry. This person will work closely with other members of the Data Science team and will partner with internal teams including Client Services, Data Engineering, and Business Intelligence to develop a variety of predictive models, forecasting models, and marketing analyses. Additionally, the Data Scientist will partner with our Product team to build and maintain an infrastructure that facilitates end-to-end ML workflows. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to use data science and machine learning capabilities to transform the sports and entertainment industry.

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The Analyst is responsible for working with KAGR staff to deliver successful consulting projects to KAGR's clients in the professional and collegiate sports and live entertainment verticals. Using data analysis, system and business process improvement methodologies, and project management skills, the Analyst will help ensure that KAGR delivers impactful and actionable consulting services across a range of strategy and technology projects.

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The Data Engineer 2 will join a fun, dynamic team to help solve integration and data problems relating to sports and entertainment. This role will integrate data from various systems and improve and expand the existing data processes as needed. The position will be responsible for performing ETL and ELT from many disparate systems into the data warehouse and will have the opportunity to complete projects from beginning to end. The right candidate will be motivated to learn, contribute to the team and organization, and grow along with the business.

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We are looking for a Sr. Business Analyst who is passionate about building the next generation of analytical products in live entertainment. We’re excited to find someone who enjoys taking complex data situations and bringing the insights to life with compelling visuals and stories. If you get excited when using Amazon Quicksight… then you’ll love this role! This role will be responsible for working on some of the most interesting and challenging problems in the sports, arts, family, and concert areas our clients face, and you will have the opportunity to take our data-driven insights, convert them to recommendations and communicate those recommendations directly to our clients. Furthermore, this role will partner closely with key team members across leadership to help create new and innovative product solutions and find opportunities for process optimization. Additionally, this role is expected to work with various internal stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions, while having the opportunity to build models and see them all the way into production.

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