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Primary Purpose: The Cleveland Guardians Fellowship program is designed to accelerate the pace of development and impact for people interested in working for our organization. Fellowship roles are focused on solving complex challenges, which involve developing innovative approaches, tools, and techniques to meaningfully drive the organization forward. Fellows will contribute to work across multiple departments and will be encouraged to use a suite of internal and proprietary resources.
We are seeking Fellows to join our Baseball Technology department. Each Fellow will work full-time with one of our minor league affiliates (Columbus, Akron, Lake County, Hill City, and Arizona Complex) and report to the Baseball Technology, Player Development, and Baseball Operations departments. Fellows will be expected to manage the collection of multiple data streams and operate as a resource for both coaches and players. This position will include travel to away games.
This Fellowship combines hands-on technology operations, video and data collection, real-time troubleshooting, staff support, and baseball analysis. The strongest candidates will be curious, creative, and open-minded, with a willingness to execute essential daily processes, respond to unexpected challenges, communicate clearly, and build strong relationships across a collaborative environment. They will also have opportunities to explore new ideas, present complex topics to a wide range of audiences, and take initiative on research that advances the Guardians’ organizational procedures and philosophies.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities Baseball Technology:
- Oversee operations of bat/ball/player tracking systems and emerging sports science technologies.
- Manage pre-game, in-game, and post-game video processes.
- Assist with the interpretation & distribution of the data and video collected.
- Assist the Information Systems team with Baseball Technology related troubleshooting and support.
Coaching Staff Support:
- Support affiliate coaching staff with Advance Scouting Process.
- Assist affiliate staff with assorted administrative tasks (i.e. daily scheduling, team travel, player housing).
- Assist Minor League field staff with pre-game activities.
Baseball Development and Analysis:
- Collaborate with coaching staff, Player Development, and Baseball Operations to monitor player goals and player progress.
- Perform ad hoc research and analysis, both at the request of staff and independently.
- Communicate findings and insights to Minor League Coaches, Players, and Player Development and Baseball Operations Departments.
Requirements: The Cleveland Guardians are committed to developing and maintaining an environment that embraces all forms of diversity to enrich our core values, enhance our competitive position, strengthen our impact within our community, and foster a greater sense of belonging for our employees.
In this spirit, we know studies have shown that people from historically underserved groups – including women and people of color – are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and understand that candidate may bring certain skills and experiences to the role that are not listed above, but that would add tremendous value to our organization. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.
- Bachelor’s degree or Prior Professional Experience.
- Demonstrated passion for at least one of baseball technology, scouting, baseball analytics, sports science, hitting or pitching analysis and/or biomechanics, strength and conditioning, motor learning, or other baseball/softball related field.
Skills:
- Organization: Ability to create, maintain and execute a schedule effectively.
- Work Ethic: A relentless drive to collect more and better information.
- Passion: Demonstrate a clear passion for the game, teammates, the organization, and learning.
- Resourcefulness: Identify available resources to solve problems and better understand organizational philosophies.
- Strategic Thinking: Employ a problem-solving mindset focused on long term impact.
- Time Management: Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaboration: Partner with staff and players. Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Adaptability: Remain effective when schedules, priorities, technology, or staff needs change unexpectedly.
Preferred Experience: While we are looking for a variety of diverse skill sets for this role, we know that past Fellows who have thrived in this role possessed certain skills that are best aligned to the game of baseball. If you have demonstrated experience with any of the following, you may be better positioned to thrive in this role.
- Conversational Spanish or better a plus.
- Experience with video editing software a plus.
- Experience with SQL and statistical software (i.e. R, Python, Stata, SAS) a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Working knowledge of advanced baseball statistics and publicly available research.
Standard Requirements:
- Represents the Cleveland Guardians in a positive fashion to all business partners and the general public.
- Reads, speaks, comprehends, and communicates English effectively in all communications.
- Ability to develop and maintain successful working relationships with members in all departments of the organization.
- Ability to act according to the organizational values and service excellence at all times.
- Ability to work with diverse populations and have a demonstrated commitment to social justice.
- Ability to walk, sit or stand for an entire shift.
- Ability to work extended days and hours, including holidays and weekends.
- Ability to move throughout all areas and levels of the Ballpark.
- Ability to work in a diverse and changing environment.
- Occasional physical activity such as lifting and carrying boxes up to 25 lbs.
About Us: In Baseball Technology, our shared goal is to identify and develop diverse players and front office teammates who contribute to our mission. By working together effectively and collaboratively, we create a family atmosphere that supports learning as we strive for excellence in everything we do. We believe that we will achieve our goals by making evidence-based decisions and creating environments that support our people and empower them to learn.
