Summer Intern - Analytics

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

The North Adams SteepleCats Analytics Internship requires a deep passion for baseball and a strong desire to use data to make our team better. The data collected by the Analytics Intern helps the athletes get MLB exposure and may help those athletes achieve their Major League dreams. Responsibilities include:

• Lead TrackMan and Synergy set-up and operation at all home games
• Provide daily self-scouting reports and advance scouting reports to the team using data from Trackman and Synergy
• Travel to away games to gather player data
• Manage analytics equipment and prepare it for game-day use
• Create models and tools that can be brought to coaches and players to improve on-field performance and player development
• Be creative in finding new ways to implement data captured in other areas of the SteepleCats organization (i.e. marketing, brand development, TrackMan top performers)
• Manually score home and away games

Optimal Analytics Intern Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
• A deep love of baseball
• Understanding of typical baseball data structures
• Knowledge of current baseball research, statistics, and strategy
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a high stress environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with staff members of all levels
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Excel, SQL, R, and Python preferred
• Ability to take requests from non-technical stakeholders and make compelling products
• Willing to work varying hours: potentially early mornings, days, nights, and/or weekends

Additional Information: This internship is full time at 40 hours/week and runs from late May – early August. Eligibility for course credit varies by institution. Your own transportation is encouraged but not necessary.

Job Questions:
• Are you willing and able to accept an unpaid internship?
• Will you have access to a vehicle for the duration of the internship?
• Do you plan to use this internship for course credit?
• Are you able to be on site in North Adams, MA for the duration of the internship (late May to early August)?