I am looking for somebody to assist with improving and rebooting Silver Bulletin sports models. This is a part-time, paid position that will renew monthly, with both parties having the option to wind down the relationship on 30 days' notice. It could become full-time in the future. The near-term priorities are the NFL, NBA, and college basketball models for these sports’ respective 2025-26 seasons.
Typical tasks will include:
-Gathering and parsing data and helping to maintain a current and accurate database of inputs used for the models
- Creating attractive data visualizations based on the model’s output, primarily using Datawrapper
- Automating the model updating process to the greatest extent possible
- Helping to identify potential model errors and inconsistencies (e.g., coding bugs, incorrect data)
- Assisting me in other sports data- and research-driven tasks for the newsletter
- Occasional writing about sports models and sports generally for Silver Bulletin
- Email me at NATE DOT SILVER DOT MEDIA at GMAIL DOT COM
- Include the name of the position in the subject heading of the email
- Use your judgment on which materials to include, with the recognition that brevity (putting your best foot forward) and demonstrated evidence of capabilities (e.g., links to projects you’ve worked on) go a long way I am expecting to use a two-stage process: Stage 1. Identify semifinalists and conduct follow-up interviews by Zoom. Please do not be discouraged if you are not a semi-finalist; I’m usually fortunate to have plenty of great candidates. I appreciate every application. Stage 2. Identify finalists and have them complete a Sample Task on a 2-3 business day turnaround window — I will pay you at $45/hour for the Sample Task even if you aren’t chosen. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2024. I do not expect to contact applicants in advance of the deadline, so please don’t read anything into this! Semifinalist interviews will likely take place beginning the week of April 7. If you expect to be out of pocket that week, please let me know so we can make alternative arrangements. I will be at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on March 7-8 if you’re there and want to say hello, but I don’t want to circumvent the timeline to ensure fairness to all candidates."
