Special Assistant To Scouting

Job Description

Overview

Summary The Special Assistant to Scouting will touch all areas of player evaluation within Domestic Scouting operations covering both professional and amateur players. Evaluation will be done both in person and via video. The Special Assistant to Scouting will be heavily involved in the decision-making processes and represent the collective scouting opinions of the department. In addition, they will be responsible for helping maintain staff connection. Regular travel is required. Responsibilities will vary based on time of year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other duties may be assigned.
• Lead evaluator for players from both professional and amateur baseball.
• Draft and share scouting reports in scouting system for players covered by assigned deadlines.
• Build relationships across Domestic Scouting Department to maintain staff connection.
• Provide input to the decision processes in both professional and amateur spaces.
• Provide information on player signability during the draft process by leveraging relationships with players, coaches, families, and agents.
• Consult with Vice President, Domestic Scouting and Coordinator, Scouting Operations on scheduling and coverage for professional and amateur games, leagues, and events.
• Provide detailed and timely recommendations on available players of interest (waivers, designated for assignment(DFA), free agents, released players, independent leagues, amateurs, workouts/tryouts, etc.) as directed by Vice President, Domestic Scouting.
• Partner with front office and domestic scouting supervisors on hiring domestic scouts, as needed.
• Guide team members of the scouting department in evaluation practices.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in scouting is preferred
• Strong relationship building skills to build relationships with players, families, advisors, coaches, and staff
• Ability to collect, consolidate, and present large amounts of information
• Ability to evaluate and report on all forms of amateur and professional talent

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

To perform the job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Internet Explorer, as well as Database software.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, which may include heat, cold and various forms of precipitation.

The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Travel Requirements

The employee must have the ability to operate a motor vehicle and to drive long distances to attend games. In addition, the employee is required to make selected trips by air and must be able to walk significant distances with luggage, board & deplane aircraft.

Work Hours

Work hours will vary dramatically with the assigned scouting coverage and travel schedule.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx66jo-216-73-216-62-42 in your application.