Job Posting: St. Louis Cardinals Fellowship Positions
Please note, this posting contains two positions.
Position: Front Office Fellowship (Full-Time)
Summary of Responsibilities:
The St. Louis Cardinals are currently seeking candidates for their 2022 Front Office Fellowship. This Fellowship is a one-year opportunity — Fellows will not return in the same position in 2023. At the end of the Fellowship, the Cardinals and the Fellow will jointly determine if there is an appropriate opportunity for full-time employment with the Cardinals. The fellow will report directly to the Video & Technology Team and will work on projects at the direction of senior leadership from the Baseball Development, Domestic & International scouting, Player Development, and Performance departments. Additional training may be provided in topics from scouting to analytics depending on the needs of the team and the Fellow’s interest.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong work ethic, impressive intellect, and a deep passion for baseball and/or softball throughout their life. The Fellowship will provide such a candidate with a broad range of experiences across Baseball Operations and the possibility of full-time employment.
- The Front Office Fellow position is considered a full-time position including, salary, health insurance, and benefits
- This position is from early 2022 through the end of the calendar year
The St. Louis Cardinals are committed to building an inclusive organization where we have a diverse workforce as well as a culture where employees feel they belong and can contribute their unique qualities to the team. This fellowship is dedicated to continuously building a diverse staff, and we strongly encourage candidates who are members of historically marginalized groups which may include, but are not limited to persons of color, LGBTQIA, gender, veterans, and persons with disabilities, to apply. If you meet any of the qualifications listed below we welcome you to apply, or to reach out to us at hrinfo@cardinals.com for more information.
Essential Functions of the Job:
- Assisting in the video capture and processing of domestic amateur, international amateur, and affiliated and unaffiliated professional baseball games.
- Assisting Baseball Development and other groups within Baseball Operations with data collection and entry for analysis
- Communicate effectively with Baseball Operations staff and complete ad-hoc requests as needed
Education & Experience Required:
- Current college senior or postgraduate available to start work early 2022
- Strong interest in and understanding of baseball/softball
- Strongly prefer prior experience working within a collegiate or professional baseball/softball organization
- College or professional playing and/or coaching experience a plus
- Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently
- Proficient with computers, iPads, and other electronics
- Ability to work weekdays, nights, weekends and holidays
To Apply:
If interested, please apply using this link.
Position: Minor League Affiliate Fellowship (Full-Time)
Summary of Responsibilities:
The St. Louis Cardinals are currently seeking candidates for Minor League Affiliate Fellowship positions, located at each of our domestic minor league affiliates. The Minor League Affiliate Fellow will assist our minor league coaching staff (manager, hitting coach, and pitching coach) by managing all aspects of video and technology at the affiliate. The data collected from video and technology will be utilized to provide feedback to players for development.
Pre-game this position will assist the minor league coaching staff by managing distribution, set up and usage of all baseball & sport science technology; during the game this position will assist with scouting the opposing team from the stands, assist the minor league coaching staff with technology responsibilities from the dugout or validate player video and data. Post-game this position will ensure all data and video collected from the day is available for reporting & analysis; and create reports for players and coaches as required. This position will work directly with the Video & Technology Team and reports to the relevant minor league manager for day-to-day responsibilities at the affiliate.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong work ethic, impressive intellect, and a deep passion for baseball and/or softball throughout their life. The position is a seasonal job for the 2022 season only, but may lead to full-time employment in Player Development, Scouting, or elsewhere within Baseball Operations.
- The Minor League Affiliate Fellow position is considered a full-time position including, salary, health insurance, benefits, and meal money during road trips
- This position is from Spring Training through end of the minor league season
The St. Louis Cardinals are committed to building an inclusive organization where we have a diverse workforce as well as a culture where employees feel they belong and can contribute their unique qualities to the team. This fellowship is dedicated to continuously building a diverse staff, and we strongly encourage candidates who are members of historically marginalized groups which may include, but are not limited to persons of color, LGBTQIA, gender, veterans, and persons with disabilities, to apply. If you meet any of the qualifications listed below we welcome you to apply, or to reach out to us at hrinfo@cardinals.com for more information.
Essential Functions of the Job:
- Contribute to affiliate coaching staff by managing baseball & sport science technology and video capture at the affiliate (e.g. Trackman, Blast Motion, Edgertronic Camera, Polar, Whoop, etc.).
- During the game, depending on staff needs and Fellow’s interests:
- Assist the minor league coaching staff by managing in-game technology and video capture from the dugout;
- Sit in stands behind home plate scouting the opposing team; or
- Validate and verify the integrity of the video and data collected for analyses.
- Attend Spring Training and travel with assigned minor league team on the road
Education & Experience Required:
- Current college senior or postgraduate available to start work during Spring Training 2022
- Strong interest in and understanding of baseball/softball
- Strongly prefer prior experience working within a collegiate or professional baseball/softball organization
- College or professional playing and/or coaching experience a plus
- Proven ability to use and troubleshoot baseball or sport science technology (pairing portable trackman to an Edgertronic camera, syncing wearable technology to a mobile device, etc.)
- Familiar with and/or demonstrate the willingness to learn technology such as Blast Motion, Trackman, and video integration
- Interest in scouting and willingness to write reports, but prior scouting experience is not required
- Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently
- Proficient with computers, iPads, and other electronics
- Ability to work weekdays, nights, weekends and holidays
- Spanish fluency a plus
To Apply:
If interested, please apply using this link.
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