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Mexico City, Mexico (Remote)

Sports Schedule Editor

4 Weeks ago • All levels • Broadcast • Editorial

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The Sports Schedule Editor at Gracenote (a Nielsen company) is responsible for maintaining and updating TV schedules and database information for sports channels across satellite, cable, and pay-per-view platforms. This involves researching, confirming, and compiling missing or inaccurate information about sports competitions, ensuring data accuracy across multiple languages for various clients, including international sports federations and national governing bodies. The role requires meticulous attention to detail, excellent research skills, and strong written and spoken English and Spanish skills. Responsibilities include editing and maintaining database information, ensuring timely delivery of accurate information, building relationships with programming providers, and researching comprehensive competition details (teams, athletes, venues, etc.). The role operates within a 24/7 environment, requiring evening and weekend shifts.

Must have:

Edit and maintain sports TV schedules
Research and confirm competition data
Ensure data accuracy in database
Excellent English & Spanish skills
Strong research and communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Good to have:

Journalism, editing, or translation experience
Knowledge of sports events

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Overview:

Gracenote is the top provider of entertainment information, creating industry-leading databases of TV, movie, and music metadata for entertainment guides, applications and in-car entertainment.

We are the leading supplier of TV and Movie entertainment data. We supply data to leading entertainment platforms and devices.

We are currently looking for a Sports Schedule Editor to join our Content team.

About The Role:

The Gracenote Sports Content team keeps track of 3,000 leagues across 200 different sports. This data is delivered in multiple languages to media clients, international sports federations, and national sports governing bodies. Our sports data can also be seen on smart TVs and in Automobiles.

Responsibilities:

• Edit and maintain TV schedules and database information for satellite, cable, and pay-per-view channels for sports channels.

• Research, confirm, and compile missing or inaccurate information about sports competitions.

• Maintain accurate information in the database and update outdated content.

• Ensure the accuracy of database information.

• Ensure timely delivery of accurate and reliable information.

• Initiate and maintain effective relationships with programming information providers and channels.

• Research and complete information such as participating teams or athletes, competition name and venue, and other relevant data.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Graduate in any field.

• Knowledge or experience writing about sports events.

• Strong Knowledge of Spanish & English grammer: Excellent written and spoken English skills.

• Experience in journalism, editing, or translations will be considered a plus

• Working knowledge of MS Office and/or G-SuitesGood internet research abilities.A quality-focused individual with a high level of attention to detail.

• Able to work in a self-directed and fast-paced environment.

• Ready to work in a 24/7 operation, including evening and weekend shifts.

• Be organized and possess the ability to set priorities.

• Inquisitive and learning attitude.

• Logical thought process.

• Must live in the Mexico City surrounding area with the ability to commute to the office. The role is remote, however, if offered the role you will be required to attend a 2-day onsite orientation & onboarding.

The Ideal Candidate Is/Has:

• Able to deal with stress and time pressure, and able to make quick decisions.

• Able to identify reliable, accurate data from sources.

• Solid communication and time-management skills required

• Has excellent computer skills

• Has excellent written and verbal English skills.

• Quality-focused individuals with a high level of attention to detail.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

Gracenote, a Nielsen company, provides music, video, and sports content along with technologies to the world's hottest entertainment products and brands, which is also a global standard for music and video recognition which is supported by the largest source of entertainment data. Gracenote features descriptions of more than 200 million tracks, TV listings for 85+ countries, and statistics from 4,500 sports leagues and competitions.

ABOUT NIELSEN

By connecting clients to audiences, we fuel the media industry with the most accurate understanding of what people listen to and watch. To discover what audiences love, we measure across all channels and platforms⁠—from podcasts to streaming TV to social media. And when companies and advertisers are truly connected to their audiences, they can see the most important opportunities and accelerate growth.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

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