ESPN Now Hiring People With Integrity
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Get your resumes ready folks! I don't know if there could possibly be a funnier job title for a company ever but apparently ESPN is hiring for a position called "Senior Manager of Integrity". The position looks pretty amazing and you'd obviously have a TON of work to do at all times. Here's the description....
Responsibilities include:I kid with the title above and it's good that ESPN is hiring someone to look into these types of problems, but isn't this the EIC's job? I mean isn't that why you have online editors in the first place??? I guess Mr. King's plate is too full and they need to pay someone six figures to monitor their web content (why did I start a blog bashing Sports Media again?).
■ Overseeing a staff of managers and data researchers who make up the Integrity Team
■ Ensuring that ESPN data is always accurate in real-time, in postgame reports and in season-to-date formats
■ Hiring duties and developing testing procedures to ensure that staffers are fully capable of identifying errors in data and acting quickly to correct that data
■ Developing methods for increasing the accuracy levels of some current feeds, as well as creating process to ensure accuracy on some new data feeds that will be developed
■ Working with various technology groups to identify and develop software that helps prevent and correct errors
■ Defining projects and reducing them to a set of manageable tasks
■ Obtaining appropriate resources, including a team to perform the project work
■ Setting final goals for the project and motivating workers to complete the project on time
■ Informing all stakeholders of progress on a regular basis
■ Assessing risks to projects and mitigating them
■ Adapting to change during the term of the project
■ Handling other related duties as necessary
ESPN is Hiring: “Senior Manager Integrity” (The Big Lead)
(Thanks to Odessa Steps for sending the link along)
Update: Got some information to clarify the job, and apparently it's a completely different entity from the .Com content. It's specifically for stats and actually seems like an excellent job. Sorry Mr. King.
7 Comments:
You shouldn't be, chris byrne, it's pretty damn hard to find people with integrity these days. Especially in Bristol.
is funnier even a word?
Thanks for your concern Sam. Yes it actually is....it used to not be put Webster added it awhile back.
Would "more funny" have been better for you? I can change it if you like....I'm here for you.
haha...just wondering thats all.
One of the bennies would be that you get to take a nice pic of your junk and you're then able to show it to cute interns.
What a killer bennie!
Job #1 for ESPN's Senior Manager of Integrity...Hire as many earring wearing, english language butchering black men as possible.
You know...to keep it real!
This job has been advertised for at least the past month. I am surprised they have not filled it yet.