Assistant, Player Development

Title: Assistant, Player Development
Department: Player Development
Reports to: Assistant Director, Player Development & Coordinator, Player Development
Status: Full-Time Salary Non-Exempt

Position Overview:
The Philadelphia Phillies are seeking passionate and knowledgeable applicants who will work closely with the Assistant Director, PD and the Coordinator, PD as well as various stakeholders in the Player Development department. The position will be based out of Clearwater, FL. A strong candidate will provide a diverse perspective and administrative support to our PD group. This position will offer opportunities to contribute throughout the many facets of the PD department.

Responsibilities:

•  Prepare tools, reports and other resources to distribute information throughout PD
• Knowledge of and competency with minor league transaction and contract processes using MLB’s online portal
• Coordinate internal and MLB projects including but not limited to updating newly implemented MiLB Hub as well as overseeing various staff requests, surveys, lists and reporting
• Assist in Minor League roster management, player moves logistics and communication throughout the PD system
• Manage onboarding and offboarding procedures for PD players and staff
• Manage communication, data and personnel platforms throughout PD for players and staff
• Oversee distribution of minor league and winter ball game reports to organizational personnel
• Serve as point person between player development front office and PHI major league social media team to promote our minor league system

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Strong foundational baseball knowledge
• Proficiency in Google Sheets and other Google Editors Suite tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Rigorous attention to detail
• Proven ability to learn quickly and work as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with minor league transactions and rules
• Previous experience working in a professional baseball environment
• Familiarity with SQL and/or experience with other programming languages (e.g. R, Python)
• Ability to communicate in Spanish

Interested applicants should submit both their resume and answers to the following questions (Please limit each response to 300 words):

• Identify one pitcher and one position player in the Phillies system not ranked in the team’s MLB.com Top 30 Prospects List that you feel would be the next up to be added and why?
• Describe a baseball-related problem or question that you'd be keen to solve. What interests you about this particular problem or question? How would you approach this?

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.