Trainee Race Analyst

Description

Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in content and data within sports betting, horse racing and fantasy sports. With over 400 employees, the group operates multiple award-winning brands, including Racing Post, the world’s largest horse racing affiliate, Pickswise, myracing and Free Super Tips. We partner with leading operators across the betting industry to produce and build multilingual, best-in-class digital products and content to engage and educate customers. ICS-digital, an international marketing agency including ICS-translate, also operates under the group.

Location:

Home, racecourse or office based, with occasional visits to Racing Post Floor 7, Vivo Building, South Bank Central, 30 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9LS.

Reports to:

Raceday Editor

Job Purpose/summary:

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Racing Post's Raceday team as a Race Analyst. 

Our Race Analysts are key contributors to Spotlight Sports Group's content team, responsible for delivering insightful and accurate analysis of races in Britain, Ireland and further afield. This role combines expert knowledge of form with a strong ability to interpret and describe races in a way that informs and engages audiences, all the while upholding the Racing Post's reputation for accuracy and clarity. 

By producing high-quality in-running and post-race commentary, the Race Analyst plays an essential role in maintaining the Racing Post’s reputation as a trusted source for horse racing analysis.

Key accountabilities/responsibilities:

• Writing analysis comments
• Writing in-running comments
• Taking sectional times
• Subbing analysis and in-running comments
• Training and giving feedback on Raceday tasks where required
• Adhere to media and copyright laws
• Other duties as and when required

Requirements:

• In-depth knowledge of British and Irish horse racing (other jurisdictions advantageous but not essential)
• Demonstrable skill in form analysis
• A working knowledge of handicapping principles and contemporary form analysis methods, such as sectional timing
• Ability to interpret and describe races in an insightful way
• Excellent standard of written English
• First class attention to detail
• Ability to work to strict deadlines
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Receptive to feedback and adaptable in your working methods

Benefits

We offer a range of well-being initiatives, including private medical insurance, excellent parental leave, a working globally policy, mental health support, assistance programs, and social gatherings. We also provide a pension scheme and various other benefit schemes. Plus, we all get our birthdays off work and enjoy 25 days of holiday per year, as well as the opportunity to buy 5 additional days per year and you can be flexible about when you use your public holidays.

We’ve also got you covered with life assurance and exclusive perks like the Star card and our Step Further Awards (our employee recognition program) to recognise your dedication. For those working via the hybrid model (in the office and at home) we’ve made commuting easier with our Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme.