[wplug-jobs] Needs a Hacker Mentality.......

Adolph Santorine adolph at schedulestar.com
Tue Dec 30 18:53:25 EST 2008


Data collection/parsing specialist:

Job description:

Responsible for obtaining, merging, formating, and validating school,
team, affiliation, schedule, score, and bracket data for high school
athletics.  Will use existing tools and write software to leverage
ability to collect data on a large scale by integrating web resources
with existing databases.  Will perform consistency
checks, validate data accuracy, and resolve discrepancies.

Skills:
Proficiency in web search/crawls, spreadsheet/text manipulation, and
database design and usage (e.g. sql, access).   Should be comfortable
with unix based retrieval and parsing tools e.g.  wget, awk, sed, cat,
grep, and be able to write software in bash and some other language
e.g. perl, C++, python.

General profile:
Needs a hacker mentality, since some websites are difficult to crawl
and extract useful data from.  May need to react to cookies, ip
blocking, obfuscation, etc.  Must be a skilled programmer, but does
not necessarily need a fancy degree to prove it.  Must pay attention  
to detail,
constantly checking that the collected data is accurate.  Must embrace
automation, and not resort to hand entry except when absolutely
necessary.  We need a quick learner who can figure out what he doesn't
know and always be looking for better (more efficient) ways to do
things.


Other Knowledge:

Would be helpful to know if a Football is stuffed or pumped, but it's  
not necessary. Ditto for a bunch of other sports.

The Company:

Schedule Star and HighSchoolSports.net are the number one High School  
Athletics sites. We are part of Gannett (That's USA Today) and are  
headquartered in Wheeling, WV.

We are a TOP 15 sports site. Number one in our category, and no one is  
close.

Compensation:

It's a good gig. Health Insurance. Dental. 401K with a match.


Co-Workers:

About 60 of us. We are completely eclectic. Bring your individuality  
and creativity.


What we don't have and don't tolerate:

Mediocrity. Management. Morons. You have to be top shelf and  
motivated, or the team will run you off.


Start Date:

Yesterday would be nice, but we won't be sacrificing quality or  
"esprit de corps". This is a right person, right job, right company  
kind of match.

I won't hire the wrong person to get a body in here. That's what  
consultants are for, and if I wanted one of them I would have already  
contracted for them.


Yeah, I'm the fat man in the corner office. But we don't have offices,  
so it's a very different kind of place.

Do you have what it takes to be on the NUMBER ONE TEAM in High School  
athletics information?

Send me your stuff. I look forward to it.


Adolph Santorine
Head Coach
President/CEO
adolph at schedulestar.com

Business, like Sports, is about RESULTS, not excuses!


http://www.ScheduleStar.com
http://www.HighSchoolSports.net

Telephone: 304-217-2500
Direct Line: 304-217-2501
Telecopier: 304-217-2525

1145 Market Street
Wheeling, WV 26003

Schedule Star is a

media property

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