Subject Matter Expert (Sports) Job at TransPerfect, Chicago, IL

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  • TransPerfect
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Job description

Work Location: Anywhere within the US (Remote)
Engagement Model: Freelancer / Independent Contractor
Weekly Workload: up to 40 hours per week
Required Experience: Professional experience as a sports journalist commentator analyst coach or former athlete.
Start Date: ASAP

Subject Matter Expert (Sports)

DataForce by TransPerfect is seeking experienced Sports Subject Matter Experts with deep expertise in soccer cricket football baseball basketball or Formula 1 to support the development of next-generation AI technologies in the sports domain. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects that combine sports knowledge tactical insight and professional analysis with advanced AI model design training and evaluation.

Ideal candidates bring a strong background in sport-specific expertise through journalism on-air commentary analytics coaching or firsthand competitive experience. Your domain expertise will directly guide the construction of sports-aware AI systems from data curation to evaluation frameworks.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Generate review and validate high-quality sports data for AI training.

  • Support the design of sports-aware AI architectures ensuring the models reflect realistic gameplay strategic reasoning and professional insight.

  • Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy contextual relevance rule compliance and analytical quality.

  • Provide expert feedback on model performance and domain-specific nuances.

  • Assist in building benchmark datasets to measure AI competence across different sports.

Job requirements

Requirements:

  • 5 years of professional experience as sports journalist commentator analyst coach or former athlete.

  • Ability to explain complex scenarios tactics and rule interpretations clearly.

  • Interest in AI/ML sports analytics or data-driven performance evaluation.

  • Excellent analytical and communication skills.

  • Previous experience in AI machine learning or computational research projects (preferred).

DataForce by TransPerfect is part of the TransPerfect family of companies the worlds largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business with offices in more than 100 cities worldwide. We offer high-quality data for Human-Machine Interaction to some of the most prestigious technology companies in the world. Our department focuses on gathering enriching and processing data for Machine Learning in different AI domains.

To learn more about DataForce please visit us at more information on the TransPerfect Family of Companies please visit our website at

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