N

Nielsen

Global audience measurement and data analytics

Football Live Data Operator

Part-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Entry
Utrecht, Netherlands
HybridTraining and work are at the Utrecht office; some shifts may also be worked from home.
Clerical & Data EntryData Entry

About the job

Requirements
  • Be available at least on Saturdays and potentially Sundays; availability on weekday evenings is preferred.
  • Live near Utrecht and be willing to work at the employer's office in central Utrecht, with shifts that may run until midnight and a practical means of getting home.
  • Be able to attend training and work at the office.
  • Work quickly with computers, have a sharp eye, and possess excellent football knowledge.
  • For shifts worked from home, optionally have a suitable home workspace with two screens and a stable internet connection.
Responsibilities
  • Enter goals, shots, cards, substitutions, corners, offsides, fouls, and other match events for football competitions and tournaments.
  • Review live television footage and enter detailed football data into the database during matches.
  • Work with a colleague to deliver detailed football data to clients as quickly as possible.
  • Analyze typically two matches during a weekend shift and one match during a weekday evening shift.

About the company

Nielsen measures audience data for media across TV, digital, audio, and streaming, providing subscriptions to datasets and analytics for industry players. Its products include cross‑platform ratings, media planning, and marketing optimization insights drawn from a global data network. Gracenote is part of its offerings, expanding content identification and metadata services. Nielsen’s goal is to help customers understand how people consume media and use that information to optimize content, advertising, and business decisions.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$5.2B

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1963

Get referred to Nielsen

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The DoubleVerify acquisition closes Q1 2027 and expands Nielsen into verified media delivery.
  • Ad Intel AI integrates through MCP, embedding Nielsen into client workflows immediately.
  • Nielsen still controls national radio ratings, preserving indispensable currency power in advertising.

What critics are saying

  • The Second Circuit affirmed a July 2026 injunction against Nielsen’s radio Network Policy.
  • Delaware magistrate judge recommended dismissing Nielsen’s VideoAmp patent case in February 2026.
  • DoubleVerify financing adds debt and equity strain before a Q1 2027 close.

What makes Nielsen unique

  • Nielsen’s August 2026 DoubleVerify deal unites audience measurement with media verification.
  • Ad Intel AI monitors 5.5 million brands across 23 media types in 90 markets.
  • Gracenote’s person-verified data anchors Nielsen’s pitch against hallucinating AI tools.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Seeking Alpha
Aug 6th, 2026
Nielsen to acquire DoubleVerify for $2.15B in all-cash deal at $13.60 per share

DoubleVerify has agreed to be acquired by Nielsen in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.15 billion. DoubleVerify shareholders will receive $13.60 per share in cash, representing a 30% premium to the 60-day volume-weighted average price as of 5 August 2026.

PR Newswire
Jul 27th, 2026
Nielsen launches Ad Intel AI, transforming fragmented ad data across 5.5M brands into real-time intelligence

Nielsen has launched Ad Intel AI, an AI-powered platform that transforms fragmented advertising data into real-time media intelligence. The product monitors 5.5 million brands and 4.6 million advertisers across 23 media types in over 90 international markets. Ad Intel AI shifts from traditional reporting to intelligent decision-making, focusing on competitor strategy, spend, creative, and market opportunities. The platform provides unified cross-media intelligence and can integrate directly into clients' workflows through the Model Context Protocol. Nielsen's AI advantage stems from decades of person-verified data on human behaviour. The company uses purpose-built data transformers and panel-based validation to ensure accuracy. A recent Gracenote study found that ungrounded large language models fabricate details for nearly one in five film and TV titles tested. This launch represents the first phase of Nielsen's evolution towards AI-powered decision-making across the advertising ecosystem.

Nielsen
Jan 22nd, 2026
Nielsen Announces Pricing of Upsized $1.5 Billion Offering of Senior Secured Notes by its Affiliate

New York, NY – January 21, 2026 – Neptune BidCo US Inc. (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), an...

StreetInsider
Nov 5th, 2025
Nielsen Announces Pricing of Upsized $1.2 Billion Offering of Senior Secured Notes by its Affiliate

NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --...

Carlyle
Apr 5th, 2023
Nielsen to Acquire Telephia, Inc., The Leading Source of Consumer Research for The Telecom and Mobile Media Markets; Transaction To Accelerate Independent Measurement and Analysis of Media and Data Content on Mobile Devices | Carlyle

New York and San Francisco – The Nielsen Company today announced an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based Telephia, Inc., the leading provider of syndicated consumer research to the telecom and mobile media markets. This transaction will accelerate Nielsen’s strategy of providing clients worldwide with the most accurate measurement and analysis of consumer behavior and media use across all platforms.Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the third quarter, were not disclosed.