Content Producer

The Content Producer is responsible for creative development, preparation, and production of a wide range of sports content, including segments, highlights, teases & bumps, and other content from start to finish for air to reach viewers and increase ESPN’s market penetration, rating and viewership across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities:

• In coordination with the assigned senior production staff (e.g. Producer, Coordinating Producers), identifies and develops content that interprets, enhances and reinforces the concepts of sports content to tell stories.
• Oversees production of content from start to finish, including:
  • Leading a team of production staff (e.g. APs, CAs, PAs) to conceive of, plan and execute the production of highlights, teases, bumps, segments, etc. 
  • Using mastery of sports knowledge, creativity and news judgment to research, generate, select & pitch concepts and content ideas.
  • Evaluating & influencing the style and story lines of content. Guides staff in topic selection, highlight development, writing, sound & shot selection.
  • Coordinating with the production staff to write accurate and informative content (e.g. teases & bumps, shot sheets, scripts).
  • Overseeing & influencing editing associated with the content to ensure desired story line and pacing.
  • Arranging and scheduling content components (e.g. talent, graphics, animations, and edit time).
  • Coordinating with technical staff to maximize the technical process & tools with which content is created and delivered to fans across multiple platforms to best tell a story.
  • Adjusting content to accommodate breaking news situations and changing storylines.
  • Providing final review of content to ensure quality and accuracy.

Leadership responsibilities:

• Effectively maintaining leadership in a group environment; maintains professional relationships within the production staff to ensure professionalism, teamwork and objective reporting.
• Overseeing direct reports, solicits & delivers feedback in a timely manner.
• Training, coaching, and developing mentors' production staff on idea generation, communication, edit room performance, and overall quality & accuracy of content production.
• Including a diverse set of viewpoints and experiences through the planning and execution of content.
• May occasionally produce entire programs with guidance from the responsible leader (e.g. Producer, Coordinating Producer, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5-years of progressively complex production experience with an emphasis on sports content.
• Solid ability to interpret sports stories and to create and assemble compelling content to support the concept of the story.
• Strong knowledge of real-time sports production processes and working knowledge of equipment and all relevant technologies used to carry out a broad range of assignments.
• Must have detailed knowledge of what “works” across multiple platforms and what is realistic to accomplish in time allotted.
• Good editorial judgement.
• Good understanding of people supervision, the development of teams and leadership skills.
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.
• Good content interpretation skills related to sporting events.
• Good appreciation of popular culture and understands the tastes of ESPN’s consumers.
• Good understanding of ESPN’s market positioning and strategies.
• Has an established knowledge of sports and sports history.
• Strong working knowledge of production workflows.
• Availability to work nights/weekends/holidays as required.

Required Education:

High School Diploma

Preferred Education:

Bachelor’s Degree

Additional Information: (i.e. physical requirements, holiday, nights, weekend shifts, etc.)

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