Programming Coordinator

The Programming Coordinator supports the Programming teams on the day-to-day scheduling, management of content and partner relationships. The Coordinator supports all content related planning, operational and technical related processes, and coordinates across business units as needed. The Coordinator contributes to the content strategy workflows to maximize audience growth, viewership, value, and revenue.

The role works with Major League Baseball (and other sports as assigned) across linear and Direct-to-Consumer, including serving as a day-to-day partner for MLB and internal stakeholders. 

The right person for this role is a self-starter, eager to learn, well-versed in the streaming media ecosystem and experienced in navigating cross-functional relationships within and outside of an organization. This person has exceptional communication and organizational skills and can work across stakeholders to build consensus around strategies and opportunities. This person will also have knowledge and interest in direct-to-consumer technology, sports rights, and programming. This person thinks big, learns quickly, and approaches everything with enthusiasm. Finally, this person has an interest in adapting to our ever-changing industry, and similarly, the candidate should expect that this role and its day-to-day responsibilities may also change to adapt to the needs of the team, specific initiatives, launches, and more. If you are passionate about crafting and executing ideas that will continue the transformation of our media landscape, then this is a phenomenal role for you.

Responsibilities:

• Work with team management to assist strategic scheduling of all assigned programming (Live and VOD), including the creation and maintenance of sport or program-specific schedules.
• Handle Content Scheduler work for assigned sport categories, including viewership, scheduling, etc.
• Help facilitate internal collaboration with multiple departments including Operations, Transmission, Platform Distribution, Technology, Editorial, Product and Marketing.
• Ensure timely and effective communication of programming information across departments as needed.
• Build well-organized presentations, including to senior leadership, explaining complex situations clearly and simply.
• Work as a member of the Programming Department at large to contribute to the overall scheduling strategy for the company across platforms. Proactively contribute innovative ideas to continue to grow the business.
• Manage long-term and ad-hoc projects to support the broader strategy of the team and ESPN overall.
• Expand and strengthen relationships with key partners to drive mutual growth and success.
• Champion new and innovative approaches, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Proactively contribute innovative ideas to continue to grow our businesses.

Required Qualifications:

• Proficient computer skills, emphasis on Microsoft Office and Google suite
• Practiced user of new media platforms
• General knowledge of the sports media and streaming industries
• Basic knowledge and passion for emerging competitive digital video products and platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the capability to interact across levels and support decision-making
• Highly organized and efficient person. Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate, high-quality work
• Motivated to work in a complex and high energy environment
• High level of curiosity and self-motivation in digging deeper into data/trends and driving impactful insights
• Proactive by nature and comfortability with problem-solving and navigating through ambiguity
• Highly collaborative with a team-first attitude
• Effectively manage multiple demands for self and others
• Quickly adapt to new technologies and thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of experience in the sports media industry, direct-to-consumer, television programming, and/or sports league/team/college conference environment
• Strong overall sports knowledge 
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical abilities
• High level of partner management and interpersonal skills
• Strong working knowledge of ESPN’s digital platforms, as well as knowledge of content scheduler and/or Media Central
• General familiarity with reading and comprehending legal contracts
• General familiarity with media and footage rights
• Strong presentation skills

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree

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