Content Producer

Company: ESPN
Location: Bristol
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

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 DiplomaPreferred Education:Bachelor's DegreeAdditional Information: (i.e. physical requirements, holiday, nights, weekend shifts, etc.)#ESPNMedia

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