Executive Producer - 2400 Sports

Job Description

Overview

Audacy is hiring an Executive Producer to lead day-to-day operations at 2400Sports, the newest podcast studio in Audacy's award-winning digital audio portfolio.

You're PERFECT for this role if:
• You love sports as much as you love podcasts
• You are an entrepreneurial operator who loves to build things
• You have experience working across a large media company to get big things done

You'll be able to tap into our industry-leading sports assets including:
• More than 40 sports radio stations all across the top US markets
• Over 70 flagship relationships with Professional and Division 1 College teams
• Oh, have you heard? We're also the OFFICIAL PODCAST PARTNER of Major League Baseball
• We have a highly engaged audience of over 40 million sports fans across broadcast and digital platforms each month

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• In this role, you will oversee all production and content operations for all 2400Sports podcasts.
• You'll partner with producers and talent inside and outside of the company to develop slates of new podcasts for sports fans across the country and around the world.
• You will accel at developing new and creative ways to produce shows, both with teams you build, and resources you leverage across Audacy's portfolio of brands, talent, partnerships, and studios in each of the top markets in the US.
• With your passion for many different types of shows, from talk and interview, to news, to narrative, to new formats that you and your teams will create; you will develop ways to drive scale, through big, hit podcasts, and by developing networks around topics both mainstream and niche.
• You will leverage Audacy's central podcast sales, operations and marketing organization so that you can focus on what you do best – creating great podcast content, at scale, for sports fans, and building and motivating great creative and production teams to do their best work.

Qualifications

More About You:

Required & Preferred:
• 5+ years in audio production, with direct experience in podcasts specifically, and sports content generally
• Track record of developing and launching shows that are commercially successful
• History of managing budgets, and regularly exceeding expectations
• An ability to think differently and creatively about production models and methods to drive scale while maintain quality
• Experience independently leading multiple teams and shows creatively all the way from development, to launch, to series completion
• Experience working with talent and hosts of various backgrounds
• Leadership experience mentoring and motivating staff at all skill levels, and teaching all aspects of production as needed
• Demonstrated success working in matrixed environment, motivating teams that don't report directly to you
• A great communicator, both inside and outside of the company

Vaccination Requirements

To help promote and ensure the safety of all of our employees and the communities we serve, we require all incoming employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination, which will be kept confidential. If you are not vaccinated, or partially vaccinated currently, but willing to become fully vaccinated, we invite you to still apply.

Audacy is committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all and we recognize that some individuals may have a sincerely held religious belief as it pertains to the practice of immunization or a medical disability which may prevent them from becoming vaccinated. Individuals who cannot be fully vaccinated due to a sincere religious belief or medical disability may request an accommodation. We request that you refrain from discussing religious beliefs or medical conditions during the interview process. If you believe you need an accommodation, you will have an opportunity to submit your request during the interview process. All requests for accommodation will remain confidential and reviewed by selected individuals within the HR department. We cannot guarantee that all requests for accommodation will be granted. Please refer to our EEO policy and statement below.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:
- In this role, you will oversee all production and content operations for all 2400Sports podcasts.
- You'll partner with producers and talent inside and outside of the company to develop slates of new podcasts for sports fans across the country and around the world.
- You will accel at developing new and creative ways to produce shows, both with teams you build, and resources you leverage across Audacy's portfolio of brands, talent, partnerships, and studios in each of the top markets in the US.
- With your passion for many different types of shows, from talk and interview, to news, to narrative, to new formats that you and your teams will create; you will develop ways to drive scale, through big, hit podcasts, and by developing networks around topics both mainstream and niche.
- You will leverage Audacy's central podcast sales, operations and marketing organization so that you can focus on what you do best – creating great podcast content, at scale, for sports fans, and building and motivating great creative and production teams to do their best work.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7n3qq-3-145-88-130-42 in your application.