Feature Producer - NHL

Job Description

The Storytelling and Special Projects department is responsible for developing and producing award-winning, long-form and short-form sport stories that appear across ESPN and The Walt Disney Company. They tell the stories of athletes, coaches and other sports newsmakers. Their focus on detailed journalism and creative production helps bring depth and detail to our most compelling stories to give fans a deeper, more thought-provoking look at sports.

Responsibilities:
• Produces long-form and short-form feature stories and profiles, from concept to completion across platforms for NHL on ESPN.
• Produces content for Storytelling and Special Projects team beyond hockey season.
• Generates, researches and pitches content/story ideas; determines the content, writing, editing style and storyline/narrative of features; arranges for talent, graphics, animation, equipment and crews; identifies storylines for narrative; writes script; oversees feature ''shoots''; oversees editing to achieve the desired story arc and high-end production.
• Plans and directs the work of freelance production personnel and freelance technicians during feature story productions. Ability to shoot/edit and knowledge of innovations in technology is a plus.
• Presents work for review to the responsible Coordinating Producer or Manager at regular intervals and milestones.
• Develops concepts and content for feature stories to reach viewers and increase ESPN's market penetration, streaming subscriptions, television ratings, digital viewership, and social media reach.
• Provides regular feedback and mentoring to Associate Producers and Production Assistants.
• Participates in decisions regarding the full scope of creative, content, production and cost/benefit decisions for assigned feature stories and profiles.
• Recommendations and decisions are subject to general review and are guided by the defined objectives and outcomes of assigned feature stories.
• Pushes the envelope creatively while working within confines of budget restrictions of particular piece or project.
• Works independently without Talent when necessary or desired, conducting excellent interviews and writing outstanding scripts.
• Embraces multi-platform content integration (digital/social media) and technological advances in field and post production.
• Actively maximizes cross-platform potential of feature production.

Basic Qualifications:
• Has an ability to identify, create and write compelling feature stories and profiles, executing high-end production from concept to completion.
• Has strong research, reportorial/journalistic and storytelling skills.
• Has strong communication and writing skills.
• Proven ability to supervise effectively camera crews and editors; has demonstrated high-end, cinematic production skills with shooting, editing, audio/music, etc.
• Has very good budget and resource management skills
• Minimum 5 years of progressively complex related production experience with advanced prior experience reporting and producing features.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong hockey knowledge
• Specific knowledge of television production technique used in digital and social media.
• Use of various computer programs, including video editing programs and photoshop, Microsoft Outlook, Power Point, etc

Required Education
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Education
• Bachelors Degree or related experience

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq5129-3-144-48-135-42 in your application.