Programming Coordinator

Job Description

Programming Coordinator (Digital)

The Programming Coordinator supports the ESPN Digital Programming team on the day-to-day scheduling of live event content on ESPN+ and ESPN3 with an emphasis on college sports; as well as schedules all Digital Social content on @ESPN. They will contribute to the strategic planning of all event based content within ESPN's digital platforms to maximize viewership and revenue; work collaboratively across all ESPN departments and with external rights holders to fulfill contracts and achieve established company/team priorities and goals.

Responsibilities:
• Work with conference and school partners to schedule collegiate content on the event- based networks (ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+ and ACCN Extra); maintain those schedules during the academic year and find efficiencies in the process
• Work with internal programming partners and external rights holders to develop strategic programming schedule plans and ensure accuracy (day, date, time, title, description) of assigned category schedules.
• Handle all Content Scheduler related tasks for assigned sports properties, including viewership and engagement metrics, scheduling, meta data, etc.
• Schedule Digital Social content on the unauthenticated @ESPN platform
• Quality Control of all programming metadata that drives the curation of content within the ESPN app
• Work with Product and Technology teams on the impact of ESPN app updates to program scheduling
• Manage and/or acquire other misc. sport properties which will allow for deeper acquisitions and external rights holder interaction
• Serve as an integral member of the Programming Department at large to contribute to the overall content and scheduling strategy for the company across all products and platforms
• Proactively contribute innovative ideas to continue to grow our business

Basic Qualifications:
• One year of experience in a professional work setting
• Strong overall sports knowledge
• Proficient computer skills, emphasis on Microsoft Office suite and current social media platforms
• General knowledge of the sports media industry
• Strong communication skills. Highly organized and efficient person.

Preferred Qualifications:
• One year of work experience in the sports media industry, television programming and/or professional or college sports
• General familiarity with reading and comprehending legal contracts
• General familiarity with media and footage rights
• General familiarity with TV and digital audience measurement
• Interest in the digital media landscape (e.g., social, GIFs, OTT, DTC, etc.)
• Knowledge of NCS or Content Scheduler systems a plus

Required Education
• Bachelor's Degree in communications, journalism, business, sports management or a related field.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d913mk-18-191-171-235-42 in your application.