Executive Director, Strategic Content and Programming Development

Job Description

Tennis Channel is the only fully-integrated media company dedicated to the sport of tennis, with a 24/7 broadcast network in the United States carried nationwide, the leading tennis website in the world, fast-growing social media channels and much more. Tennis Channel launched its first international producers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2020 and has grown to include subscription services and/or FAST channels in the UK, India and most recently, the Netherlands, with more countries to come in the future.

We are seeking the following:
• A forward looking, experienced sports media executive. (Especially related to specific peculiarities tennis tours globally)
• Who will connect all platform content development and maximization internally among all brand creators, marketers
• Will identify strategy, ideate concepts and solicit for specific potential new media platforms and distribution, marketing and monetization partners (TV, digital, OTT, Web and Social)
• Works across all key TC departments to develop prioritization, alignment and then feedback loops for said programming initiatives
• Seek new forms of content development for owned and 3rd party platforms
• All functions both US domestic and globally

Qualifications:
• Bachelors' Degree in Business
• 5-7 years' experience
• Excellent attention to detail

Tennis Channel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is a twenty-four-hour television network, online streaming service and national print magazine circulation dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

About Sinclair

Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. Also, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, our own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8zykq-18-119-139-50-42 in your application.