Coordinating Producer, Sports

Job Description

DESCRIPTION:

Role Details:

The Coordinating Producer will be responsible for leading and executing the editorial vision for CBS Sports HQ programming. The CP will also be responsible for handling all resources to present the best on-air product. Other responsibilities will include booking, scheduling, managing, and assisting the overall production; working with staff and freelance crew to communicate creative and editorial content/strategies on specific projects; and assisting on production projects as needed. The Coordinating Producer will work with the assignment desk, producers and production staff to prioritize breaking sports news coverage.

Your Day-to-Day:
• Uses exemplary sports knowledge, fantasy and gambling knowledge and judgement to determine the agenda, concepts, and content of assigned shows.
• Directs the research with sports information to obtain materials necessary for the production of the assigned shows.
• Coordinates with the on-air team to write accurate and informative stories and content.
• Participates in or develops concepts and content for assigned shows to reach viewers in order to increase CBS Sports HQ market penetration, ratings and viewership.
• Determines the content and focus of each assigned show including the stories comprising the program. Identifies and follows up on emerging stories and breaking news.
• Adjusts program content to accommodate breaking news situations, interprets breaking news, and translates it into program content.
• Oversees Producers in assigning sports programs independently with occasional guidance from Senior Coordinating Producer.
• Pre-production responsibilities include directing production arrangements for assigned studio telecasts; establishing production schedules up to and through the event; establishing the format and sequence of events for the live shows; overseeing and controlling the flow of production assets for assigned productions.
• In-studio management including leading moment-to-moment editorial direction of the content of each assigned show with regards to content, storylines, graphic content, and commentator information.
• Overseas staff - performance, staffing schedules, etc.
• Accountable for the full scope of the assigned digital media productions, which requires independent judgement and leadership.

Key Projects:
• Focus on delivering exceptional daily video content efforts for CBS Sports HQ.
• Interacting and connecting teams across programming, post production, graphics and studio production to ensure proficiency in workflow and production timelines that result in successful shows on CBS Sports HQ.
• Works with management to ensure compliance with rights' structure and provide promotional direction for initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

What you bring to the team:

You have -
• 8+ years in a Sports related field. Extensive experience in a progressively complex related digital media, studio or related production experience.
• Experienced level of sports knowledge, including gambling and fantasy spaces.
• 5 years of experience managing, supervising or as a lead producer for a production unit.
• Strong knowledge of digital video production related techniques and systems.
• Has an established ability to create and write compelling sports news stories; generates and executes story ideas from concept to execution.
• Has established mastery of the sports production processes and the ability to produce assigned sports segments in highly stressful environments.
• Has strong news judgement and experience with real-time sports productions and graphics.
• Undergraduate college degree in Communications or equivalent.

You might also have -
• Good understanding of market positioning within the sports digital space and strategies.

FUNCTION: Streaming

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpkpk4-3-135-246-193-42 in your application.