Producer Basketball Originals
Producer Basketball Originals
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$ 90000 - 110000
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Title: Producer Basketball Originals
Reporting to: Executive Producer Basketball Originals
Classification: Fulltimeemployee
Location: Hybrid in New York NY
Compensation: $90000 $110000 annualbase compensation
Company Summary:
Wave Sports Entertainment (Wave) is the leader in sports storytelling for the next generation reaching more than 130 million highly engaged followers globally. Waves awardwinning original programming is led by some of the most popular athletes and personalities in sports media including the hit digital series New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce Podcast P with Paul George 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony and Straight to Cam with Cameron Brink and Sydel CurryLee dishing out entertaining commentary unique perspectives expert analysis and behindthescenes stories about the players and events that are shaping the world of sports. Wave also holds partnerships with 100 rights holders and sports properties providing alwayson programming to followers of the internets largest and most engaged social communities.
Role Summary:
Wave is seeking a Producer to join the Wave Originals content team. Overseeing the weekly development preproduction production onset management of talent and crew postproduction and delivery of full episodes shorts and custom branded content for Wave Basketball Originals shows.
Responsibilities:
Development
- Leading research for timely news segments through outreach to contributors and ensuring clearance approvals.
- Leading the research on preshow packets for potential guests to aid in the development of the rundown.
- Brainstorming ideating pitching and developing concepts talent opportunities and show beats on a weekly basis for the show.
- Communicating collaborating and ensuring approvals on concepts and show rundowns with all stakeholders prior to greenlighting and shooting.
- Collaborating with the sales team to manage track and produce ad reads drafting editorial and promotional copy for each show to ensure seamless integration within episodes.
PreProduction
- Creation of the Show Rundown week over week.
- Creating and managing the production schedule.
- Supporting the booking rescheduling and coordination of talent and guests for weekly shows.
- Managing the shows slate.
- Supporting and leading preproduction planning meetings with talent crew and stakeholders as needed.
Production
- Managing instudio production the set crew and vendors on days.
- Executing the show concepts while ensuring quality and consistency in tone branding messaging and content goals for each episode and throughout the season.
- Virtually managing production on days via Riverside when the is fully remote.
- Manage recording logistics including supporting the setup and technical settings of recording software.
- Directing and managing onscreen talent.
- Communicating schedule changes to stakeholders and rescheduling all talent crew and necessary partners for alternate days.
- Problemsolving and refining systems as needed to ensure that productions are executed on time and within budget.
- Producing show extensions including but not limited to episodes filmed on location for events additional content and branded content with travel as needed.
- Ensuring all files are uploaded and confirming with the post team that they have the files after each episodes taping.
PostProduction
- Leading posttaping production social and postproduction debrief meetings.
- Providing story and edit notes on up to three rounds of cuts before locking the final episode.
- Ideating and selecting images and assets for cutdowns of supplemental content derived from hero episodes.
- Ensuring that show assets are sourced and procured including submitting tickets for graphics and thumbnails.
- Overseeing the programming and publishing of cutdowns and full episodes for YouTube and podcast channels daily.
- Creating compelling HED/DEK titles for YouTube and audio platforms and drafting timecodes for YouTube Shorts.
- Ensuring quality control of all episodes and content prior to publishing and verifying that all brand content assets are correct.
- Ability to package for upload if needed.
Additional Responsibilities Touch points
- This role must be based in NYC attend physical production shoots in the NYC studio as well as travel for production activations as needed.
- Weekly meetings will focus on forward planning and postmortem discussions of the previous week.
- Additional responsibilities will be updated as they pertain to this role as determined by the EP.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years producing compelling digital content podcasts and talk shows.
- A highly creative storyteller. Able to write produce manage and execute projects from start to finish in a fastpaced newsroom environment.
- Proactive with the ability to anticipate obstacles and problem solve under pressure.
- Strong experience organizing production workflows assets and talent schedules.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong understanding of digital media trends and how audiences consume content across platforms with a focus on YouTube and social first content.
- Strong experience working cross functionally with external teams and stakeholders to communicate and negotiate project needs and move initiatives forward.
- Experienced in executing content for sales initiatives custom branded content on location shoots and event activations.
- Highly skilled in managing multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong physical production knowledge is a plus.
Waves 5 Core Company Values
- Simplify and Get It Done
- Master Your Craft
- Practice Hospitality
- Be Direct
- Fearlessly Pursue New Ideas
We strive to hire individuals who embody these principles as they are key to our success. This role plays a vital part in nurturing a culture that supports our fastgrowing adaptive and industryleading team. If youre someone who thrives on freedom and responsibility and is excited by a dynamic and fastpaced environment this could be the perfect opportunity for you. However its important to note that this role may not be the best fit for those who prefer a slowerpaced or lowerpressure setting.
Pay Transparency Benefits
At Wave were transparent from the getgowe want our candidates to know as much about us as possible even before applying. Were excited about our candidates and want them to feel the same about us!
This role is a fulltime position with a base salary range of $90000 $110000/year and may be eligible for an annual bonus and equity. Actual salary at the time of offer may vary based on multiple factors including an individuals experience level and qualifications. We believe in investing the very best in our employees so in addition to the base salary for this role all eligible fulltime employees at Wave receive:
- Unlimited paid time off and 11 paid holidays
- 100 companypaid premiums for Employee medical dental vision and life insurance coverage
- Flexbenefit options (FSA HSA)
- Company sponsored 401(k) plan
- Stock options
- Paid Parental Leave
- Monthly Phone/Internet Reimbursement
Physical Requirements Work Environment
- Capacity to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery and hardware.
- The ability to communicate and exchange information clearly and accurately.
- Work is sedentary and involves sitting for the majority of work hours.
- Able to work fulltime MF and nights and weekends as needed.
- The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and work is performed in a business office environment.
- The worker may be exposed to variable lighting conditions (brightness or darkness) and noise during production when in the office.
At Wave Sports Entertainment we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ethnicity ancestry religion national origin gender sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age citizenship marital or parental status disability veteran status victims of any qualifying act of violence or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equalopportunity workplace.
We are a Bullpen Sports Network Inc. affiliate company
Direct Applicants Only
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
