International Content Producer

This is a Full Time Job

The Content Producer is responsible for the creative development, preparation, and production of a wide range of sports content-including segments, highlights, teases & bumps, features, live event integrations, studio content, and more-from concept to execution. This role plays a key part in driving ESPN's market penetration, ratings, and viewership across multiple platforms and regions, with a particular focus on soccer coverage across domestic and international leagues, tournaments, and storylines.

Responsibilities:
• In coordination with senior production staff (Producers/CPs), identifies and develops compelling sports content that enhances storytelling and viewer engagement.
• Leads a team of production staff (CPs, APs, CAs, PAs) to conceive, plan, and execute content, including highlights, teases, bumps, segments, and live event integrations.
• Uses deep sports knowledge-especially in global and domestic soccer-to research, generate, select, and pitch content ideas.
• Oversees the editorial direction and production of soccer-related content, including match previews, post-game analysis, player features, and tournament coverage.
• Guides staff in topic selection, highlight development, writing, sound & shot selection, and graphic integration.
• Oversees editing to ensure pacing, storyline clarity, and proper use of language and localization where applicable.
• Requests necessary content components (graphics, animations, edit time) and adjusts content for breaking news or evolving storylines.
• Provides final review of content to ensure quality, accuracy, and alignment with ESPN standards.
• Oversees multi-lingual voiceovers for live and taped soccer content, ensuring cultural relevance and accuracy.

Basic Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively complex production experience with an emphasis on sports content.
• Solid ability to interpret sports stories and to create and assemble compelling content to support the concept of the story.
• Strong knowledge of real-time sports production processes and working knowledge of equipment and all relevant technologies used to carry out a broad range of assignments.
• Must have detailed knowledge of what ''works'' across multiple platforms and what is realistic to accomplish in the time allotted.
• Strong knowledge of International and US-based sports
• Solid understanding of a multi-cultural audience and its habits
• Good editorial judgement
• Good understanding of people supervision, the development of teams, and leadership skills
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Good appreciation of popular culture, and understands the tastes of ESPN's consumers
• Good understanding of ESPN's market positioning and strategies
• Strong working knowledge of production workflows
• Availability to work nights/weekends/holidays as required

Preferred Qualifications
• Fluency in Spanish (writing, reading, speaking)

Required Education
• High School Diploma

Preferred Education
• Bachelor's Degree