Recurring Production Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

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Position: Recurring Production Assistant
Salary Information: Not available

Workplace Requirements: Not specified
Education Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience preferred

Experience: Experience with sports content creation preferred, especially in sports covered by ESPN: Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Baseball.

Hard Skills:
• Knowledge of video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Final Cut)
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred

Soft Skills:
• Conversational knowledge of multiple sports
• Ability to prepare and share ideas comfortably
• Professional communication and organizational skills
• Ability to react quickly and positively under tight deadlines in high-pressure environments
• Team-oriented work ethic
• Open availability including nights, mornings, weekends, and holidays

Job Description:
The Recurring Production Assistant will support studio content creation for various ESPN platforms. This role involves assisting in gathering content, producing show elements like highlights, and producing elements for SportsCenter and other studio programming.

Job Responsibilities:
• Produce highlights for a variety of sports for airing on SportsCenter and other ESPN studio programming.
• Create production elements such as voice-overs (VOs) and sound on tape (SOTs).
• Research and brainstorm content ideas with teams.
• Log live game feeds and archive for future use.
• Transcribe press conferences and interviews, distributing transcriptions to content teams.
• Teleprompt live studio shows and manage script distribution to talent.

Required Skills:
• Video editing software, conversational knowledge of sports, idea sharing, professional communication, organizational skills, quick reaction under pressure, team-oriented work ethic, open availability.