Job Description

Producer, Football Originals

Reporting to: Executive Producer, Football Originals

Classification: Full-time Freelance Employee

Location: Hybrid in Santa Monica, CA

Compensation: $3,400 - $4,200 / biweekly

Wave Sports + Entertainment (Wave) is the leader in sports storytelling for the next generation reaching more than 130 million highly engaged followers globally. Wave's award-winning, 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 Curry-Lee" -- dishing out entertaining commentary, unique perspectives, expert analysis, and behind-the-scenes 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 always-on programming to followers of the internet's largest and most engaged social communities.

Role Summary

Wave is seeking a Producer to join the Wave Originals content team. Overseeing the weekly development, pre-production, production execution, on-set management of talent and crew, post-production, and delivery of full episodes, shorts, and custom branded content for Wave Football Originals, established and upcoming shows. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Development

• Leading research for timely news segments through outreach to contributors and ensuring clearance approvals.
• Leading the research on pre-show 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.

Pre-Production

• 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 show's slate.
• Supporting and leading pre-production planning meetings with talent, crew, and stakeholders as needed.

Production

• Managing in-studio production, the set, crew, and vendors on shoot 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 shoot days via Riverside when the shoot is fully remote.
• Manage recording logistics, including supporting the setup and technical settings of recording software.
• Directing and managing on-screen talent.
• Communicating schedule changes to stakeholders and rescheduling all talent, crew, and necessary partners for alternate shoot days.
• Problem-solving 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 episode's taping.

Post-Production

• Leading post-taping production, social, and post-production 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 + Touchpoints:

• Weekly meetings will focus on forward planning and post-mortem discussions of the previous week.
• Additional responsibilities will be updated as they pertain to this role, as determined by the EP.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge and passion for both NFL and college football
• Minimum 3 years experience producing weekly podcasts or talk shows for notable network
• Experience producing high profile athlete and media talent
• Detailed understanding of YouTube and audio podcast platforms best practices
• A highly creative storyteller. Able to write, produce, manage and execute projects from start to finish in a fast-paced 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.

Wave's 5 Core Company Values

1. Simplify and Get It Done
2. Master Your Craft
3. Practice Hospitality
4. Be Direct
5. 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 fast-growing, adaptive, and industry-leading team. If you're someone who thrives on freedom and responsibility and is excited by a dynamic and fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. However, it's important to note that this role may not be the best fit for those who prefer a slower-paced or lower-pressure setting.

Pay Transparency + Benefits

At Wave, we're transparent from the get-gowe want our candidates to know as much about us as possible, even before applying. We're excited about our candidates and want them to feel the same about us!

*This role is a full-time freelance position with a base compensation range of $3,400 - $4,200 / bi-weekly. Actual salary at the time of offer may vary based on multiple factors, including an individual's experience level and qualifications.

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 full-time M-F 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 equal-opportunity workplace.

We are a Bullpen Sports Network, Inc. affiliate company

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