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6+ years stated
High School Diploma
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Senior Talent Producer position at ESPN Productions, Inc. Fully remote role based in the USA, New York region with full-time employment. Requires at least 6 years of experience in sports media or broadcasting, high school diploma minimum, and leadership skills in talent production and guest booking. Salary range $100,100 to $134,200 annually, with bonuses and benefits. Job involves flexible schedule with non-traditional hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
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Job Posting Title
Senior Talent Producer
Req ID
10159575
Job Description
The Senior Talent Producer shows leadership within the Talent Production group while working alongside production colleagues to proactively pitch, book guests and manage talent relationships across ESPN and Disney platforms over an extended period of time. Collaborating with the Senior Director, Director and other colleagues, the Senior Talent Producer will develop and maintain exceptional internal and external relationships in order to provide the most timely, impactful guests, forecast show needs and react to breaking news. Responsible for influencing content through curated, compelling guest and story ideas.
Responsibilities
- Proactively pitches and secures guests, revenue opportunities and/or content ideas to Talent Production Director, Coordinating Producers, Producers, Researchers, etc. to ensure the most appropriate guests appear on the most appropriate platform.
- Regularly shows leadership within the Talent Producers group (guides less experienced members of the team, leads meetings, ability to manage direct reports).
- Manage relationships, bookings and casting of Athlete, Coaches, and Celebrity Talent to participate in various content endeavors across the ESPN and Disney businesses.
- Understands the difference in shows/platforms across ESPN to suggest appropriate and timely guests. Works closely with Production counterparts to suggest alternative options for guests for requests that are Feasible/realistic.
- Continually seeks, develops and maintains excellent internal relationships across platform and job function.
- Develops and maintains relationships with selected guests, SIDSs, athletes, coaches, agents and PR representatives to ensure the best possible cooperation/outcome with booking guests.
- Maintains an extensive database of athletes, coaches, managers, team executives, celebrities and their agents.
- Drives conversation in regular editorial meetings to suggest story ideas and guest possibilities for all shows.
- Collaborates with other Talent Producers, Coordinating Producers, Producers and show staff to strategically forecast and anticipate needs for guests based on upcoming seasons, news relevancy and show needs.
- As needed, provides on-site support for guest bookings, including in-house and remote booked guests as well as commercial shoots and events.
- Remains accessible and is often required to work non-traditional days/hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Required qualifications
- Consistently shows exceptional communication skills
- Ability to plan and lead effectively in team environment
- Deep sports knowledge and entertainment rolodex Guest/talent booking experience
- Knowledge of the media industry
- Ability to excel in an atmosphere subject to frequent changes and produce results
- Ability to prepare, and submit story ideas/guest segments
- Ability to write detailed features and show pitches
- Ability to react quickly and positively under a wide variety of sensitive and changing production situations
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership skills
Preferred qualifications
- Minimum 6 years of experience in sports media or broadcast industry
- Familiar with computers, search engines, internet searches, collaboration tools, social media
Required Education
- High School Diploma
Preferred Education
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
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The hiring range for this remote position is $100,100 to $134,200 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Job Posting Segment
Sports News & Coverage
Job Posting Primary Business
Talent Producers
Primary Job Posting Category
Talent Relations - Sports
Employment Type
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code
Remote Worker Location, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code
Date Posted
2026-09-17
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