Producer – Sports Editorial (Research & Scripting)

Sony Pictures Networks India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Part time

Job summary

Sony Pictures Networks India is seeking a Producer – Sports Editorial (Research & Scripting) on a contractual basis. The role reports to Senior Producer – Cricket & Sports Digital Content and demands 3–5 years of relevant experience.

You will drive research, craft scripts across formats, and collaborate with the Filming & Edit Producer to turn ideas into shoot-ready briefs while ensuring narrative intent remains intact through editing.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in sports editorial or related production.
• Strong scripting and content structuring across formats for a digital audience.
• Ability to translate scripts into shoot briefs and participate through edits.
• Ability to monitor live match context and trending storylines in real time.
• Support SEO and publishing with platform-optimised titles and tags.

Responsibilities

• Drive research and story-mining for shoulder content to identify angles.
• Script and structure content across formats for a digital-first audience.
• Collaborate with Filming & Edit Producer to translate scripts into shoot briefs and maintain narrative intent through editing.
• Track live match context and trending storylines in real time during tournaments.
• Support SEO and publishing with platform-optimised titles, descriptions, and tags.

Skills

Research

Scriptwriting

Content Collaboration

Live Context Tracking

SEO & Publishing

Creator Liaison

Job description

Producer – Sports Editorial (Research & Scripting) - Contractual role

Experience: 3–5 years | Reports to: Senior Producer – Cricket & Sports Digital Content

• Drive research and story-mining for shoulder content — digging into stats, archival moments, player narratives, and trending conversations to identify angles worth turning into content.
• Script and structure content across formats (banter segments, explainers, listicles, reaction pieces) ensuring tone, pacing, and cricket knowledge are on point for a digital-first audience.
• Collaborate closely with the Filming & Edit Producer to translate scripts into shoot-ready briefs, and stay involved through the edit to ensure narrative intent isn't lost in the cut.
• Track live match context and trending storylines in real time during tournaments to feed fast-turnaround content ideas to the wider team.
• Support SEO and publishing decisions by writing platform-optimised titles, descriptions, and tags in coordination with the Senior Producer and publishing teams.
• Assist in liaising with digital creators for collab content — briefing them on narrative angles and cricket context to keep collaborations credible and on-brand.