Production Assistant, NEXT: Start Your Live Sports Content

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Florida; On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Training

Promotion opportunities

NEXT Accelerator

Bonus potential

Medical benefits

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company's ESPN NEXT program seeks aspiring storytellers for early-career roles across studio, live events, digital, social and audio platforms. You will be part of a team training, developing and producing content for ESPN shows and events, with structured assignments and ongoing development.

As a Production Assistant, you will gain hands-on experience, work nights and weekends, and be paired with a mentor.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work nights, mornings, weekends and holidays.
• Conversational knowledge of multiple sports, especially sports heavily covered by ESPN (NBA/WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, College Football and Basketball).
• Enthusiasm and passion for sports.
• Ability to comfortably prepare and contribute ideas.
• Professional communication and organisation skills.
• Ability to react quickly and positively while staying composed under tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
• Self-starting attitude and team-oriented work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Support production and content creation for domestic and global properties across all sports.
• Consistently share creative and innovative ideas to contribute to ESPN's multi-platform storytelling.
• Edit video and audio elements and research content for a variety of shows and networks.
• Run the audio board, loading playlists and logging commercials, sales and promos for multi-platform broadcasts.
• Coordinate graphics for assigned studio telecasts and/or remote live events.
• Produce a variety of elements including highlights, teases, opens and montages for shows, live events and digital platforms.
• Assist with live events by gathering video and sponsorship elements for broadcasts.

Skills

Sports knowledge

Creative thinking

Communication skills

Under pressure

Self-starter

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Final Cut Pro

Job description

The Walt Disney Company's ESPN NEXT program seeks aspiring storytellers for early-career roles across studio, live events, digital, social and audio platforms. You will be part of a team training, developing and producing content for ESPN shows and events, with structured assignments and ongoing development.

As a Production Assistant, you will gain hands-on experience, work nights and weekends, and be paired with a mentor.