The Supervising Producer will manage The Athletic's Creative Studios, overseeing video projects, collaborating with teams, reviewing edits, and ensuring content meets style standards.
About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
About the Role
The Athletic is looking for a Supervising Producer to join our growing video team. The ideal candidate will have a deep appreciation for one of the fastest-growing brands in sports, an innate love of storytelling, and the ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish.
This role will be tasked with managing The Athletic’s growing Creative Studios business. This Supervising Producer will lead production on commercially supported video projects, which may include field production, event coverage, and in-studio content. This role will oversee and guide video editors, work with leaders from our newsroom, and serve as the final set of eyes on all commercially supported video. The ideal candidate will be a proactive idea-generation machine, must be enthusiastic about amplifying The Athletic’s newsroom to reach new audiences, and be collaborative about working across departments, including video, digital editorial, programming and social. Candidates with experience working in sponsored editorial content, or branded content in the sports space will stand out.
Responsibilities
- Pre-production collaboration with the digital newsroom.
- Work with Strategy & Operations team to respond to RFPs, including pitching original video concepts.
- Book and manage freelance production specialists, including field crews, video editors and post-production.
- Manage production budgets, ensuring projects remain on-time and on-budget.
- Review edits of commercially supported video content.
- Ensure adherence to The Athletic’s style guides and editorial standards in all videos.
- Field production and some light video editing may be required.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in video production, preferably in sports, sponsored video, or branded content.
- Strong freelancer network.
- The ability to identify and book freelance talent.
- Must have experience editing in Adobe Premiere.
- Basic proficiency in color correction, audio mixing preferred.
- Experience fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
- A track record of setting and exceeding both individual and team goals.
- Exceptional organizational and skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong communication skills.
- This position is fully remote.
The annual base salary range for this role is $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Top Skills
Adobe Premiere
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