Sinclair, Inc. is quickly arising as one of the leading media companies producing highly engaging sports content in the digital space and beyond. They are home to some of the top sports podcasts, including “The Triple Option with Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone”; “Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard”; “Throwbacks with Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara”; and “BFFR with Sydney Leroux and Ali Riley”, with more exciting shows slated for 2025 and beyond. With a reach of over 180+ local broadcast stations, and 10’s of millions of social followers, Sinclair, Inc. continues to partner with high-profile talent, creating premium content and building communities of engaged audiences across all platforms.
We are seeking a Producer to help develop, produce, and grow a slate of new and ongoing podcasts, with a focus on sports content. The ideal candidate will have strong content development skills, and an impressive track record of showrunning highly engaging and entertaining talk shows, particularly across digital channels (podcasts, YouTube, etc.) working directly with high-profile talent. Strong editorial judgement, deep knowledge of the sports and entertainment media landscapes, basic audio + video production skills, and a keen eye for engaging social media content, are vital components to the role.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the day-to-day production for a variety of podcasts, supporting in all aspects of content development, editing, publishing, promotion, and monetization
- In collaboration with senior leadership and talent, develop execute a long-term content strategy for show programming
- Lead a team of show editors, associate producers, and social coordinators, creating a collaborative team environment
- Create and manage a content roadmap that aligns with overall show strategy and audience growth tactics
- Regularly provide creative feedback on show content to talent and editors
- Effectively communicate with all cross-functional teams, ensuring information is delivered to the proper parties, including sales, marketing, and PR
- Ensure all sponsorship requirements are completed and QC’d, including host-read ads, sponsored segments, and video/social integrations
- Conceptualize new show launches from scratch, collaborating with talent and senior leadership on content, formatting, production, and distribution strategies
- Educate and elevate all talent and staff, coaching them on best practices, maximizing their skillsets
- Collaborate with internal teams to execute an effective promotional strategy across a variety of mediums
- Assist in recording episodes, along with guest booking and coordination, both in person and remotely
- Keep up with news and trends to understand how to develop programming based on what is resonating with audiences
- Track show analytics and audience trends, use creative judgement to help shape future editorial decisions
- Liaise with senior leadership to provide show updates, feedback, and growth plans
- Other duties as assigned
Who You Are:
- 4+ years producing compelling long-form talk content, ideally in a digital space (podcasts, YouTube, etc.)
- Strong understanding of engaging content across digital channels, particularly in the sports and entertainment space
- Collaborative leader, able to both give and take direction/feedback on various projects
- Skilled in audience growth strategies and best practices across YouTube, podcast, and social media platforms
- Extremely well organized, able to manage projects at various stages simultaneously
- A creative outside-the-box thinker, ideating new ways to engage audiences across a variety of platforms
- Ability to work efficiently against a deadline, ensuring projects are moving along on time without sacrificing quality
- Skilled with audio + video recording and editing software (Streamyard, Adobe Creative Suite) and hosting platforms (Megaphone)
- Comfortable working directly with high-profile talent, maintaining a professional demeanor
- Flexibility to work mornings, nights and/or weekends, as projects call for
Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us
Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
About The Team
The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.
The base salary compensation range for this role is $80,000 to $100,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.
