Sinclair, Inc. is looking for an Associate Producer, Network Podcasts to help in the development, production, and growth of new and ongoing podcasts, with a focus on sports content.
The role will support the growth of our podcast portfolio across multiple digital and linear channels. Candidates must have a strong understand of podcast content development, an audio + video production background, and experience with social media. Experience in sports television or radio is a plus. You should be passionate about podcasting and social content, have solid technical skills, be an outside-the-box thinker, and collaborate effectively with talent, production staff, and senior leadership.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the day-to-day production for a variety of podcasts in all aspects of content development, editing, publishing, promotion, and monetization
- Contribute to all show content ideas with an understanding of what resonates with audiences
- Prepare detailed rundowns, guest research, sound bites, images, and video clips
- Manage the show production process, including scheduling, guest outreach and coordination, ensuring a smooth workflow
- Assist with recording episodes and resolve technical issues, both in-person and remotely
- Provide editing support for episodes and podcast clips, in audio and/or video, and QC before publishing to ensure a high quality finalized product
- Develop and execute strategies to promote podcasts across social and other digital and linear platforms based on what is resonating with audiences
- Ensure all sponsorship elements, such as ad reads and sponsored content, are properly integrated and QC'd
- Develop creative ideas to leverage internal and external resources to help drive audience growth across all channels
- Collaborate on launching new shows, including content, format, production, and distribution strategies
- Communicate with all cross-functional teams, ensuring information is delivered to the proper stakeholders
- Educate talent and staff on best practices, maximizing their skillsets
- Provide updates and feedback to senior leadership
- Other duties as assigned
Who You Are:
- 2+ years of experience in podcasts, social media, digital video, television, or similar
- Proven experience in content development, with a background in audio and video editing (e.g., Adobe Audition, Premiere, ProTools, or similar tools)
- An understanding of podcast production and post-production processes across multiple channels and what resonates best with audiences on different platforms
- Familiarity with executing sales integrations, including ad reads and sponsored content, across digital channels
- Strong passion for sports; knowledge of current and historical information across a variety of teams and leagues
- Strong knowledge of social media platforms and strategies to drive audience growth and engagement
- Well organized, collaborative, a creative thinker, and a strong work ethic that can execute efficiently against deadlines
- 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 .
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.