Recurring–Associate Producer I (Telestration)
$53,955–$96,574 year
On-siteBristol, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Lead creative development and execution of telestration content for assigned remote sports telecasts and live events. Collaborate with Coordinating Producers, Directors, Talent, Replay Operators, and Event Operations teams to identify impactful plays and develop real-time and pre-produced visual analysis using systems like Vizrt Libero, Chyron Paint, and EVS. Select, edit, and prepare video clips from multiple feeds to create graphics, animations, and player highlights that support on-air talent and enhance viewer understanding of game strategy. Manage preparation of telestration assets and workflows prior to live events, while troubleshooting technical and operational issues related to replay and graphics systems. Ensure all visual elements are accurate and delivered within live production deadlines. Travel and support on-site event operations as assigned. This role requires ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Position requires ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
- Must be willing to travel
Desired Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of sports, sports history, game strategy, and athlete performance
- Strong appreciation of sports culture, emerging trends, and audience interests
- Demonstrated ability to create and produce compelling sports analysis and live-event content from concept through execution
- Working knowledge of real-time sports production workflows, graphics systems, replay operations, and telestration technologies
- Established knowledge of technological advances in animation, video editing, graphics, replay, and telestration tools
- Good understanding of ESPN's market positioning, content strategy, and audience expectations
- Ability to work effectively under pressure in fast-paced live production environments
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to collaborate across multiple departments and stakeholders to execute successful productions
- Experience supporting major professional, collegiate, or international sports broadcasts
- Advanced proficiency with Vizrt Libero, Chyron Paint, EVS, Ross Video, Adobe Creative Cloud, or similar production technologies
- Experience creating advanced telestration packages and visual analysis for live sports programming
- Experience working directly with announcers, analysts, and on-air talent
- Experience within remote and REMI production environments
- Familiarity with sports analytics, player tracking systems, and data visualization tools
- Experience producing content across multiple sports properties, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, tennis, and other live-event programming
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with production, operations, engineering, and freelance personnel
- Bachelor's Degree
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