Production Assistant, ESPN NEXT
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the description paragraphs, responsibilities list, qualifications list, preferred qualifications, education, pay range, schedule note, benefits note.
We need to decide sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Qualifications (maybe combine required and preferred?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Could also have Requirements section. The instruction: use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which are present.
We have qualifications (required) and preferred qualifications. Could put under Requirements (or Qualifications). We'll include a Requirements section for required qualifications, and maybe a Preferred Qualifications subsection? But we cannot create extra headings not listed; we could put preferred qualifications under Requirements as a list with note "Preferred". Or we could have a Skills section for preferred qualifications. But better to follow instruction: Use headings only when posting has real specific content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (required qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Also we have Preferred Qualifications; we could include under Requirements as a sublist with note "Preferred". Or we could create a Skills section for preferred qualifications. The instruction says we can use Skills heading. So we could have Skills section for preferred qualifications. That seems appropriate.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now we need to extract content.
About the role: The introductory paragraphs: "ESPN NEXT is the entry point for aspiring storytellers at ESPN. We hire, train, and develop early-career talent working behind the scenes across studio, live events, digital, social, and emerging platforms. Through structured training, content assignments, and ongoing development, we build a ready pipeline of talent for content roles across ESPN. As part of ESPN NEXT, you’ll join a dynamic team of early-career professionals producing must-see content across ESPN’s shows, live events, digital/social, and audio platforms. Sports don’t sleep, and neither does the adrenaline of live production. Whether you’re cutting highlights at dawn, gearing up for primetime, capturing the game-winner on a holiday, or identifying moments that will go viral on social, you’ll be right in the middle of the action! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, this is your chance to be part of the team that brings sports storytelling to life 24/7. What is ESPN NEXT? Full-time Production Assistant role built for someone starting a career in sports media and content creation. Begin your career at ESPN as a Production Assistant with eligibility for promotion to Content Associate. Promotion eligibility 4 times per year – promotions based on performance.Produce content for countless ESPN live events, shows, and platforms.Paired with a mentor to get you acclimated to ESPN.Opportunity to enhance career through development offerings.Eligible to apply to the NEXT Accelerator, which identifies and elevates top-performing talent through individualized coaching, mentorship, and content opportunities."
We need to keep all that as prose in
. Might be long but okay.
Responsibilities: list bullet points after "Responsibilities could include:" includes items preceded by asterisks. We need to extract each bullet.
List:
- Support production and content creation for domestic and global properties for all sports.
- Consistently share creative and innovative ideas to contribute to ESPN’s multi-platform storytelling.
- Edit video & audio elements and research content for a variety of shows/networks.
- Run audio board loading playlists, log commercials, sales and promos for multi-platform broadcasts.
- Coordinate graphics for assigned studio telecasts and/or remote live events.
- Produce variety of elements: highlights, teases, opens, and montages for shows, live events and digital platforms.
- Assist with live events by gathering video and sponsorship elements for broadcasts.
Note there is a note "*(prior to any functions listed below, in-depth training is provided)" which is a note; we can include as a
before list maybe.
Qualifications (required): list after "Qualifications:" includes:
- Will work nights, mornings, weekends, and holidays.
- Conversational knowledge of multiple sports, especially sports heavily covered by ESPN (i.e. NBA/WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, College Football and Basketball).
- Enthusiasm and passion for sports .
- Ability to comfortably prepare and contribute ideas.
- Must possess professional communication and organization skills.
- React quickly and positively while staying composed under tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
- Self-starting attitude and team-oriented work ethic.
Preferred Qualifications: list after "Preferred Qualifications:" includes:
- Experience within a live sports, news, or entertainment environment.
- Experience with video editing software (i.e. Adobe Premiere, Final Cut etc.).
- Awareness of ESPN content (i.e. platforms, shows, events, etc.).
- Awareness of media trends (i.e. social, digital, linear, etc.).
- Leadership experience in a professional role, organization, or extra-curricular endeavor.
Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
We could include education under Requirements or separate. Probably under Requirements we can include education as part of qualifications. But we have separate headings for Requirements and Qualifications; we could put education under Requirements as well. However we already have Requirements heading for required qualifications; we could add education there as bullet.
But we also have Skills heading for preferred qualifications.
Pay: The hiring range: "$42,500 to $56,900 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered."
We need to separate Pay and Benefits and Schedule.
Pay: the salary range info. Benefits: mention bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Schedule: The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. Also mention will work nights, mornings, weekends, holidays (that's more a requirement). But schedule section: we can note that hours may vary; also the role requires working nights, mornings, weekends, holidays (maybe that's under Requirements). We'll put schedule note about hours may vary.
Thus:
About the role:
...
Responsibilities: (note about training) maybe as
then
- ...
Requirements: - ... required qualifications ... plus education bullet? We'll include education as bullet: "High School Diploma or equivalent (required)". Also maybe note preferred education under Skills? But we have Skills for preferred qualifications; we can put preferred education there.
Better: Requirements: required qualifications + required education. Skills: preferred qualifications + preferred education.
Thus:
Requirements list:
- Will work nights, mornings, weekends, and holidays.
- Conversational knowledge of multiple sports, especially sports heavily covered by ESPN (i.e. NBA/WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, College Football and Basketball).
- Enthusiasm and passion for sports.
- Ability to comfortably prepare and contribute ideas.
- Must possess professional communication and organization skills.
- React quickly and positively while staying composed under tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
- Self-starting attitude and team-oriented work ethic.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
Skills list:
- Experience within a live sports, news, or entertainment environment.
- Experience with video editing software (i.e. Adobe Premiere, Final Cut etc.).
- Awareness of ESPN content (i.e. platforms, shows, events, etc.).
- Awareness of media trends (i.e. social, digital, linear, etc.).
- Leadership experience in a professional role, organization, or extra-curricular endeavor.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (preferred).
Benefits list:
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (dependent on level and position).
Pay:
- Hiring range: $42,500 to $56,900 per year based on a 40‑hour work week.
- Base pay offered considers internal equity and may vary by geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, etc.
Schedule:
- Hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs (full‑time role expects 40 hours/week but can fluctuate).
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specifics.
Now produce HTML fragment: no or . Use
headings.
We'll output:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
*(prior to any functions listed below, in-depth training is provided)
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
- ...
...
Schedule
...
Make sure to preserve all info. Let's craft the About the role paragraph: combine all sentences.
We'll need to be careful not to lose any detail.
Let's write About the role:
"ESPN NEXT is the entry point for aspiring storytellers at ESPN. We hire, train, and develop early-career talent working behind the scenes across studio, live events, digital, social, and emerging platforms. Through structured training, content assignments, and ongoing development, we build a ready pipeline of talent for content roles across ESPN. As part of ESPN NEXT, you’ll join a dynamic team of early-career professionals producing must-see content across ESPN’s shows, live events, digital/social, and audio platforms. Sports don’t sleep, and neither does the adrenaline of live production. Whether you’re cutting highlights at dawn, gearing up for primetime, capturing the game-winner on a holiday, or identifying moments that will go viral on social, you’ll be right in the middle of the action! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, this is your chance to be part of the team that brings sports storytelling to life 24/7. What is ESPN NEXT? Full-time Production Assistant role built for someone starting a career in sports media and content creation. Begin your career at ESPN as a Production Assistant with eligibility for promotion to Content Associate. Promotion eligibility 4 times per year – promotions based on performance. Produce content for countless ESPN live events, shows, and platforms. Paired with a mentor to get you acclimated to ESPN. Opportunity to enhance career through development offerings. Eligible to apply to the NEXT Accelerator, which identifies and elevates top-performing talent through individualized coaching, mentorship
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the description paragraphs, responsibilities list, qualifications list, preferred qualifications, education, pay range, schedule note, benefits note. We need to decide sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Qualifications (maybe combine required and preferred?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Could also have Requirements section. The instruction: use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which are present. We have qualifications (required) and preferred qualifications. Could put under Requirements (or Qualifications). We'll include a Requirements section for required qualifications, and maybe a Preferred Qualifications subsection? But we cannot create extra headings not listed; we could put preferred qualifications under Requirements as a list with note "Preferred". Or we could have a Skills section for preferred qualifications. But better to follow instruction: Use headings only when posting has real specific content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (required qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Also we have Preferred Qualifications; we could include under Requirements as a sublist with note "Preferred". Or we could create a Skills section for preferred qualifications. The instruction says we can use Skills heading. So we could have Skills section for preferred qualifications. That seems appropriate. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Now we need to extract content. About the role: The introductory paragraphs: "ESPN NEXT is the entry point for aspiring storytellers at ESPN. We hire, train, and develop early-career talent working behind the scenes across studio, live events, digital, social, and emerging platforms. Through structured training, content assignments, and ongoing development, we build a ready pipeline of talent for content roles across ESPN. As part of ESPN NEXT, you’ll join a dynamic team of early-career professionals producing must-see content across ESPN’s shows, live events, digital/social, and audio platforms. Sports don’t sleep, and neither does the adrenaline of live production. Whether you’re cutting highlights at dawn, gearing up for primetime, capturing the game-winner on a holiday, or identifying moments that will go viral on social, you’ll be right in the middle of the action! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, this is your chance to be part of the team that brings sports storytelling to life 24/7. What is ESPN NEXT? Full-time Production Assistant role built for someone starting a career in sports media and content creation. Begin your career at ESPN as a Production Assistant with eligibility for promotion to Content Associate. Promotion eligibility 4 times per year – promotions based on performance.Produce content for countless ESPN live events, shows, and platforms.Paired with a mentor to get you acclimated to ESPN.Opportunity to enhance career through development offerings.Eligible to apply to the NEXT Accelerator, which identifies and elevates top-performing talent through individualized coaching, mentorship, and content opportunities." We need to keep all that as prose in
. Might be long but okay. Responsibilities: list bullet points after "Responsibilities could include:" includes items preceded by asterisks. We need to extract each bullet. List: - Support production and content creation for domestic and global properties for all sports. - Consistently share creative and innovative ideas to contribute to ESPN’s multi-platform storytelling. - Edit video & audio elements and research content for a variety of shows/networks. - Run audio board loading playlists, log commercials, sales and promos for multi-platform broadcasts. - Coordinate graphics for assigned studio telecasts and/or remote live events. - Produce variety of elements: highlights, teases, opens, and montages for shows, live events and digital platforms. - Assist with live events by gathering video and sponsorship elements for broadcasts. Note there is a note "*(prior to any functions listed below, in-depth training is provided)" which is a note; we can include as a
before list maybe. Qualifications (required): list after "Qualifications:" includes: - Will work nights, mornings, weekends, and holidays. - Conversational knowledge of multiple sports, especially sports heavily covered by ESPN (i.e. NBA/WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, College Football and Basketball). - Enthusiasm and passion for sports . - Ability to comfortably prepare and contribute ideas. - Must possess professional communication and organization skills. - React quickly and positively while staying composed under tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. - Self-starting attitude and team-oriented work ethic. Preferred Qualifications: list after "Preferred Qualifications:" includes: - Experience within a live sports, news, or entertainment environment. - Experience with video editing software (i.e. Adobe Premiere, Final Cut etc.). - Awareness of ESPN content (i.e. platforms, shows, events, etc.). - Awareness of media trends (i.e. social, digital, linear, etc.). - Leadership experience in a professional role, organization, or extra-curricular endeavor. Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience We could include education under Requirements or separate. Probably under Requirements we can include education as part of qualifications. But we have separate headings for Requirements and Qualifications; we could put education under Requirements as well. However we already have Requirements heading for required qualifications; we could add education there as bullet. But we also have Skills heading for preferred qualifications. Pay: The hiring range: "$42,500 to $56,900 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered." We need to separate Pay and Benefits and Schedule. Pay: the salary range info. Benefits: mention bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Schedule: The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. Also mention will work nights, mornings, weekends, holidays (that's more a requirement). But schedule section: we can note that hours may vary; also the role requires working nights, mornings, weekends, holidays (maybe that's under Requirements). We'll put schedule note about hours may vary. Thus: About the role:
...
Responsibilities:(note about training) maybe as
then
- ...
- ... required qualifications ... plus education bullet? We'll include education as bullet: "High School Diploma or equivalent (required)". Also maybe note preferred education under Skills? But we have Skills for preferred qualifications; we can put preferred education there.
Better: Requirements: required qualifications + required education. Skills: preferred qualifications + preferred education.
Thus:
Requirements list:
- Will work nights, mornings, weekends, and holidays.
- Conversational knowledge of multiple sports, especially sports heavily covered by ESPN (i.e. NBA/WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, College Football and Basketball).
- Enthusiasm and passion for sports.
- Ability to comfortably prepare and contribute ideas.
- Must possess professional communication and organization skills.
- React quickly and positively while staying composed under tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
- Self-starting attitude and team-oriented work ethic.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
Skills list:
- Experience within a live sports, news, or entertainment environment.
- Experience with video editing software (i.e. Adobe Premiere, Final Cut etc.).
- Awareness of ESPN content (i.e. platforms, shows, events, etc.).
- Awareness of media trends (i.e. social, digital, linear, etc.).
- Leadership experience in a professional role, organization, or extra-curricular endeavor.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (preferred).
Benefits list:
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (dependent on level and position).
Pay:
- Hiring range: $42,500 to $56,900 per year based on a 40‑hour work week.
- Base pay offered considers internal equity and may vary by geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, etc.
Schedule:
- Hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs (full‑time role expects 40 hours/week but can fluctuate).
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specifics.
Now produce HTML fragment: no or . Use
headings. We'll output:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
*(prior to any functions listed below, in-depth training is provided)
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
- ... ...
Schedule
...
Make sure to preserve all info. Let's craft the About the role paragraph: combine all sentences. We'll need to be careful not to lose any detail. Let's write About the role: "ESPN NEXT is the entry point for aspiring storytellers at ESPN. We hire, train, and develop early-career talent working behind the scenes across studio, live events, digital, social, and emerging platforms. Through structured training, content assignments, and ongoing development, we build a ready pipeline of talent for content roles across ESPN. As part of ESPN NEXT, you’ll join a dynamic team of early-career professionals producing must-see content across ESPN’s shows, live events, digital/social, and audio platforms. Sports don’t sleep, and neither does the adrenaline of live production. Whether you’re cutting highlights at dawn, gearing up for primetime, capturing the game-winner on a holiday, or identifying moments that will go viral on social, you’ll be right in the middle of the action! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, this is your chance to be part of the team that brings sports storytelling to life 24/7. What is ESPN NEXT? Full-time Production Assistant role built for someone starting a career in sports media and content creation. Begin your career at ESPN as a Production Assistant with eligibility for promotion to Content Associate. Promotion eligibility 4 times per year – promotions based on performance. Produce content for countless ESPN live events, shows, and platforms. Paired with a mentor to get you acclimated to ESPN. Opportunity to enhance career through development offerings. Eligible to apply to the NEXT Accelerator, which identifies and elevates top-performing talent through individualized coaching, mentorship