Senior Talent Producer

The Senior Talent Producer shows leadership within the Talent Production group while working alongside production colleagues to proactively pitch, book guests and manage talent relationships across ESPN and Disney platforms over an extended period of time. Collaborating with the Senior Director, Director and other colleagues, the Senior Talent Producer will develop and maintain exceptional internal and external relationships in order to provide the most timely, impactful guests, forecast show needs and react to breaking news. This position is remote, with New York preferred for occasional office presence.

Responsibilities

• Proactively pitches and secures guests, revenue opportunities, and content ideas to the Talent Production Director, Coordinating Producers, Producers, Researchers, etc., ensuring the most appropriate guests appear on the most appropriate platform.
• Regularly shows leadership within the Talent Producers group (guides less‑experienced team members, leads meetings, and manages direct reports).
• Manages relationships, bookings, and casting of athletes, coaches, and celebrity talent for various ESPN and Disney content endeavors.
• Understands the differences among ESPN shows/platforms to suggest appropriate and timely guests.
• Works closely with production counterparts to propose feasible alternative guest options when needed.
• Continuously seeks, develops, and maintains excellent internal relationships across platforms and job functions.
• Develops and maintains relationships with selected guests, SIDs, athletes, coaches, agents, and PR representatives to ensure optimal cooperation and outcomes.
• Maintains an extensive database of athletes, coaches, managers, team executives, celebrities, and their agents.
• Drives conversation in regular editorial meetings to suggest story ideas and guest possibilities for all shows.
• Collaborates with other Talent Producers, Coordinating Producers, Producers, and show staff to strategically forecast and anticipate guest needs based on upcoming seasons, news relevance, and show requirements.
• Provides on‑site support for guest bookings, including in‑house and remote guests, commercial shoots, and events as needed.
• Remains accessible and often works non‑traditional days/hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Required Qualifications

• Consistently demonstrates exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to plan and lead effectively in a team environment.
• Deep sports knowledge and an extensive entertainment rolodex.
• Guest/talent booking experience.
• Knowledge of the media industry.
• Ability to excel in an atmosphere subject to frequent changes and produce results.
• Ability to prepare and submit story ideas and guest segments.
• Ability to write detailed features and show pitches.
• Ability to react quickly and positively under a wide variety of sensitive and changing production situations.
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum six years of experience in sports media or the broadcast industry.
• Familiarity with computers, search engines, internet searches, collaboration tools, and social media.

Education

• Required: High School Diploma.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Pay

The hiring range for this remote position is $100,100 to $134,200 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay offered will consider internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.