Associate Producer

Job Description

Associate Producer (Freelance)
Overview & Responsibilities:

CBS Sports is looking for an Associate Producer (AP) to work with the Ft Lauderdale control room/production team to produce podcasts for air on CBS Sports Network!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Act as Graphics/Font Coordinator on studio shows
• Research newsworthy events
• Collaborate on high-end graphic and visual ideas for talent and studio coverage
• Create graphics, storylines and breaking news elements
• Responsible for editing content on Adobe Premiere with strong knowledge of After Effects
• Knowledge of Inception and ability to create, format and produce segments from control rooms through a rundown

Basic Qualifications:
• A minimum of 3-5 years work experience in broadcast/digital/podcast, producing segments
• Experience in control room
• Knowledge about social media and the competitive digital news environment
• Strong communication skills to work optimally with different departments
• Time management skills
• Basic video editing skills - Adobe Premiere
• Able to work flexible hours and on weekends

Additional Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• The ability to work in fast-paced environment, deal with intense deadline pressure and continually react to breaking news with smart programming and creative storytelling
• Strong understanding of Photoshop
• Familiarity with Inception/ENPS/iNews
• Experience with podcast production
• Hands on experience with a variety of sports productions (control room experience)
• Knowledge of the sports landscape and able to think creatively visually!

CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r154ov-3-21-158-148-42 in your application.