Digital Line Producer

Job Description

Digital Line Producer (Freelance)

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.

Brand/Division Overview:

CBSSports.com provides premium online and mobile content to the connected sports fan, including live and on-demand video, in-depth analysis, breaking news, and scores and statistics across high school, college, and pro sports. CBSSports.com is part of CBS Interactive's portfolio of multiplatform brands, which includes premier Fantasy offerings, high school sports leader MaxPreps, 247Sports, Scout and CBS Interactive Advanced Media producing more than 130 official collegiate athletic sites.

Role Details:

CBS Sports Digital is looking for a Streaming Digital Line Producer to work on the live stream with the control room team managing, optimizing and timing live and on demand video content for mobile, desktop and OTT (Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire) platforms.

Your-Day-to-Day:
• Adept in building a rundown
• Anticipate the needs of the stream with regard to video, graphics, scripts and other elements
• Coordinate with master control to break into live content during breaking news with a banner to simulcast an affiliate or alternate station.
• Close coordination with the senior and broadcast producers during live programs
• Writing headlines to maximize SEO and shareability

Key Projects:
• Works closely with CBS Sports Digital team to create compelling content for customers on CBS Sports Digital platforms

QUALIFICATIONS:

You have –
• Minimum of 1+ years work experience preferred in helping to create and build show rundowns in cable, broadcast or digital environment.
• Must feel comfortable in a fast pace control room environment
• Work under extremely tight deadlines to write headlines and edit video for live digital broadcast
• Build and create show rundowns
• Familiar with Adobe Premiere & Inception
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news. The schedule will rotate, but must be able to work all shifts, including early mornings, weekends, overnights, and holidays

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d205jy-3-138-105-41-42 in your application.