Sr. Sports Producer

Company Description

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Job Description

The Sr. Producer for El Pelotazo will oversee the full scope of assigned productions, including team leadership, creative direction, staffing, budget coordination, show execution, and cross-functional collaboration. This role ensures all production personnel are aligned with the show’s vision, quality standards, and business objectives.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

- Lead Producers, APs, PAs, talent, and production partners to ensure consistent execution of the show’s vision, creative direction, and production standards.
- Oversee the full production process for assigned shows, including agendas, formats, rundowns, story selection, graphics, research, and breaking news adjustments.
- Assign responsibilities across studio, remote, field, editing, control room, technical production, scenery, and art teams based on business and production needs.
- Provide leadership, coaching, feedback, and performance guidance to team members, while maintaining regular alignment with the immediate supervisor.
- Coordinate staffing, hiring, scheduling, and time-off needs in partnership with management, HR, Operations, and Sports Finance.
- Manage production budgets and administrative needs for assigned projects in coordination with Sports Finance and leadership.
- Collaborate with Operations, Programming, Marketing, PR/Communications, Sales, Sponsorship, and external partners to support integrations, promotional priorities, talent assignments, and show deliverables.
- Develop seasonal production plans, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend creative and operational enhancements that support programming goals.
- Participate in recurring content and production meetings, providing clear updates, recommendations, and next steps to key stakeholders.

Desired Characteristics:

- Minimum 10 years of experience leading production teams for sports television or comparable live/event-based programming.
- Minimum 5 years of experience producing late-night, studio-based, or talk-format television programming.
- Fluency in Spanish is required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams in a fast-paced production environment.
- Strong judgment, problem-solving skills, and ability to navigate production challenges with urgency and sound decision-making.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Deep knowledge of the sports media landscape, with a strong creative point of view and passion for delivering high-quality sports programming.

Additional Requirements:

- Hybrid : This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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