Producer, Podcasts (Women’s Sports)

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Sinclair, Inc. is quickly arising as one of the leading media companies producing highly engaging sports content in the digital space and beyond. They are home to some of the top sports podcasts, including “Cousins with Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady; “The Triple Option with Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone”; “Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard”; “Post Moves with Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston”, as well as a network of team-focused podcasts, with more shows slated for 2026 and beyond. With a reach of over 180 local broadcast stations, and tens of millions of social followers, Sinclair, Inc. continues to partner with high-profile talent, creating premium content and building communities of engaged audiences across all platforms.

We are seeking a Producer to help develop, lead, and grow a women’s soccer focused podcast. The ideal candidate will have strong content development skills, and an impressive track record of show running highly engaging and entertaining talk shows across digital channels (podcasts, YouTube, etc.) working directly with high-profile talent. Strong editorial judgement, deep knowledge of the sports and entertainment landscapes (especially women’s soccer and related conversations), basic production skills, and a keen eye for engaging social media content, are vital components to the role.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the day-to-day production, supporting all aspects of content development, editing, publishing, promotion, and monetization
• In collaboration with senior leadership and talent, develop and execute long-term creative and content strategies. Ensure each episode aligns with our North Star.
• Create and manage a content roadmap that aligns with overall show strategy and audience growth tactics
• Manage all aspects of pre-production, including show concepts and content, creating rundowns and shot lists, sales deliverables, guest booking, building story boards, and talent scheduling
• Lead a team of show editors, associate producers, and social coordinators, creating an efficient and collaborative team environment
• Create detailed shot lists, treatments, and storyboards for audio and video productions
• Drive an efficient post-production process, ensuring all teams are aligned on assets, deliverables and timelines for all content across all channels
• Ensure all sponsorship requirements are completed and QC’d, including host-read ads, sponsored segments, and video/social integrations
• Effectively communicate with all cross-functional teams, ensuring information is delivered to the proper parties, including sales, marketing, and PR
• Educate, provide feedback, and elevate all talent and staff, coaching them on best practices, maximizing their skillsets
• Track show analytics and audience trends, use creative judgement to help shape future editorial decisions
• Collaborate with internal teams to execute an effective promotional strategy across a variety of mediums
• Keep up with news and trends to understand how to develop programming based on what is resonating with audiences
• Liaise with senior leadership to provide show updates, feedback, and growth plans
• Pitch and develop new concepts and original franchises, collaborating with talent and senior leadership on content, formatting, production, and distribution strategies
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Who You Are

• 4 years producing compelling long-form talk content, ideally in a digital space (podcasts, YouTube, etc.)
• Strong understanding of engaging content across digital channels, particularly in the sports and entertainment space
• Skilled in audience growth strategies and best practices across YouTube, podcast, and social media platforms
• Knowledgeable of sports news, social media, consumer trends, pop culture, and current events
• Extremely proactive, well organized, and able to manage projects at various stages simultaneously
• Experience with creatively executing sales deliverables, including show integrations and custom branded content
• Collaborative leader, able to both give and take direction/feedback on various projects
• A creative outside-the-box thinker, ideating new ways to engage audiences across YouTube and social-first platforms
• Ability to work efficiently against a deadline, ensuring projects are moving along on time without sacrificing quality
• Skilled in all aspects of production shoots, workflows and software (Streamyard, Riverside, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.)
• Comfortable working directly with high-profile talent, maintaining a professional demeanor
• Someone who wants to win, and is consistently pushing themselves and others around them to be better
• Flexibility to work mornings, nights and/or weekends, as projects call for
  
  

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair’s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at  www.sbgi.net .

About The Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $75,000 - $95,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

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