The Programming Coordinator supports the ESPN Soccer Programming teams on the day-to-day scheduling and management of content and partner relationships. This role contributes to the strategic scheduling of content across all English and Spanish language networks and platforms to maximize audience growth, viewership and revenue, operational and technical related processes and coordinates across business units as needed. Works collaboratively across all ESPN departments and with external rightsholders and partners to fulfill contracts and achieve established company/team priorities and goals.
The right person for this role is a self-starter, eager to learn, well-versed in the sports media ecosystem and experienced in navigating cross-functional relationships within and outside of an organization. This person has exceptional communication and organizational skills and is able to work across stakeholders to build consensus around strategies and opportunities. This person will also have knowledge and interest in direct-to-consumer technology, sports rights and programming. This person thinks big, learns quickly, and approaches everything with enthusiasm. Finally, this person has an interest in adapting to our ever-changing industry, and similarly, the candidate should expect that this role and its day-to-day responsibilities may also change to adapt to the needs of the team, specific initiatives, launches, and more.