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Title: Senior Producer, Wave Originals
Reporting to: Executive Producer, Originals
Supervisory role: No 
Classification: Temporary, Full-Time
Location: Hybrid in Los Angeles, CA
Compensation: $110,000 - $125,000 Annual

Company Summary:
Wave Sports & Entertainment (Wave) is the leader in digital storytelling for the next generation reaching more than 130 million highly engaged followers globally. Wave’s award-winning, programming is led by some of the most popular athletes and personalities in culture today-- including the hit digital series’ “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce,” “7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony”, and “So True with Caleb Hearon” -  dishing out entertaining commentary, unique perspectives, expert analysis, and behind-the-scenes stories about the biggest moments and trends shaping sports and entertainment.

Wave’s Media Agency (WMA) collaborates with leading sports leagues and rights holders to create engaging, data-driven digital programming. Our partners include major organizations such as the WNBA and CONCACAF, and we deliver always-on content experiences that engage the internet’s largest and most passionate fan communities.

Role Summary:
Wave is seeking a Senior Producer to join the content team to lead a Celebrity, Lifestyle, and Pop Culture focused Wave Original. Overseeing the weekly development, pre-production, production execution, on-set management of talent and crew, post-production, and delivery of full episodes, shorts, and custom branded content for Wave Originals. Duties include, but are not limited to:
 

Responsibilities:

• Development:
  • Brainstorming, ideating, pitching, and developing concepts, talent opportunities, and show beats on a weekly basis for the show.
  • Communicating, collaborating, and ensuring approvals on concepts and show rundowns with all stakeholders prior to greenlighting and shooting.
  • Collaborating with the sales team to manage, track, and produce ad reads, drafting editorial and promotional copy for each show to ensure seamless integration within episodes.
• Pre-Production:
  • Creation of the show rundown week over week.
  • Creating and managing the production schedule.
  • Supporting the booking, rescheduling, and coordination of talent and guests for weekly shows.
  • Supporting and leading pre-production planning meetings with talent, crew, and stakeholders as needed.
• Production:
  • Managing in-studio production, the set, crew, and vendors on shoot days.
  • Executing creative while ensuring quality and consistency in tone, branding, messaging, and content goals for each episode and throughout the season.
  • Virtually managing production on shoot days via Riverside when the shoot is fully remote.
  • Manage recording logistics, including supporting the setup and technical settings of recording software.
  • Directing and managing on-screen talent.
  • Producing show extensions, including but not limited to episodes filmed on location for events, additional content, and branded content, with travel as needed.
  • Ensuring all files are uploaded after each episode's taping.
• Post-Production:
  • Leading post-taping production, social, and post-production debrief meetings.
  • Providing story and edit notes on up to three rounds of cuts before locking the final episode.
  • Ideating and selecting images and assets for cutdowns of supplemental content derived from hero episodes.
  • Ensuring that show assets are sourced and procured, including submitting tickets for graphics and thumbnails.
  • Overseeing the programming and publishing of cutdowns and full episodes for YouTube and podcast channels daily.
  • Creating compelling HED/DEK titles for YouTube and audio platforms, and drafting timecodes for YouTube Shorts. 

Additional Responsibilities + Touchpoints:

• Weekly meetings will focus on forward planning and post-mortem discussions of the previous week.
• Additional responsibilities will be updated as they pertain to this role, as determined by the EP.

Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge and passion in Celebrity, Lifestyle, and Pop Culture verticals
• Minimum 5 years experience producing weekly podcasts or talk shows for notable network
• Experience producing and managing high-profile entertainment talent
• Detailed understanding of YouTube and audio podcast platforms best practices
• A highly creative storyteller. Able to write, produce, manage and execute projects from start to finish in a fast-paced and flexible environment.
• Proactive, with the ability to anticipate obstacles and problem solve under pressure.
• Strong experience organizing production workflows, assets and talent schedules. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of digital media trends and how audiences consume content across platforms with a focus on YouTube and social first content.
• Strong experience working cross functionally with external teams and stakeholders to communicate and negotiate project needs and move initiatives forward. 
• Experienced in executing content for sales initiatives, custom branded content, on location shoots, and event activations.
• Highly skilled in managing multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong physical production knowledge is a plus. 

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