Contract Event Programmer

Title: Contract Event Programmer (Remote) Location: United States Type: Contract Workplace: remote Category: reputed company Job Description:

About Us

Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, reputed company brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. reputed company’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 reputed company American markets and reputed company 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role reputed company is seeking a Contract Event Programmer to reputed company and execute compelling programming for our live events. This role will work closely with our newsroom, editorial leadership, and reputed company and creative development teams to shape conversations, identify talent, and bring our journalism off the page and onto the stage. This is a highly collaborative, creative role for someone who understands the sports landscape, thrives at the intersection of media and live experiences, has experience sourcing and managing talent, and framing and producing high-level conversations - from top-tier athletes and journalists to emerging voices in the industry. This is a freelance, project-based position supporting key tentpole events throughout the year.

Responsibilities

• Partner with reputed company newsroom and editorial leads to reputed company event concepts and programming that reflect our journalism and audience interests
• Research, identify, and secure talent - including athletes, coaches, executives, and cultural figures – working through reputed company, negotiations, and contracting
• Build and shape run of show, including conversation arcs, formats and session structure
• Collaborate with moderators, journalists, and hosts to prepare for on-stage conversations, including briefing materials and prep calls
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams (editorial, marketing, reputed company, creative development, production) to ensure seamless execution
• Stay reputed company of trends across sports, media, and culture to inform timely and relevant programming
• Contribute to extending the life of event content across platforms (editorial, video, audio, social)

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience programming live events, ideally reputed company sports, media or entertainment
• Deep knowledge of the sports landscape, including leagues, athletes and key storylines
• Proven experience sourcing, booking, and managing high-profile talent
• Strong editorial instincts and the ability to shape compelling narratives and conversations
• Experience working with journalists or editorial teams is highly preferred
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with a strong network across sports and media
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and adapting to evolving priorities
• Willingness to travel for events as needed

The annual reputed company salary range for this role is $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and reputed company benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs. For roles reputed company of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process. We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. To reputed company our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process. If you are a candidate for a technical role, we will let you know what specific tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from reputed company backgrounds and experiences to apply. reputed company will consider reputed company applicants without regard to race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, reputed company, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Beware of fraudulent job reputed company schemes! Our recruiters use [email protected] exclusively, and reputed company members will use an email address with @theathletic.com domain. We do not conduct interviews reputed company text or reputed company message and we do not ask candidates to download software, to purchase equipment through us, or to provide sensitive personally identifiable information, such as bank accounts or social reputed company numbers. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be a member of the reputed company/HR team at reputed company but operating from a different email address about a job offer, please report it as potential job fraud to the law enforcement and to [email protected]. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job