Espn/Espn.Com Work Values

Daily Duties at Espn/Espn.Com:

Segment Producer – “ESPN Hollywood” (2005 – 2006) Conceptualized, developed and produced sports and entertainment segments for ESPN and ESPN.com. Identified, built and maintained relationships with key industry leaders. Conducted in-studio, red carpet, and field interviews with sports figures and celebrities. Key Accomplishments • Developed profitable cross-platform promotions with ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. • Captained “Big Stories Unit, tasked with developing longer, more in-depth features. ESPN.com Senior Editor – “Page 3” (2004 – 2006) Led daily production for ESPN.com section dedicated to sports and entertainment features. Implemented a summer-long sports and music initiative in coordination with ESPN's SportsCenter features. Drove operations success by recruiting, training, and mentoring top-performing freelance writers and contributors. Coordinated all editorial plans, wrote headlines and lead blurbs, and edited content. Key Accomplishments • Successfully managed and executed comprehensive ESPY Awards event coverage to boost ratings results. • Tripled ESPN.com Page 3 page views via increased strategic distribution and improved writing and story ideas. ESPN.com Senior Editor – Talent Integration (2001 – 2004) Maximized success to meet and / or exceed workflow objectives, including editing and providing ghost writing for ESPN’s on-air anchors and analysts. Led daily editorial direction of talent contributions and event coverage of major events. Coordinated content plans specific to talent strengths, and organized ideas and deliverables with sports editors. Key Accomplishments • Conceptualized, developed, and executed ESPN’s initial ESPN Radio web camera initiative. • Supported major event coverage, including the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, Stanley Cup Finals, and ESPY Awards. Senior Editor – Multimedia (1999 – 2001) Played a vital role in directing a results-focused team of editors responsible for ESPN.com audio and video, including coordinating efforts with legal department professionals to ensure all content adhered to rights and clearance guidelines.

What they like about Espn/Espn.Com:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Video, Entertainment, Integrate, Distribution, Recruiting, Advertising, Ecommerce, Marketing Management, Retail, Social Media, Digital, Sports, Television, Production, Media, Branding, Events, Influencers, SEO, Website Production, Content Production, Story Telling

Skills

Leadership, Problem Solving

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Espn/Espn.Com: