SVP Sports Studio & Entertainment

• Set the long-term vision and content strategy for ESPN’s studio shows, digital production, podcasts, and audio platforms.
• Lead large-scale, cross-functional organizations with a focus on editorial excellence, innovation, collaboration, and audience impact.
• Serve as a key strategic advisor and thought partner to ESPN executive leadership on the future of sports storytelling, fan engagement, and content consumption trends.
• Drive alignment across platforms to ensure cohesive and scalable audience strategies.

• Oversee the editorial strategy, creative direction, and production execution of ESPN’s studio and entertainment portfolio, ensuring industry-leading storytelling and production quality.
• Partner closely with ESPN’s news, investigative, and live event organizations to strengthen editorial collaboration and uphold the highest journalistic standards.
• Lead the evolution of multiplatform content formats by integrating audience insights, emerging trends, and innovative technologies to modernize storytelling and fan engagement.
• Champion innovation, including the thoughtful integration of AI, automation, audience analytics, and emerging production technologies to enhance content creation and operational efficiency.

• Direct the strategy, development, and performance management of on-air talent across studio, digital, podcast, and audio platforms.
• Partner with the Talent Office, Programming, and Production leaders to identify, develop, and elevate next-generation talent and personalities.
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing creative teams while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture.

• Lead complex production operations, including budgeting, staffing, workforce planning, scheduling, and resource allocation across multiple business units and platforms.
• Drive operational efficiency while maintaining creative excellence and supporting business growth priorities.
• Build scalable workflows and modern production practices that improve speed, flexibility, collaboration, and execution across teams.
• Leverage audience analytics, data insights, and performance metrics to inform programming, content strategy, and operational decision-making.

• Collaborate closely with senior leadership, leagues, distribution partners, and key stakeholders to expand audience reach, strengthen brand impact, and support business growth objectives.
• Foster strong cross-functional relationships across production, programming, digital, social, technology, marketing, and communications organizations.
• Lead and influence effectively within a highly matrixed, fast-paced organization.

• A minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience in sports media, studio production, digital media, entertainment, or related content organizations, including significant executive leadership experience.
• Proven success leading large, complex creative and operational organizations within a fast-paced, multiplatform environment.
• Deep understanding of sports media, audience behaviors, multiplatform distribution strategies, and evolving digital consumption trends.
• Strong track record of balancing creative excellence with operational rigor, business priorities, and audience growth objectives.
• Experience managing large-scale production operations, including budgeting, staffing, workforce planning, and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to develop on-air talent, build high-performing teams, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
• Strategic, innovative, and future-focused mindset with experience driving transformation, operational evolution, and modern content strategies.
• Experience leveraging audience analytics, performance metrics, emerging technologies, and AI-driven insights to inform content and business strategy.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence effectively across highly matrixed organizations and executive leadership teams.

• Bachelor’s Degree 

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The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $345,900.00 to $463,900.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.