VP ACC Network - College Studio

Position Summary:

The ESPN Sport Production - Vice President ACC Network & College Studio is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the ACC Network studio portfolio ensuring the delivery of high-quality ACC centric content for the network. They will also be responsible for various College Sports studio shows on location that includes Men’s & Women’s College Basketball Gameday; Women’s Tournament Studio; Women’s College World Series; Men’s College World Series.

The Vice President will be responsible for leading various teams in each area including talent, production, operations, and content creators. They will be responsible for managing their staff, logistical planning, and oversight. This role will involve driving the content strategy for assigned properties, maintaining proficiencies on the latest production trends and technologies, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to expand audience reach and revenue opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage an expansive team of talent, production, and technical personnel by providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure the successful execution of content on the ACC Network and College Studio Shows as assigned.  
• Oversee the overall production content strategy, including resources and budgets across all shows, for the ACC Network.
• Coordinate with Coordinating Producer and management team to align on content, resources and budget strategy for the ACC Network.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Programming to maximize network/program’s revenue potential. 
• Makes or reviews the decisions of subordinates regarding the full scope of creative, content, production and cost / benefit decisions.
• Sets the talent strategy and assignments for the ACC Network and studio shows as assigned.
• Primary Production point of contact for the “Atlantic Coast Conference” on all things ACC Network related.
• Attend monthly strategy meetings with the ACC and ACC Network Programming team to support a collaborative culture between ESPN and the ACC.
• Collaborates with the Men’s & Women’s College Basketball Sports Production & Programming leadership team on the weekly location and content strategy for Men’s & Women’s College Basketball Gameday.
• Oversee the overall production content strategy, including talent assignments, Production resources, and budgets for Men’s & Women’s College Gameday.
• Collaborates with the Women’s College Basketball Sports Production & Programming leadership team on the Women’s Tournament Studio from Selection Show to the on-site studio at the Women’s Final Four.
• Oversee the overall production content strategy, including talent assignments, Production resources, and budgets for Women’s Tournament studio from Selection Show through the Final Four.
• Collaborates with the Men’s & Women’s College Softball & Baseball Production & Programming leadership team on the content strategy for Men’s & Women’s College World Series Studio.
• Oversee the overall production content strategy, including talent assignments, Production resources, and budgets for Men’s & Women’s College World Series Studio.
• Creates and enhances relationships with important information sources and related third parties, e.g., talent, league and conference officials, athletes
• Creates and enhances relationships with the executives of ESPN functions that are “matrixed” to support the production of sports news programs and programming, e.g., Operations; Creative Studios; Programming Integration
• Travels for on-site studio shows to support the production team and maximize relationships with the conferences, NCAA, teams, etc.
• Plays an integral role as a leader in department and supports company priorities through their leadership on departmental needs. 

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to manage large teams and complex projects, with experience in staffing, budgetary planning, and logistical oversight.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset, capable of identifying opportunities for growth and driving initiatives to achieve business objectives.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the management and execution of live events
• Demonstrates knowledge of the management and execution of live studio productions on location.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively complex-related studio and remote studio on location production experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has a good understanding of ESPN’s market positioning and strategies. 
• Has a high-level knowledge of college sports and college sports history.
• Has extensive knowledge of the Atlantic Coast Conference and its impact on the college sports landscape.
• Has extensive knowledge of both Men’s & Women’s College Basketball.
• Has extensive knowledge of College Softball and College Baseball.  

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent