Digital & Social Producer, Premier League Productions

Who We Are: At IMG Production & Studios we use content and technology to power the world's passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. We've built Europe's best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the world's best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether it's live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world. Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation, sports operations & advisory, event & experiences management, media production & distribution, experiential marketing and brand licensing. Who We Are: At IMG Production & Studios we use content and technology to power the world's passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. We've built Europe's best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the world's best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether it's live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world. IMG Media LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/img-media/ IMG Media Website - https://www.imgmedia.com/ What You’ll Do: Premier League Productions (PLP) are proud to be the production partner to the most watched football league in the world. Globally, we broadcast to 190 out of 193 UN member states, serve over 100 broadcast partners and our work is available to 704million homes. Our wide array of high quality output includes live matches, digital content, studio shows, promos and magazine programming, all delivered across multiple platforms. We have an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning digital team as Digital & Social Producer on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a unique opportunity to work with the Premier League and it’s licensees worldwide to create impactful, social-first short and long form content. Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:

• Coordinate the video production process end to end; ideation and ideas gathering, capture, edit and assembly to distribution - with digital best practices remaining front of mind.
• Working with the Premier League and third parties to create content that is commercially and strategically valuable to the business.
• Working with the Premier League and its licensees to drive broadcaster success; creating digital content that is of strategic importance to those stakeholders.
• Working with the team in production world-class digital content that creates new fans of the league, clubs and players. The successful candidate will have an instinct for what our audiences want, the football conversation, and a desire to tell the story of ingenious and creative ways.
• Line management of Assistant Producers who are responsible for production and delivery of social content and services.
• Build and develop cohesive and collaborative relationships across PLP departments to ensure all Producers contribute towards our digital strategy.
• You will be guided by the requirements of Premier League’s licensees while collaborating closely with the other programming teams at PLP to ensure a consistent and integrated content experience.
• You will display a creative flair and a desire to innovate, thriving on the development and implementation of new initiatives.
• Your understanding and awareness of social media platforms’ capabilities will be exemplary. You will view social media platforms as an essential mechanism to produce high-quality, compelling content that helps broadcasters to drive growth and engagement.

You Will Have The Following Strengths:

• A strong all-round Producer with experience in social, producing shoots, working with archive and the Adobe suite.
• Skilled digital content creator with the ability to oversee end to end production of content from commissioning through to QC
• Experience in using digital analytics to inform editorial decision and achieve consistent growth in engagement.
• Organized and proactive, experience of managing a content calendar, organizing resources and meeting deadlines.
• Significant knowledge of the skills, tools, hardware, and software necessary of a world class digital content team
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the digital and social media ecosystems and a solid analytical understanding of content performance.
• An interest and understanding of changing consumption habits and what content people watch and why they engage.
• A clear passion for the changing media landscape and the opportunities that brings to the future of sports digital broadcasting
• Extensive knowledge of football and the Premier League, understand the brand and ethos – be vital, be collaborative, courageous, curious, and innovative

Our Values:

• We are fueled by Persistence, adapting and seeking solutions in the face of challenges.
• We support and elevate diverse voices, promoting equity and Inclusion within our company, industries and community.
• We operate with a spirit of Entrepreneurialism, a willingness to take risks and mindset that is built to disrupt.
• We rely on Collaboration across our network to power culture and unite people around the world.
• We hold ourselves to the highest standards of Excellence in every aspect of our work, including how we interact with one another, our clients and our partners.

Our Work Ethic: We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process, but we are currently excited to have our employees experience our office culture as much as possible. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs. Benefits:

• Income protection
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Pension contribution
• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Dental insurance
• Green car scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidized office canteen
• Free breakfast
• Free on-site parking
• Eye Care
• Endeavor Wellness - lunch and learn events
• EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) - range of practical and emotional support services
• Dependent care - 5 days subsidized emergency child, pet, elder care
• Critical Illness cover
• Financial Wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass
• Health Screening
• Will Writing
• Dynamic office environment with great people!
• Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
• Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events

The Process: We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in IMG. We will review all applications within five working days and will be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

• Tele/Virtual Interview – up to 30 mins with member of talent acquisition team
• 1st stage interview - Virtual/in person – Head of Digital, PLP and Producer, PLP
• 2nd stage interview – if required

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.