Event Programmer

🕒 June 12

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The Athletic

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

📱 Media

⚽ Sports

Media • Sports

The Athletic is a sports media company known for comprehensive sports coverage and in-depth reporting across various sports such as football, tennis, Formula 1, golf, MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and college sports. It provides high-quality articles, live updates, and expert analysis covering significant events and players in the sports world. The platform features content on various leagues and tournaments, providing insights from well-known journalists and analysts. The Athletic aims to set the standard in sports reporting and offers subscription-based access to its content.

📋 Description

• Partner with The Athletic newsroom and editorial leads to develop 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 outreach, 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, commercial, creative development, production) to ensure seamless execution • Stay ahead 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 within 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

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental and vision benefits • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s) • company-matching 401(k) plan • paid vacation • paid sick days • paid parental leave • tuition reimbursement • professional development programs