Associate Producer, Soccer (Freelance)

Job Overview

The Associate Producer will be responsible for a variety of production responsibilities to support our studio coverage. Responsibilities include coordinating graphics on studio shows, as well as sport specific research, especially CBS Sports Golazo Network, UEFA Champions & Europa League, Serie A, and Concacaf.

This is a freelance position based in Stamford, CT. Non-traditional hours, nights, weekends, and holidays are to be expected.

Responsibilities :

• Use deep knowledge and strong techniques to generate and support ideas based on betting, live events, breaking news, and other developments in the soccer world.
• Build relationships with producers, on-air talent, and graphics to ensure the highest quality of video tape assets.
• Understand how linear and social production align to create compelling studio content
• Anticipate, identify, and respond to relevant trends, developing storylines and noteworthy performances for soccer coverage
• Communicate in a timely and effective manner with producers to provide thorough, creative, and accurate video content
• Proactively identify and suggest segment or video ideas for studio coverage
• Develop original, creative ideas for video elements that present analysis, storylines, and trending issues in soccer.
• Ability to clip and edit / format video materials through Adobe Premiere

Basic Qualifications :

Additional Qualifications :

CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the SEC ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24 / 7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.