Supervising Producer, Sports

Job Description

Job Description

Doing Things is looking for a Supervising Producer, Sports to lead the creative and operational execution of our growing slate of sports programming. 

This role sits at the center of our production team, serving as the bridge between the Director of Production and the day-to-day production staff. You'll oversee the full production lifecycle across multiple series, from development through delivery, while ensuring every show is creatively strong, operationally efficient, and unmistakably Doing Things.

We're looking for someone who has a passion for creating funny, thoughtful, and culturally relevant sports content for broad, crossover audiences. The ideal candidate loves building systems as much as they love making great content. You'll lead producers and crews, develop new formats, solve production challenges in real time, and develop strong, original creative for one of digital media’s fastest growing brands. This role requires a strong understanding of branded content, with the ability to seamlessly integrate sponsor messaging into original programming without compromising the creative or audience experience.

This is a hybrid NYC-based role, reporting to the Head of Production. What You'll Do

• Lead the day-to-day production of our new Sports slate
• Oversee projects from development through pre-production, production, post-production, and final delivery.
• Partner closely with Creative, Production, Editorial, Social, Sales, and Brand teams to execute both editorial and branded content.
• Lead the creative execution of branded campaigns, ensuring sponsor objectives are thoughtfully woven into each show's voice, format, and storytelling.
• Work directly with brand partners and internal stakeholders to deliver integrations that feel authentic, entertaining, and native to the audience.
• Manage production schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent productions.
• Supervise producers, coordinators, editors, field crews, and freelance talent, providing mentorship, creative guidance, and feedback.
• Develop production workflows and scalable systems that improve efficiency as the slate grows.
• Help shape new show concepts, recurring formats, and production strategies for sports audiences.
• Maintain a consistently high creative bar while ensuring productions stay on schedule and within budget.
• Make strong editorial and production decisions in fast-moving environments where priorities can shift quickly.
• Foster a safe, positive, and organized production environment for talent, athletes, and crew.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years producing premium digital, unscripted, or documentary-style content.
• Up to speed on sports culture, with the ability to translate sports through different lenses and audiences — pop culture, comedy, female-skewing, and beyond.
• Experience overseeing multiple productions simultaneously from development through delivery.
• Proven ability to develop high-performing, social-first content with a deep understanding of what drives audience engagement. 
• Expertise in crafting compelling hooks, identifying viral opportunities, and consistently creating videos designed to capture attention, maximize retention, and drive shareability across YouTube and social platforms.
• Proven experience managing producers and cross-functional creative teams.
• Demonstrated experience producing branded content, with the ability to seamlessly integrate sponsor messaging into original creative in a way that feels authentic and audience-first.
• Strong creative instincts and an understanding of what resonates across YouTube and social platforms.
• Excellent production management skills, including scheduling, budgeting, staffing, and logistics.
• Experience producing sports content while maintaining thoughtful, access-aware production practices.
• Deep familiarity with both field production and post-production workflows.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Comfortable balancing strategic oversight with hands-on problem solving.
• Based in New York City and available for regular in-person production.

Bonus Points

• Experience launching successful original digital franchises.
• Background in comedy, documentary, or sports entertainment.
• Experience collaborating with sales and brand partnerships teams to develop custom content and sponsor integrations.
• Passion for creating funny, thoughtful, and culturally relevant sports content for broad, crossover audiences.

What We Offer

At Doing Things, you make an immediate impact. Doing Things is a start-up made up of smart, talented and driven people looking for other potential team members with the same attitude of innovation and excellence. We offer incredible opportunities to learn and work on projects that are at the forefront of the internet media landscape and are transforming digital advertising. We offer competitive compensation that includes cutting edge work and the opportunity to join a rapidly growing startup with a proven product. 

The base salary for this position at the time of posting will range from $100k to $120k. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility, and qualifications.

EOE

At Doing Things, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our brands and our community. Doing Things is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Disclaimer 

Doing Things does not interview candidates via email and job offers are only extended after a thorough interview process involving phone and/or video interviews. If you receive a suspicious email regarding a position with Doing Things and/or a job offer, please do not respond. Forward that email to View email address on us.fitly.work.

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