Talent/Producer

Overview

The Columbus Blue Jackets Talent/Producer serves as both on-camera talent and content producer, supporting the team’s Media & Content efforts through storytelling, hosting, and production support. As part of the Blue Jackets holistic Media & Content team, this role helps bring the brand to life across digital and emerging platforms by creating authentic, engaging, and fan-focused content. The position collaborates closely with production, marketing, broadcasting, and sponsorship partners to execute content initiatives aligned with the organization’s overall content strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as on-camera talent for original content, digital features, social media programming, and promotional initiatives
• Produce, plan, and assist with the execution of short and longform content projects
• Collaborate with production and creative teams on concept development, scripting, and shoot execution
• Support day-to-day content creation and publishing across owned digital and social channels
• Work cross-functionally with marketing, sponsorship, and communications partners to ensure messaging alignment
• Participate in live, studio, and field productions, including gameday and event coverage
• Help ensure content aligns with brand voice, tone, and storytelling standards
• Stay informed on content trends to optimize content and performance

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Use of Technology - Demonstrates required skills; adapts to new technologies; troubleshoots technological problems; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Education And/or Experience

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or 6 months to 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Software, video editing systems, video playback, Daktronics, replay, video switchers, routers, cameras and related hardware.

Requirements

• On-camera experience with strong storytelling and presentation skills
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro
• Background in content production, media, communications, journalism, or a related field
• Familiarity with digital and social media platforms and content best practices
• Experience working in or around live productions, preferably in a sports environment
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable taking direction while also contributing creative ideas
• Professional, positive demeanor with flexibility to work non-traditional hours, including nights and weekends as required

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered or that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.