Sports Visuals Producer - Programmer

Sports Visuals Producer/Programmer

Req #45153

Virtual•United States

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Sports Visuals Producer/Programmer — USA TODAY

About the Role

USA TODAY is seeking a full-time Sports Visual Producer to join our photo and video department. This hybrid position is ideal for a creative, fast-moving journalist who thrives at the intersection of sports coverage, visual storytelling, smart use of AI tools, and audience engagement. As part of a global digital media company with more than 250 media properties nationwide, you’ll play a key role in shaping how USA TODAY presents sports visually—through compelling photo galleries, strategic gallery placement on platform, and short-form vertical video content optimized for mobile and social platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Create and curate sports photo galleries that capture the emotion, drama, and defining moments of games, athletes, and fan culture.
• Program galleries into stories across USA TODAY and the Network, ensuring visuals enhance storytelling and drive audience engagement.
• Produce short vertical videos via quick-editing platforms like Wochit for on-platform and social channels, highlighting key plays, reactions, reporter videos and behind-the-scenes moments.
• Monitor real-time analytics and sports trends to identify visual opportunities and adjust content strategy accordingly.
• Leverage AI video generation technology to super charge your content output
• Use AI to identify and optimize audience growth opportunities for visual content
• Collaborate with editors, producers, and photographers across Sports, Entertainment, and News to ensure cohesive and timely visual coverage.
• Source photos and videos from USA TODAY, Gannett’s local properties, wire services, and third-party libraries; secure external assets when needed.
• Attend editorial meetings and contribute to planning major sports events, seasonal coverage, and breaking news moments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Understanding SEO and audience development strategies
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience, including work in a digital newsroom.
• Strong editorial decision-making skills and news judgment.
• Experience writing, editing, and producing content for digital platforms.
• Skilled in video creation software
• Candidates should have facility with AI and automation and experience in using it to enhance their journalism
• Confident navigating social media, including writing, scheduling, and optimizing posts, and creating video for a variety of platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Interest in all forms of visual journalism—from photography and video to motion graphics.
• We know there are great candidates who won’t fit every single item described above and may have important skills that we hadn’t even thought of. If that’s you, apply and explain how your skills can surprise and delight us in this role.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with motion graphics or video editing for mobile-first platforms.
• Familiarity with sports photography best practices and licensing.
• Familiarity with AI tools for content creation and audience growth

Schedule

The role will follow a Wednesday - Sunday evening schedule based on sports events, with a need to be flexible based on breaking news and other tentpoles.

Application Instructions

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

1. Resume – one to two pages.
2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job. – Tell us what makes your work stand out.
3. Online links to your portfolio.

It is important that these items be assembled in a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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The hourly rate for this role will range between $24.28 and $37.94. Base compensation is reflective of many factors, including, but not limited to, the market in which one lives/works, individual education level, skills, certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable.

 

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where USA TODAY Co. employs employees. In addition, USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with USA TODAY Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at Recruit@usatodayco.com. Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable location. Applications from outside these regions will be removed from our system after submission.

Job Details

Job Family

Media

Job Function

Content Production

Pay Type

Hourly

Education Level

Equivalent Experience