Talent Booker- The Ringer

Job Description

The Ringer is seeking an experienced candidate to assist in the booking of talent, specifically for The Ringer Podcast Network across its slate of shows. This individual will be responsible for working with our internal Talent Booker to source, secure and confirm interviews and ensure the experience is seamless. The ideal applicant should have relationships and experience communicating with talent, managers, publicists and reps across the sports and entertainment community. Most importantly, the candidate is passionate, has an enthusiasm for sports and pop culture and has experience with booking for a broadcast platform, (i.e. TV, Radio and podcasts).

What you'll do

• Identify, source, and confirm talent in-line with show needs
• Work with show staff on deadlines and communicate regularly with updates
• Stay up to date on the news cycle within entertainment, news and sports
• Collaborate with show teams to coordinate timely, impactful guests and react to breaking news.
• Act as a conduit between publicists, managers and show staff to coordinate and confirm bookings.
• Establish and maintain relationships with agents, publicists, and managers
• Maintain an extensive database of contacts within the industry
• Collaborate with new shows as they continuously develop and assists the show team with any talent booking needs and ideas
• Liaise with outside booking agency
• Proactively pitch guest ideas to show teams within news cycle and relevant sports schedule
• Track all talent bookings from request through completion
• Work within timelines and structure of show staff

Who you are

• 5+ years related experience working in sports media or broadcast industry
• Must be available to meet booking needs whenever they arise
• Willingness to travel
• Familiarity with the sports scene is a must
• Talent booking experience
• Experience forging relationships with agencies, publicity firms and managers
• Professionalism and high level of discretion
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Preferred Experience Includes: Strong athlete and management relationships, understand talent booking nuances and processes
• Familiarity with the Ringer

Where you'll be

• We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
• Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location
• Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here .

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service. Global COVID and Vaccination Disclosure Spotify is committed to safety and well-being of our employees, vendors and clients. We are following regional guidelines mandating vaccination and testing requirements, including those requiring vaccinations and testing for in-person roles and event attendance. For the US, we have mandated that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated in order to work in our offices and externally with any third-parties. For all other locations, we strongly encourage our employees to get vaccinated and also follow local COVID and safety protocols. Apply for this job