OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Outkick
OutKick is a cutting-edge national multimedia platform that produces and distributes engaging content at the intersection of sports news, sports culture and pop culture. OutKick’s stable of reporters, hosts and contributors are accessible on OutKick.com as well as across video livestreams, social media, podcasts, and radio, reaching tens of millions of fans each month. Owned by FOX Corporation, Outkick was originally founded by Clay Travis. For more information, please visit www.OutKick.com.
We are looking for a dynamic, creative, experienced, and highly motivated Booker to join the OutKick family. This role is built for someone with deep sports booking relationships, a strong command of the daily news and political landscape, and a sharp instinct for where sports intersects with celebrity, politics, pop culture, and the broader cultural conversation. The ideal candidate will have an active sports-first rolodex and the ability to secure compelling guests across athletes, former athletes, coaches, agents, insiders, media personalities, entertainers, political voices, cultural commentators, and digital creators.
The Booker will be someone who can react quickly to breaking news in the sports, sports culture, pop culture, news, and political worlds. The ideal candidate will bring a strong and active contact base across athletes, former athletes, coaches, agents, sports media personalities, league and team insiders, commentators, publicists, and newsmakers. Just as important, this person should understand how sports stories often cross over into celebrity, cultural debate, politics, business, and social media conversation.
The candidate must be attentive in searching for guests and creating, cultivating, and maintaining meaningful relationships. We are especially interested in someone who already has a strong sports-first rolodex and the ability to expand those conversations into entertainment, politics, cultural commentary, and digital media. The Booker must also be well-read in major newspapers, podcasts, streaming shows, political commentary, sports media, and, most importantly, all social platforms.
The Booker is responsible for offering creative segment ideas and original angles on well-covered topics daily. This person should know how to identify the right guest for the right moment, whether that means securing a major sports figure, a credible insider, a media personality, a celebrity voice, or a political or cultural commentator who can speak to where the story is headed.
**You MUST include a cover letter to express why you are interested in this particular role.**
OutKick aims for both compelling and qualified newsmakers to discuss the top stories of the day. You should have sound editorial skills and in-depth knowledge of the news, sports news, sports culture, pop culture, politics, and where all the above intersect. We need a driven applicant who strives to identify top-tier guests and goes the extra mile to book them.
The ideal candidate understands that OutKick’s coverage lives at the center of sports, culture, politics, and current events. We are looking for someone who can bring in guests who not only know the game, the league, or the headline, but who can also speak to the larger cultural, political, or entertainment conversation surrounding it.
You must also be able to work swiftly under deadline pressure, especially during breaking news coverage. The right Booker will be proactive, resourceful, persistent, and comfortable moving quickly to secure high-impact guests in a fast-paced daily show environment.
As a Booker at OutKick.com, you will have the opportunity to work on all our streaming shows. You will work with a production team tasked with producing compelling daily shows that resonate with our viewers and drive conversation across sports, culture, politics, and news.
This position reports to the OutKick.com Executive Producer.
A Snapshot of Your Responsibilities
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Identify strong guests, cultivate relationships, and confirm bookings for all OutKick shows.
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Leverage a strong sports contact base, including athletes, former athletes, coaches, agents, league and team sources, sports media personalities, and insiders.
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Develop and maintain crossover relationships with celebrity representatives, cultural commentators, political voices, public affairs guests, podcasters, digital creators, publicists, and other relevant newsmakers.
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Conduct thorough research and compile comprehensive pre-interviews.
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Effectively understand and communicate a guest’s point of view on relevant topics, including sports, culture, politics, and breaking news.
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Sift through past interviews, social posts, stories, audio, and video to find relevant sound, clips, and perspectives to use in guest segments.
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Manage daily deadline turnarounds for all OutKick shows.
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Regularly pitch segments and creative story angles to show producers.
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Identify fresh, original angles on well-covered sports, culture, entertainment, political, and national news stories.
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Move quickly and strategically during breaking news to secure timely, compelling guests.
What You Will Need
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A bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience.
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1–3 years of experience in television, digital video, streaming, sports media, news, or a related production environment.
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Strong booking background.
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Extensive rolodex of sports contacts, with a proven ability to book athletes, former athletes, coaches, agents, sports media figures, insiders, commentators, and other sports-related guests.
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Strong crossover contact base or demonstrated ability to build relationships across celebrity, entertainment, politics, pop culture, podcasts, social media, and cultural commentary.
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A strong working knowledge of the daily news cycle, political landscape, cultural issues, and the personalities driving national conversations.
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A passion for current events, sports news, sports culture, pop culture, and politics.
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Excellent communication skills.
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Ability to write effectively and creatively.
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Strong editorial judgment and the ability to identify what makes a guest timely, relevant, and compelling.
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Ability to work swiftly under deadline pressure.
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Flexibility to work long hours and weekends when news events warrant.
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A proactive, persistent approach to securing guests and building long-term relationships.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $67,000.00-85,000.00 annually for high cost labour markets such as but not limited to New York City and Los Angeles, $55,800.00-70,800.00 annually for all other US locations. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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