Seasonal NFL GameDay Morning Production Assistant 

Job Position(s): Seasonal NFL GameDay Morning Production Assistant 

Disney is hiring a Seasonal NFL GameDay Morning Production Assistant to join the ESPN NFL Media team in Los Angeles, CA. This role sits at the center of live studio production, supporting the daily output of NFL GameDay Morning, one of the most-watched Sunday morning sports programs on television. It suits an early-career TV production professional who knows the NFL inside and out and is ready to work inside a real live sports production workflow.

About the Role

You’ll be embedded in the production department of NFL GameDay Morning, working across the full weekly cycle of a live studio show on a Wednesday through Sunday schedule, with Sunday call times starting at 3:00 a.m. PT. The work spans pre-production research, video coordination, editorial support, and real-time coverage of breaking league news, press conferences, and game action. This is a seven-month seasonal position structured around the NFL calendar, giving you a full season of live television production credits at one of the biggest sports media operations in the industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate the teleprompter during live studio broadcasts, coordinating with talent and control room staff in real time.
• Work directly with editors to build video elements, music montages, and B-roll packages for on-air segments.
• Monitor live games, league news, social media, and press conferences to surface editorial opportunities for producers.
• Research NFL statistics, historical information, and current storylines to support rundown planning and segment development.
• Prepare and distribute production materials including scripts, rundowns, and supporting documentation ahead of each broadcast.
• Coordinate video, graphics, and editorial requests across multiple departments within the live production environment.

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or broadcasting, or equivalent hands-on television production experience.
• Zero to three years of experience in live television, digital media, or sports production.
• Familiarity with newsroom systems such as ENPS and non-linear editing tools including Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer.
• Working knowledge of broadcast graphics workflows and general television production processes.
• Strong NFL knowledge covering current rosters, coaching staffs, league news, and team history.

Why This Role

ESPN NFL Media is the production arm behind some of the most-watched sports television in the country, and a season on NFL GameDay Morning puts you inside that pipeline at Disney, working on live studio production at a scale few entry-level roles can match. The seven-month contract runs the full NFL season, with consistent 40-plus hour weeks that build genuine live broadcast credits across every phase of show production.

Apply now for the Seasonal NFL GameDay Morning Production Assistant role at Disney and take your first serious step into live sports television production.