Jasmine Ellis brings 15 years of producing, writing & development experience to every project. She is a sports production expert with extensive success identifying, recruiting & coaching sports media talent.
You can explore her projects in the gallery below and visit the contact section to hire her for freelance or staff opportunities.
Developed as a mix of news, sports and pop culture. Speak.Easy featured the fresh perspectives of friends and journalists Cari Champion & Jemele Hill. The two discussed the biggest stories, interviewed newsmakers and traveled the country to discover the secret to unique and thriving Black owned businesses. Jasmine developed the show concept with Cari & Jemele, selected and managed production staff of 10 and oversaw the piloting & rehearsal production schedule.
CNN+ | Speak.Easy with Cari Champion & Jemele Hill
High Noon debuted on ESPN in 2018. Jasmine joined the team as Senior Producer responsible for managing the 8 person production staff in Washington, D.C. & New York. She was promoted to Coordinating Producer in 2019 and began managing talent, story selection and segment execution.
SC6 with Jemele Hill & Michael Smith offered thoughtful critique and humorous reactions to the sports news of the day. Jasmine served as lead producer launching SC6 in 2017, managing daily story selection & staff assignments and producing viral moments across social media.
Launched in 2020 as a talent development program, Unseen Productions (created by Jasmine Ellis) coaches journalists interested in appearing on unscripted sports programming. Unseen Productions and its incubator Here for it TV have received widespread praise as participants now appear on popular ESPN shows like Around the Horn.