What are the responsibilities and job description for the Creative Producer position at PragerU?
Location: Los Angeles, California (on-site)
Our mission is to promote American values through the creative use of digital media, technology and edu-tainment. We’re proud to be voted among the “Best Place to Work in Los Angeles” by the LA Business Journal 4 years in a row.
The Creative Producer will oversee the creative direction and logistical execution of several recurring series featuring PragerU personalities, published multiple times per week across PragerU platforms. The ideal candidate has proven experience developing and launching online series focused on current events, politics, pop culture, and social issues. They should be well-versed in the latest trends in daily video podcasting and social media content, with the ability to apply best practices to grow and optimize the series.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Produce and publish high-quality episodes multiple times per week for various talent
- Research daily topics and develop story ideas with the team
- Oversee filming, post-production, and publishing logistics
- Communicate team updates on behalf of the Head of Creative and flag issues with bandwidth, performance, or cross-departmental conflicts
- Review and approve live show and daily episode content
- Supervise editing of shorts and provide time stamps for repurposed content
- Manage social media for the series’ YouTube channel and related promotional channels
- Serve as liaison for talent on internal and external requests (campaign promotions, press, shoots, donor requests, etc.); Assist the Marketing comedy sketch team and support large-scale campaign strategies (e.g., NewsGuard, Earth Day, short documentaries) as they come up
Successful Candidates Will Possess:
- 5–7 years of production experience, including 5 years managing live webcast production (pre-, day-of, and post-production)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, start-up style environment and keep productions streamlined
- Strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple projects and coordinate across teams
- Proven problem-solving ability with creative, cost-effective solutions
- Effective leader and collaborator with other departments
- Team player: proactive, reliable, calm under pressure, and no-ego
- Strong creative instincts, editorial judgment, and critical thinking
- Ability to identify and break news stories through independent research
- Eagerness to improve the series with new segments, guests, and ideas
- Knowledge of video podcast production best practices
- General familiarity with camera, lighting, audio, and editing
- News junkie in the conservative media space
- Strong knowledge and interest in U.S. history and “culture war” issues
- An “idea machine” with the ability to pitch content ideas, show ideas, and episode topics
- Ability to argue both sides of an issue and clearly articulate major points
How to Apply: First review our website at www.prageru.com. Read our annual report here. Submit a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, include a section explaining how your values align with ours, and why you would want to specifically work at PragerU.
What We Do: We promote American values through educational videos for people of all ages. People come to PragerU for a variety of reasons, but they all have one thing in common: They want to grow—intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. To learn more about PragerU, visit http://prageru.com.
Salary Range: The salary target for this role is $100,000 - $150,000 . Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and most recent market data. This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on personal and company performance, in addition to our robust benefits package.
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.
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Please note that we constantly have ideas and concepts pitched to us which we appreciate. Most ideas and concepts are not protectable and are freely available for the public and PragerU to use or modify and use. From time to time where they are not, you agree that by presenting these ideas and concept, and in consideration of PragerU reviewing these ideas and concepts, you hereby grant to PragerU an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, modify and exploit for any purpose any ideas and concepts and any expressions of those ideas and concepts. Nothing herein precludes you from using any ideas or concepts presented.
Salary : $100,000 - $150,000
