Producer

Company: The Daily Wire

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Job Summary

The Producer at The Daily Wire is responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of original video, audio, and digital content that reflects the company’s brand standards and editorial values. This role leads projects from greenlight to final delivery—scoping work, building schedules and budgets, coordinating talent and crews, guiding creative execution, mitigating risks, and ensuring all deliverables meet quality, timeline, and cost goals. Beyond logistics, the Producer serves as a creative leader and trusted partner to on-camera talent, collaborating closely with hosts to shape shows, elevate their performance, and amplify their voice across YouTube and social platforms. Thriving in fast-paced environments, fluency in digital-first production, and expertise with YouTube and social media are key to success. Comfort with building formats, writing daily segments, and steering both creative vision and production execution is essential.

Responsibilities

• Defines project scope, goals, deliverables, and success metrics, leading kickoffs and stand-ups to align cross-functional teams
• Maintains source-of-truth documentation (briefs, production plans, RACI) and builds detailed production calendars and run-of-show plans
• Tracks milestones, interdependencies, and approvals to drive on-time delivery, anticipating risks, removing blockers, and prioritizing as needs arise
• Collaborates with on-camera talent to shape shows, elevate performance, and extend their voice across platforms
• Writes and produces segments, treatments, and formats for YouTube-first audiences, guiding visual and narrative approach for maximum impact
• Monitors analytics, trends, and audience feedback to refine creative strategy and boost reach and engagement
• Serves as primary creative and production partner for executives, hosts, and contributors, clearly communicating expectations and deadlines
• Sources and manages vendors, studios, gear, freelancers, and post-production resources, handling travel, permits, and asset tracking
• Leads day-of execution in studio and field, troubleshooting in real time while upholding safety and quality standards
• Oversees post-production pipeline, managing review cadence, QC, versioning, captions/metadata, and archiving
• Tailors final content for YouTube, social media, podcast, and OTT platforms, optimizing packaging and delivery for each
  
  

Qualifications

• Strong production management across pre-production, scheduling, budgeting, and on-set/studio coordination
• Calm under pressure with excellent decision-making abilities
• Clear and professional communicator, both written and verbal
• Team-first, collaborative approach to projects
• Sharp editorial judgment and story sense
• Understands conservative-leaning audiences and tailors messaging appropriately
• Meticulous attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, fact-checking, and responsible presentation
• Proficient with production and collaboration tools (script formatting, project management platforms, basic editing tools)