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113760
TELEVISION PRODUCER
AS617     $49,192 - $96,533
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 09/15/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To produce a complete television program by developing, planning, completing, and marketing the program for distribution.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from Television Production Supervisor. May receive supervision from higher-level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Functional/project over production staff.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Television Associate Producer by the presence of experienced-level tasks.

Differs from Television Senior Producer by the absence of responsibility for advanced decisions as they relate to projects for national and international distribution.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Responsible for producing lower budget, medium complexity subject matter important primarily to state and secondly to national audiences.

Serves as functional supervisor over personnel involved during the pre-production, production, and post-production phases of all television projects assigned.

Researches, aids in developing and solidifies project budgets, determining personnel, equipment, time and content factors.

Applies and ensures the completed programs produced follow new technical advances and production techniques to comply with federally mandates, as well as following established techniques and guidelines for general television production.

Functions, if necessary, as primary editor on on-line non-linear editing equipment in the editing of video and audio images in completing of programs.

Involved in the design and development of the construction of in-service, educational, informational, and entertainment programming.

Determines the most efficient presentation approach to material for inclusion in the program and develops production techniques, budgets, time lines, and required television personnel needed to develop the production.

Responsible for contacting owners of copyrighted and trademarked material and obtaining through contract and legal negotiations, rights and clearances to said items for use in produced programs.

Develops appropriate shooting and post-production schedules with the Television Production Manager.

Supervises on-air talent and guest experts, directing them in the content presentation.

Oversees assigned project on-location and/or studio shoots, assuring that all required content images, material and technical executions have been completed correctly.

Reviews completed assigned project with various personnel to determine aesthetic characteristics of the production.

Identifies marketing strategies for produced programming.

Works with the Louisiana Educational Television Authority Underwriting person on researching and obtaining funding sources for the program.

Performs budget reconciliation at the completion for all assigned productions.

Composes proposals from possible funding sources to be used for project budgetary fulfillment.

Researches, identifies, and secures the services of content experts in the content development phase of the production processes.

Develops, in consultation with promotional staff, promotional material for agency produced television programs.

Confers with other agency departments, state agencies, businesses, and various corporate entities and advises as to production techniques, target audiences and content development.

Responsible for one to three projects in the pre-production stage, producing, and construction stage, and the post-production stage at the same time.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Four years of production experience in television, radio, or multimedia; OR

A bachelor's degree in film studies, broadcasting, digital media, cinematography, or communications plus one year of production experience in television, radio, or multimedia.