TELEVISION SENIOR PRODUCER 2

AS617 $49,192 - $96,533
Creation Date: 08/23/2001
Change Date: 09/15/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
Responsible for developing, planning, design and construction and marketing of national and international distributed educational television programming through broadcast,
narrowcast, Internet and satellite delivery.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Program Manager

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from Television Production Manager.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Performs direct supervision over assigned Television Senior Producer. Performs functional supervision over personnel during project activities.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Television Production Manager by the lack of final management authority concerning productions and by the lack of daily line supervision over other
Television Senior Producer class not assigned and the Technical Execution Division.

Differs from Television Senior Producer by having responsibility for advanced managerial decisions 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 project management and implementation of yearly or multi-year national and international documentary productions

Involved with extensive post-production duties in and out of house.

Produces programs at high level of complexity in development and construction with budgets usually between $25,000 to $100.000.

Responsible for one to four or more projects at the same time.

Ensures the completed, national and international programs comply with federal mandates as well as following established techniques for
general television production.

Serves as advisor, guest presenter and producer on various television production conferences around the nation.

Consults and meets with national and international authorities on program content related matters.

Serves as reader/evaluator on media related foundation grant panels.

Initiates and negotiates contractual services through talent representatives of international and national actors and actresses.

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

Responsible for the development of program content primarily for documentary and international programs.

Writes, or works with writers, on the script to be used in shooting the project, establishing imagery, interviews, and additional content materials.

Identifies needed visuals to be used in the program and consults with the Television Executive Producer and the Television Production Manager on
negotiating rights clearances.

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 processes timelines and schedules with the Television Production Manager accordingly.

Assists in the research, selection and purchasing of new technical equipment.

Researches and identifies possible state, national and international grant sources. Composes proposals from possible funding sources to be used
for project budgetary fulfillment.

Determines needed television personnel and technical equipment for both production and post-production phases of the project.

Designs or assigns responsibility for designing specialized television sets to be constructed and used in the program.

Assigns, assist and supervises personnel with television related production activities dealing with on-location and/or studio shoots.

Reviews completed assigned project with assigned personnel.

Identifies marketing strategies for produced state, national and international programming.

Consults with the LETA Program Director on scheduling the completed state projects for optimum viewing by the designated audience.

Works with the LETA Promotions Manager on the creation of a promotional package to be used in the promotion of the completed program to state,
national and international audiences.

Works with the LETA Underwriting person on researching and obtaining funding sources for the program. Provide press packages and personal program
representation to possible funding sources.

Coordinates with Television Senior Producer all television production work activities of live and live-on-tape, studio/remote production.

Prepares and/or reviews prepared scripts, music, develops visualizations, confers with Television Producer Classes and Director classes as needed,
or other higher level production staff.

Performs budget reconciliation after each completed production project.

Attends production planning meetings with other state agencies, businesses and corporate entities.

Oversees development of ancillary products for use in television presentation.

Coordinates with Television Director Classes, Television Production Manager and Television Producer Classes in applying Federal Communications Commission
rules and regulations and Public Broadcasting Systems technical guidelines to ensure productions and related activities technically comply.

Ensures that the completed project is in accordance with all required Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations, International Rules and Regulations,
Public Broadcasting System Guidelines and other regulation pertinent to the subject matter and its execution.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Six years of production experience in television, radio, or multimedia; OR

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