Producer

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 Production Team is a dynamic, all-hands-on-deck team with a unique and fast-paced workflow. The Producer will be responsible for supporting, ideating, and spearheading a variety of elements, creative and operational, to make and promote PragerU products. The ideal candidate will be able to master PragerU's mission, voice, and brand identity in order to create compelling materials to promote our shows and initiatives.

This role requires the ability to juggle multiple fast-moving projects concurrently, hyper-organization, extreme attention to detail, and strong communication skills. This is a new position combining elements of multiple existing positions—the ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about helping to integrate this role into existing functions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the guidance of the Heads of Production and Senior Producers, assist with or potentially drive creative and operational development of new content lines or products, marketing materials, written elements, and more to meet PragerU goals
• Internalize and embody PragerU's brand and values to generate aligned creative concepts
• Function as a creative resource bridging the gap between Production and Marketing. Understand Marketing goals in order to guide CTA's, brand voice, and overall consistency; meanwhile, collaborate with show producers to understand the “point” of each product and to effectively and truthfully encapsulate it in marketing materials
• Work closely with the Production Operations team to allocate resources and drive projects under your purview 
• Function as a “first line of defense” for making and reviewing video cuts, written copy, scripts, calls to action, titles, etc
• Devise promotional videos to help market existing content. Spearhead creative development and work with operations and technical staff to execute
• Write and edit scripts, treatments, creative briefs, video descriptions, titles, social media captions, and more, and effectively communicate creative visions and gameplans to leadership, technical staff, and across other parts of the company
• Research potential talent including guests/presenters, vendors, etc. and weigh into who we engage and how. Ideate short ads and social media promos with upcoming guests to help market PragerU content, factoring in individual guests' background, audience/reach, and capacity
• Work within short deadlines, limited budget and changing priorities. Maintain a high-energy, no-ego, proactive, and flexible mentality in an ever-shifting environment.
• Quality control including technical, spellcheck, playback, end cards, etc. for your content lines and others
• Assist with other projects as needed.

Successful Candidates Will Possess:

• More than 5+ years of production experience, including strong writing abilities, understanding of production processes, and foundation in marketing
• The ability to become highly familiar with the PragerU library of content and to uphold PragerU's core values and standards
• Demonstrated ability to write and create marketing materials for social media audiences and website needs
• Able to thrive in an extremely fast-paced environment (seriously… we're not exaggerating!)
• Strong leadership and execution skills—a proactive, high-energy contributor with thick skin and a solutions mindset. Some projects you might own; others you will support or collaborate. Be willing to wear whatever hat the project requires
• Superior communication skills and tech-savvy
• Top-notch organizational and time management skills. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize appropriately, and be flexible
• A true Team Player, proactive, helpful, honest, calm under pressure, and absolutely no ego
• Ability to work with startup-type-hustle and not overcomplicate. Flexible and able to “roll with the punches” within an ever-changing game plan, and able to problem-solve on the fly

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 $90,000 - $110,000+. 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.