Producer, Live Events – Contract

Job Description

As a Producer for Live Events, you will: 1. Develop the editorial, creative, production, and operational plan for live events, including town halls and debates. 2. Create event formats designed to produce high-performing content for multiple platforms like vertical video, long-form articles, newsletters, and live streams. 3. Translate the CEO's vision, leadership team's goals, and key sponsor/partner objectives into a detailed production roadmap. 4. Lead all show production elements, including staging, lighting, audio, video, livestream/broadcast, venue operations, scenic design, and technical direction. 5. Manage event budgets, vendor selection, contracting, and ensure accountability across production categories. 6. Oversee timelines, run-of-show, production schedules, rehearsals, and technical checks for all events. 7. Collaborate closely with the CEO, editorial leadership, state newsroom, and revenue teams to develop journalistically strong, accessible, and audience-focused programming that achieves sponsor and partner objectives. 8. Coordinate with talent, guests, subject-matter experts, moderators, elected officials, and public figures. 9. Serve as a senior advisor to other video products/series and talent. 10. Partner with local hosts, venues, civic organizations, political offices, and community groups for seamless execution. 11. Collaborate with internal teams (Social, Video, Growth, Newsletter, Events, and Sales/Underwriting) to integrate event content and maximize post-event distribution. 12. Manage sponsor expectations for events with underwriting or branded content integrations. 13. Build and manage a comprehensive production budget with attention to cost efficiency and operational rigor. 14. Ensure compliance with venue, legal, political, and safety requirements.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have: 1. A strong understanding of political and cultural editorial content, talent management, and digital distribution strategies. 2. Proven experience producing impactful live events such as political town halls, debates, broadcast specials, civic forums, major conferences, or large-scale entertainment. 3. Experience leading multi-department production teams (technical, creative, editorial, and operations). 4. Strong vendor relationships with the ability to negotiate and manage complex production ecosystems. 5. A demonstrated ability to produce events that generate content for distribution across social media, video platforms, and owned channels. 6. The ability to thrive under pressure with fixed deadlines and high public visibility. 7. Comfort navigating politically sensitive environments and working with elected officials, talent, and public figures. 8. A preferred background in political media, live journalism formats, or civic-focused programming. 9. Experience producing events optimized for vertical video and multi-platform content distribution. 10. Familiarity with digital newsrooms and audience-first storytelling. 11. Experience working with event and content sponsorship and advertising partners.