Production Assistant (PA/ECP), WETA Local Productions

Job Title: Production Assistant (PA/ECP), WETA Local Productions

Reports To: Senior Producer & Executive Producer

Status: Full - Time, Non-Exempt, 1 Year

Hourly Rate: $22.00

Position Overview

Under the supervision of the Senior Production Manager, Senior Producers and Associate Producers of WETA Local Series/Projects, this Production Assistant in the WETA Local Productions department will support the production of programs and special projects that focus on the people, places, arts, and culture of the Washington, DC area and in support of WETA’s mission. All producing and content-creation efforts will be in support of developing and delivering the highest quality television, digital, social, interstitial and/or promotional stories This position will report to the PBS News Director of Product, and secondarily to the SRL Director of Operations and Development.

Essential Functions

• Participate as needed on video shoots both in the field and in-studio with managing release forms, drafting call sheets, coordinating craft and catering services, and, with direction and permission, collect additional still photography and other digital assets.
• Assist Series and Associate Producers with researching story ideas for segments, stock footage, archival video and images for post production.
• Support Series Producers following production with creating and organizing program deliverables such as creating music cue-sheets, uploading digital assets, transcription files, release forms, and additional duties as assigned.
• Participate in special projects and perform additional duties as assigned.
• Assist Senior Production Manager, as needed, with coordination of production crews on assignments, logistics for field and studio productions, expense reconciliation, post production schedules and other office/administrative duties.
  
  

Skills & Abilities Required

• Ability to support all producers on location in a fast-paced production environment with many moving parts.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Flexible and creative disposition.
• Ability to work remotely and self-direct and adjust to shifting assignments as time and needs require.
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of people using diplomacy, tact, and discretion.
  
  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, English, or related field.
• Basic experience in video field production.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  

LOCATION:

WETA and NewsHour Productions are Washington, DC established media and news organizations. We are a largely local workforce based out of the Campbell Place office in Arlington, VA. WETA and NewsHour Productions value employee flexibility when possible. Most positions based in our Arlington, VA office will be onsite or hybrid, depending upon the role.

Company Overview

WETA and its subsidiary NewsHour Productions LLC serve local and national public media audiences by producing and distributing content of intellectual integrity and cultural merit. Through broadcast, digital and community services, the organization offers compelling, diverse programming on five television channels, including primary channel WETA PBS, and on WETA Classical, the exclusive home for classical music in the nation’s capital; produces a portfolio of national television productions, including PBS NewsHour, recognized globally for bringing balanced, in-depth news coverage to all Americans; creates impactful documentaries with longtime production partners Ken Burns and Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features a variety of content offerings on weta.org, WETA Passport, the PBS Video App and the WETA Classical App; and serves communities near and far with education and engagement initiatives that contribute to the company’s mission of public service. Benefits | WETA

Equal Employment Opportunity

WETA and NewsHour Productions are equal opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internships. WETA and NewsHour Productions make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.