Creative Services Producer

Salem Media Group; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation time

Job summary

Salem Media Group is seeking a Creative Services Producer to lead the production of high-quality TV promos, network image spots, trailers, and digital video assets. You will write, shoot, edit, and craft campaigns that strengthen the Salem News Channel brand across broadcast, streaming, and social platforms.

You will collaborate with programming, news, marketing, sales, and digital teams to deliver compelling content, manage multiple projects, and drive audience growth in a fast-paced news

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in television production and scriptwriting.
• Proficient in camera operation, lighting, and audio for broadcast.

Responsibilities

• Produce, write, shoot, and edit TV promos and branded content.
• Create promotional content for live programming, breaking news, and events.
• Produce long-form videos including documentaries and interviews.
• Write scripts and marketing messaging for TV, streaming, and social.
• Schedule social media posts for Salem News Channel accounts.
• Edit broadcast content with storytelling, pacing, sound, color, and motion graphics.
• Capture video in studio and field with broadcast cameras.
• Develop platform-specific assets for TV, streaming, YouTube, and social.
• Collaborate with programming and news teams on concepts.
• Assist live events, remote broadcasts, and launches.
• Adapt TV creative into digital deliverables.
• Support Sales/Marketing with sponsored content and client videos.
• Stay current with production tech and AI tools.
• Participate in brainstorming and contribute innovative concepts.
• Manage multiple projects with deadlines.

Skills

Television Production

Scriptwriting

Cinematography

Lighting Design

Editing

Motion Graphics

Television Promotion

Education

College degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Audition

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Canva

Job description

The Creative Services Producer is responsible for producing compelling television promotions, video content, and original creative that strengthens the Salem News Channel brand across broadcast, streaming, FAST channels, social media, and digital platforms. This position serves as a hands-on producer, editor, writer, and visual storyteller, creating high-quality promotional campaigns, network image spots, trailers, long-form content, and digital video assets. In addition, this position is essential to maintaining a consistent social media presence, ensuring key content is curated, posted and promoted.

Working under the direction of the Audience Development & Engagement Director, the Creative Services Producer manages projects from concept through final delivery, collaborating with programming, news, marketing, sales, and digital teams to create engaging content that drives audience growth and enhances the viewer experience.

The ideal candidate combines strong television production skills with cinematic storytelling, exceptional editing ability, creative writing, and a passion for producing premium broadcast-quality video.

Responsibilities

• Produce, write, shoot, and edit television promotional spots, network image campaigns, show promos, tune-in spots, trailers, commercials, and branded content.
• Create compelling promotional content supporting live programming, breaking news, election coverage, political events, documentaries, specials, and original productions.
• Produce long-form video projects including documentaries, feature segments, behind-the-scenes content, interviews, and promotional films.
• Write promotional copy, scripts, voice-over direction, and marketing messaging for television, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
• Identify, create, and schedule social media posts for Salem News Channel, Salem hosts, and Salem-owned radio stations accounts.
• Edit high-quality broadcast television content using advanced storytelling techniques, pacing, sound design, color correction, and motion graphics.
• Capture professional video in studio and field environments utilizing broadcast and cinema camera systems, lighting, and audio equipment.
• Produce platform-specific video assets for TV platforms, streaming apps, YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, and other digital platforms.
• Collaborate with programming, producers, hosts, and news teams to develop promotional concepts supporting network priorities and programming initiatives.
• Assist with production of live television events, remote broadcasts, special coverage, and network launches.
• Adapt television creative into multiple deliverables for digital advertising, social media campaigns, streaming platforms, websites, and internal communications.
• Support Sales and Marketing by producing sponsored content, commercial creative, promotional campaigns, sales presentations, and client video projects.
• Stay current with emerging production technologies, AI-assisted creative tools, editing techniques, motion graphics trends, and evolving television production workflows.
• Participate in creative brainstorming sessions and contribute innovative concepts that strengthen network branding and audience engagement.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while consistently meeting production deadlines in a fast-paced news environment.

Qualifications

Software: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Canva.

Skills: Television Production, Scriptwriting, Cinematography, Lighting Design, Editing, Motion Graphics, and Television Promotion.

Education/Experience: College Degree or Equivalent Experience

Benefits

• Competitive pay structure based on experience
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays and vacation time

EEO Statement

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