Production and Creative Director

Community Seven Television; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Community Seven Television is seeking a Production and Creative Director to lead daily studio production operations, live switching, and volunteer programming support onsite in Billings, MT. The role requires coordinating with producers, managing a volunteer program, and ensuring high-quality broadcasts for local community programming.

The position includes supervising video crews, editing, archiving events, and developing professional production standards in a nonprofit TV setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in videography, editing, and customer service.
• PEG station experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s related to television production preferred.
• Experience in videography industries.
• Familiarity with non-profit/community work.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication skills.
• Patience, understanding, and a solution-seeking mentality.
• Flexible schedule to work different configurations of 40 hours per week.
• Must be available on the day after Thanksgiving and all Monday evenings.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily studio production and live switching.
• Edit shows as needed.
• Import and encode programming for video server playback.
• Assist with DVD duplication and archiving of events.
• Oversee volunteers and manage a training program for them.
• Oversee work of video crews and ensure professional production standards.
• Coordinate repair activities and troubleshoot equipment malfunctions.
• Foster relationships with producers and organizations.

Skills

Videography

Editing

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Television Production

Tools

Video server playback

DVD duplication

Job description

Community Seven Television is seeking a Production and Creative Director to lead daily studio production operations, live switching, and volunteer programming support onsite in Billings, MT.

• Daily studio production including technical support for producers and organizations
• Edit shows as needed
• Import and encode programming for video server playback
• Support DVD duplication
• Assist other access TV staff with community video production activities in the studio and in the field
• Oversee the work of video crews
• Help the General Manager develop and maintain professional production standards
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and cable programming methods and procedures
• Identify resource needs and review them with the General Manager
• Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment malfunctions; perform minor repairs when needed
• Coordinate repair activities
• Foster, maintain, and expand working relationships with producers and organizations
• Live programming direction and switching, including:
  • Weekly City Council and Yellowstone County Commission meetings
  • Monthly School Board meetings
  • Special programs and scheduled events, including election coverage, parades, holidays (Holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, Burn the Point, etc.), extra governmental meetings, debates, and other events as scheduled
• Perform edits, uploads, indexing, and duplications necessary to archive events for future airing and reference
• Volunteer program setup and ongoing engagement:
  • Establish a volunteer training program and consistent communication method
  • Keep track of and log all volunteer hours
  • Create a monthly volunteer newsletter (new opportunities, celebration of accomplishments, volunteer of the month)
  • Maintain an email list of all volunteers
• Assist producers with daily program production to maintain the highest production quality possible
• Support production tasks including switching/directing, audio, graphics/titles, and lighting, plus pre or post-production as needed
• Conduct orientation for new producers:
  • Educate them on the facility and equipment
  • Train them on using the studio and any equipment they check out
• Create an organization system for maintaining and checking out equipment
• Oversee implementation of the system and take responsibility for equipment check-out

Requirements

• Experience in videography, editing, and customer service
• PEG station experience is a plus
• Preferred achievement of a Bachelor’s related to television production
• Experience in videography industries
• Familiarity with non-profit/community work
• Self-motivated with excellent communication skills
• Patience, understanding, and a solution-seeking mentality
• Flexible schedule to work different configurations of 40 hours per week
• Flexible hours revolve around event coverage
• Must be available on the day after Thanksgiving and all Monday evenings

Technologies

• Video server playback
• DVD duplication

Salary

• USD 38,000 - 44,000 per year

Benefits

• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Long Range Evolution of the Job

• Work with the General Manager to implement, facilitate, and fulfill Media Assistance Grants for non-profit organizations
• Work with the General Manager to develop video production training programs and workshops for TV members, volunteers, and organizations; instruct scheduled classes
• Provide outreach to K–12 and post-secondary educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and government agencies to develop specific and special media training programs
• Provide continuing and advanced television production education based on the needs and abilities of TV members
• Eventually develop volunteer management into managing an employee in a part-time role to recruit, maintain, train, and coordinate volunteers; seek out events to cover; and establish partnerships with organizations to stay informed of events and create internship, job shadow, and volunteer opportunities for students
• Plan, prepare, coordinate, and implement equipment, staff, and volunteers to broadcast live remote productions from various field locations
• Develop promotional videos for airing on the station highlighting types of shows, specific shows, the station, and special events