Television Programmer
City and County of Denver
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Job summary
City and County of Denver is seeking a Television Programming professional to develop and manage the Denver8 programming schedule, coordinating live, recorded, and acquired content for broadcast and digital platforms.
You will ensure accuracy, manage multiple schedules, and collaborate with production and technical teams while maintaining logs and documentation. A Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience are required, with a fixed-term appointment and benefits included.
Qualifications
- Two years of professional experience in television programming, broadcast scheduling, public access television, digital media, video content management, or a related field.
- Experience coordinating, scheduling, organizing, or distributing video content across broadcast television or digital streaming platforms.
- Experience using content management systems, broadcast automation software, media asset management systems, or similar tools to manage and distribute programming.
- Ability to manage multiple programming schedules, prioritize competing deadlines, and maintain accurate content records and metadata.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with internal teams, external content providers, and community partners.
- Ability to pivot and work in a dynamic setting where demands and priorities throughout the day may change.
- Eagerness to learn and take responsibility to learn new technical skills and share tasks.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and manage the Denver8 television programming schedule, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of scheduled content.
- Coordinate the preparation, organization, and playback of live, recorded, recurring, and acquired programming.
- Review programming schedules, playlists, program files, and associated information for accuracy and compliance with established procedures.
- Coordinate scheduling changes, program substitutions, special coverage and other time-sensitive programming needs.
- Monitor programming delivery and resolve or escalating scheduling, playback, content, and quality-control issues.
- Maintain accurate program logs, schedules, records, and related documentation.
- Coordinate with production and technical personnel to ensure programming assets are available and ready for broadcast and digital platforms.
- Support continuity of broadcast operations by following established workflows and documenting programming procedures.
- Manage other duties as assigned, including media asset management, digitization and archiving.
- Collaborate and work effectively as part of a team, including attending team meetings, participating in cross-team discussions, and completing regular check-ins with your manager.
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Job description
This is a limited position with an end date of December 31, 2027, with the possibility of extension. With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.
The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $74,276.00 - $85,176.00/year.
- A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service 457B Retirement Plan
- 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays
- 1 personal holiday
- 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days. In this position you can expect to work on-site between Denver Community Media: 2101 Arapahoe Street, Unit 1, Denver CO 80205 and City and County Building 1437 Bannock St, Denver CO 80202, in-office and be out in the field as needed.
Technology Services (TS) is the central information technology department for the City and County of Denver. The agency provides technology infrastructure, development, support, and solutions to all city departments; management of 911 system communications and Denver’s 311 non-emergency contact center; public, educational, and government television operations; and oversight of digital transformation.
- Develop, maintain, and manage the Denver8 television programming schedule, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of scheduled content.
- Coordinate the preparation, organization, and playback of live, recorded, recurring, and acquired programming.
- Review programming schedules, playlists, program files, and associated information for accuracy and compliance with established procedures.
- Coordinate scheduling changes, program substitutions, special coverage and other time-sensitive programming needs.
- Monitor programming delivery and resolve or escalating scheduling, playback, content, and quality-control issues.
- Maintain accurate program logs, schedules, records, and related documentation.
- Coordinate with production and technical personnel to ensure programming assets are available and ready for broadcast and digital platforms.
- Support continuity of broadcast operations by following established workflows and documenting programming procedures.
- Manage other duties as assigned, including media asset management, digitization and archiving.
- Collaborate and work effectively as part of a team, including attending team meetings, participating in cross-team discussions, and completing regular check-ins with your manager.
- Two years of professional experience in television programming, broadcast scheduling, public access television, digital media, video content management, or a related field.
- Experience coordinating, scheduling, organizing, or distributing video content across broadcast television or digital streaming platforms.
- Experience using content management systems, broadcast automation software, media asset management systems, or similar tools to manage and distribute programming.
- Ability to manage multiple programming schedules, prioritize competing deadlines, and maintain accurate content records and metadata.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with internal teams, external content providers, and community partners.
- Ability to pivot and work in a dynamic setting where demands and priorities throughout the day may change.
- Eagerness to learn and take responsibility to learn new technical skills and share tasks.
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Television Production, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Two (2) years of experience in any basic component of television production, including experience in program preparation and automated playback for a full video cable or broadcast television station.
- One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):Resume
This position is expected to stay open until October 31, 2026.
Limited (Fixed Term)
$74,276.00 - $122,555.00
$74,276.00 - $85,176.00/year
City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.
Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. For information about right to work
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