Production Coordinator, NPM Creative

OVERVIEW

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Intro to Position

National Public Media (NPM) is the sponsorship subsidiary of NPR, working with brands, agencies, producers and broadcasters to develop campaigns that deliver on sponsor objectives while fueling the mission of public media. It serves as the exclusive sponsorship representative for the NPR network, which reaches 46M people weekly across platforms, and designs multi-market campaigns with public media stations around the country. National Public Media is committed to excellence in audience research, measurement tools, product design and creative consultation and production for each of its brand and station partners.

NPM Creative seeks a Production Coordinator to help the team manage custom audio and visual campaigns for NPR sponsors. This role will be central to our work as an in-house content studio, and do everything from creating custom pitch decks for big brands to keeping us on track with production schedules, creative testing, performance metrics, and essential administrative tasks.

The type of person we are looking for is:

• Extremely organized. A person who loves nothing more than checking things off a list, gets excited about things like color-coding, and enjoys making packing spreadsheets for vacations.
• Skilled at prioritizing while juggling multiple projects at once, and able to stay positive and focused in a world of constant distractions.
• Kind and respectful to others, but not afraid to jump in and voice an opinion.
• Independent and interested in working on a small, tight-knit team of creative specialists who love to collaborate!

NPM Creative understands that experience comes in many forms. We celebrate and support differences and aim to hire people from a variety of backgrounds because it strengthens our team and company. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team, so if your experience aligns with what we’re looking for (even if you don’t check every box), please consider applying!

Responsibilities

• Support our many custom creative campaigns for sponsors, including creating timelines, preparing assets for delivery, and supporting the launch of custom creative across our digital platforms.
• Serve as a point of contact with sponsors and agencies, guiding assets through review and approval.
• Research and draft custom pitch decks and podcast scripts for sponsors.
• Set up creative tests and prepare custom analysis decks with creative recommendations.
• Update data and maintain benchmarks for custom display products.
• Help maintain NPM Creative’s client-facing documentation, portfolio of work, and internal database of campaign and production resources.
• Submit and track production agreements and contracts with the NPR legal team.
• Serve as administrative support for the team, managing scheduling, Trello board maintenance, and cycle transitions.
• Help shepherd team goals, including increment planning and progress monitoring.
• Support the Managing Director and Supervising Producer with special projects and tasks as needed.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 3 years of project support experience, ideally in creative services or media
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational and writing skills
• Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders (clients, leadership, different internal teams, etc.) to guide projects to completion
• Ability to prioritize, adjust, and push for completion of multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Education Requirement

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in work experience

Work Location & Requirements

• Remote Permitted: This position is remote-permitted, but candidates must reside within the 10 states where National Public Media Operates: NY, NJ, CA, CT, MD, VA, IL, CO, MN and Washington D.C. You will have the option of working (a) remotely from a location of your choosing within the United States that is supported by NPM; (b) on-site at an NPM facility, based on the availability of desks and approval from NPM; or (c) a combination of both. Regardless of where you choose to work from, you may be expected to travel to other locations from time to time to perform the duties of your position.

Required Skills/Competencies

• Comfortable with Microsoft Outlook, Google Workspace, and Project Management software.

Job Type

• This is a full time, non exempt position.

Compensation

Hourly Rate: The U.S. based anticipated hourly rate for this opportunity is $31.73 - $33.65  per hour. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum hourly rate NPM expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.

Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for NPM employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPM’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPM employees. 

Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you.

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