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Producer (Austin PBS)

  • Project Type: Industry
  • Pay Status: Paid
  • Production Company / Studio: Austin PBS
  • Location: Austin, TX

Austin PBS seeks an experienced Producer to support two flagship programs:

  • Austin InSight – Austin PBS's weekly news and public affairs program.
  • Overheard with Evan Smith – Austin PBS's long-running interview series featuring prominent leaders, thinkers, and cultural figures.

The Producer will contribute to all phases of content development, production, post-production, and digital distribution for both programs while supporting other station productions as needed. Candidates should be comfortable working in a high-pressure, collaborative, and creative environment. Applicants should demonstrate a background in television, journalism, and/or digital production, as well as a mastery of a subset of the required skills. The ideal candidate has a background in television news and experience in all aspects of producing television shows and online video content. The Producer will report to the Director of News & Public Affairs and will work closely with the VP of Production. At Austin PBS, you’ll do meaningful work with a team of passionate coworkers. You will also work on other award-winning shows and special productions and events. We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment. 

Role & Responsibilities:

For Austin InSight

  • Research, develop, and write topical news stories.
  • Pitch, book, and coordinate interviews with newsmakers and subject-matter experts.
  • Develop interview questions and story treatments.
  • Collaborate with graphic designers to create supporting visuals and data-driven graphics.
  • Identify and gather visual assets to support storytelling.
  • Assist with publishing content on digital platforms, including the website, YouTube, and social media channels.
  • Log footage, write scripts, and work with editors through post-production.

For Overheard with Evan Smith

  • Work closely with Host to book and coordinate nationally recognized guests.
  • Coordinate studio logistics and guest scheduling.
  • Collaborate with production staff on taping day logistics
  • Direct and manage studio recordings, including communication with control room personnel and talent.
  • Work with editors to complete final programs for broadcast and digital distribution.

Other Responsibilities

  • Produce news and public affairs special studio productions.
  • Manage productions from concept through delivery.
  • Help coordinate scheduling of studio facilities, personnel, and equipment.
  • Maintain production files, releases, and records.
  • Collaborate with Programming, Marketing, Digital, and Social Media teams.
  • Cultivate relationships with community organizations, nonprofits, public agencies, and media contacts.
  • Repurpose and publish archival content for digital platforms.
  • Support additional Austin PBS productions as assigned.

Requirements

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, video, photography or other similar related fields (or the equivalent combination of education and experience).
  • Five years of experience in television producing, news gathering, or relevant field.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Excellent verbal and interpersonal communications skills.
  • Knowledge of television production concepts, principles, methodology, and techniques.
  • Knowledge of professional production and post-production procedures, techniques, and standards in a non-linear production environment.
  • Exhibit an understanding of public media mission and values.
  • Creative decision-making skills
  • Ability to deal and interact with nationally-known guests (Presidential candidates, Oscar winners, et cetera) as well as local figures.
  • Informed in a wide range of topics beyond current events, including culture, government and public policy.
  • Personal integrity, fairness, and the credibility needed to gain trust across all levels of an organization.
  • Comfort with teleconferencing software like Zoom or Google Meet.
  • Proficient with Google Workspace tools.
  • Proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud tools.
  • Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously. 
  • Ability to work non-standard hours (night, weekends) as necessary.

Please provide a reel and/or links to relevant work product

Work is primarily done on-site and in the field. Salary is $75,000.

For more information and to apply, visit the following link: Austin PBS - Producer

As with any workplace, the film and television industries can present a wide range of potential occupational health and safety hazards to workers. The Texas Film Commission expects all productions, regardless of budget to employ best practices such as establishing a workplace harassment prevention policy as well as maintaining overall industry safety standards in order to encourage and accomplish safety on set. Please visit the Safety On Set page for additional industry safety resources as well as information about employee rights and laws in Texas.

Project posted July 28, 2026