Special Projects Producer

This position serves as a bridge between Southern Arizona communities, stakeholders, and AZPM, ensuring that important events, local stories, cultural moments, and public affairs discussions reach a wider audience through compelling content and memorable experiences. You'll collaborate with internal teams and external partners to coordinate, curate, and produce events across multiple platforms, including live in-person events, training sessions, conferences, and media such as radio, television, digital streaming, and social media.

If you're ready to help amplify the voices and stories that shape our region, we'd love to hear from you!

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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1. Project Development and Production:

• Collaborate
  with AZPM leadership to identify topics and projects suitable for public
  and media presentation.
• Research,
  identify, and support events, initiatives, and conversations that align
  with AZPM's mission and strategic objectives, with the potential for
  broader distribution.
• Develop
  project concepts, write scripts, and create detailed rundowns, serving as
  the coordinating producer for special projects, including live and
  recorded events, town halls, panel discussions, and cultural programs.

2. Event Coordination and Media Integration:

• Stay
  informed on relevant issues and event opportunities, acting as AZPM's
  liaison for national, regional, and local conferences and training
  opportunities.
• Oversee
  logistical planning and production details, including securing talent,
  venues, technical requirements, and event staffing.
• Collaborate
  with content, news, production, and marketing teams to adapt live events
  into engaging media content for broadcast, streaming, and social media
  distribution, ensuring high production quality in partnership with
  technical staff, including audio engineers, videographers, and digital
  content creators.

3. Project Management and Community Engagement:

• Manage
  project timelines, budgets, and resources to meet deadlines and achieve
  strategic goals.
• Evaluate
  project success and impact using audience metrics, community feedback, and
  media reach.
• Represent
  AZPM at community meetings, industry conferences, and public events to
  strengthen partnerships and promote audience engagement.
• Work
  independently to deliver high-quality content that is accurate, fair,
  balanced, and professional, consistently meeting deadlines.
• Perform
  other duties as assigned.

• A bachelor's degree in journalism, media production, communications, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience); and with five years of experience in journalism or broadcast production and/or experience with live event production.
• Must have a valid driver's license and ability to drive according to the University Fleet Safety Policy.

• Experience in coordinating technical teams, securing venues, and overseeing production logistics.
• Bilingual: English/Spanish.
• Proficiency with media production tools, including audio/video editing software and content management systems.