Senior Art Producer

From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). OIT oversees all major information and communications technology initiatives for the City of Philadelphia - increasing the effectiveness of the information technology infrastructure, where the services provided are advanced, optimized, and responsive to the needs of the City of Philadelphia’s businesses, residents, and visitors. improving the value of the city’s technology assets and the return on the city’s technology investments; ensuring data security continuity; planning for continuing operations in the event of disruption of information technology or communications services; The Senior Producer is the day-to-day showrunner for PHLgovTV’s flagship original series, including the monthly public affairs roundtable Her Seat at the Table and the weekly neighborhood field magazine. Working under the Executive Producer’s editorial direction, the Senior Producer owns each episode from concept through delivery: research, guest booking, scripting, field and studio producing, edit supervision, and delivery QC. Run the episode pipeline for assigned series: story research, episode outlines, rundowns, and scripts, aligned to the Mayor’s five strategic priorities.

• Book and prepare guests — elected officials, agency leaders, advocates, and residents — including pre-interviews, briefing documents, and interview question development.
• Produce studio tapings and field shoots: direct day-of logistics, manage run-of-show, coach guests and hosts, and coordinate crew assignments with the Production Technician and Multiplatform Producer.
• Supervise post-production for assigned episodes: review cuts, give timecoded notes, approve graphics with Creative Services, and deliver broadcast-ready masters to the Channel Administrator on deadline.
• Coordinate host relationships day-to-day, including scripts, wardrobe/branding standards, and taping schedules for contracted on-camera talent.
• Produce hearing-adjacent context segments (pre/post-hearing explainers) supporting the Philadelphia Citizen’s Hub.
• Ensure every delivered episode meets ADA Title II captioning timelines and PHLgovTV editorial and brand standards.

Excellent story judgment and structural editing instincts for public affairs and documentary-style content.

• Strong writing: scripts, rundowns, briefing memos, and episode descriptions on deadline.
• Confident field and studio producing, including directing small crews and managing live-to-tape roundtable formats.
• Working proficiency with NLE workflows (Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve) sufficient to supervise and, when needed, execute edits.
• Composure and diplomacy with elected officials, senior City staff, and community members.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, film/TV production, or related field — or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years of professional video/TV production experience with at least 1 year producing recurring episodic or public affairs content.
• Philadelphia civic knowledge and experience in municipal, PEG, or public media strongly preferred.

We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents

• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available
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*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

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