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An 9438462producer5.09executive producer3.45communications3.4video3.12media3.09119671084627000.00124848.39294000.00YEARLY7793842025-10-012025-10-312025-09-012025-09-302025-11-05Executive Producer, or EP, is responsible for supervising the creation of a theater performance, commercial, web series, television show or film. Their duties include coming up with a concept and writing the script, setting budget expectations and assuring production quality on a film set.

Executive Producer Duties and Responsibilities

An 9438462producer5.09executive producer3.45communications3.4video3.12media3.09119671084627000.00124848.39294000.00YEARLY7793842025-10-012025-10-312025-09-012025-09-302025-11-05Executive Producer makes financial and business decisions for stage productions, commercials, TV shows or motion pictures. They raise capital for the project and hire Directors and crew including Choreographers, Musical Directors, film and video Editors and Set and Costume Designers. A job description for an Executive Producer may contain the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Introducing new ideas and concepts that might align with a project’s brand initiatives
  • Ensuring production projects the intended brand image and meets competitive goals
  • Supervising other Producers and making sure they and the rest of the production team are working within union regulations
  • Overseeing and approving the hiring of marquee talent
  • Maintaining the budget and approving schedules

Larger productions usually have several Producers who share various responsibilities. An Executive Producer supervises the entire production while a Line Producer runs the day-to-day operations.

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Example 1

[website], A production company, has an immediate need for a an Executive Producer to join our Off Broadway musical as a partner.

This job responsible for the execution of the show,

The Co-producer helps create and maintain a welcoming, organized, community-centric space. The role is for a detail-oriented systems thinker who can make long-term plans and create the steps to implement them. Excellent communication, collaboration, project management and organizational skills are essential. This individual should be comfortable creating and managing spreadsheets, calendars, timelines, and budgets. This person will also need to have experience of selling tickets online and how to invite and bring the "industry" people to the show, as this is going to be the second year of the musical either back to Time Square 42nd st or outside of NY.

The co-producer must have experience with "Raising money events", "29-hour reading", "Press events" etc...

In your cover letter please mention who you worked before and how you helped them to grow and reach their goals.

This will be a fee-based contract for 2023 (raising money events with the main cast), and will become either a full\half-time position or a production partnership from the beginning of 2024 onwards (2024 back on stage full time).

Job Type: Contract\Part-time

Internship:
Please mention that you are interested to join our production as an intern.

Benefits:
Flexible schedule

Paid job: Payment arrangement given per call. According to the person's abilities, and resume.

Work Location: NEW YORK

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract.

Benefits:

  • Flexible schedule

Schedule:

  • On call
  • Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Manhattan, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate\or arrive when need to NY before starting work (Required).

Experience:

  • Theater: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Remotely & on site.
Paid job: Payment arrangement given per call. According to the person's abilities, and resume.
Work Location: NEW YORK

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Internship

Pay: $350.00 - $3,000.00 per week

Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule
Schedule:
  • On call
  • Weekends as needed



Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Manhattan, NY 10036: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:
  • Theater: 1 year Location: In person

Example 2

Overview:

Encharter Insurance is an independent insurance agency based in Amherst, Massachusetts, with a second office in Lexington, Massachusetts. We are a large and expanding community agency offering our staff members the opportunity to grow. We are committed to our clients, providing them with the best protection options to fit their needs. We have access to a vast array of premier insurance companies that enables us to find the right product and price for nearly every client.

To support our expanding operations, we seek a highly motivated, enthusiastic, professional sales person to join our team. We offer a highly competitive base salary and generous commission plan, a 401K plan, and a comprehensive package of benefits. We have a positive, supportive work environment that rewards and recognizes achievement and development.

The Commercial Lines Sales Representative is responsible for growth of the agency s commercial insurance department. They will be expected to develop prospect relationships, cultivate opportunities to e commercial insurance accounts, and close deals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Identify potential commercial prospects
  • Manage pipeline to generate and nurture activity to meet sales goals
  • Proactively network and contact prospects to generate interest in Encharter
  • Meet with prospects to gain the opportunity to e their insurance
  • Work with internal Commercial Lines Service professionals to obtain es
  • Present es and close deals
  • Provide prompt, accurate and courteous sales service at all times
  • Maintain product knowledge for all lines of business and products written
  • Other responsibilities may be added

Requirements & Experience:

  • Massachusetts Property and Casualty Producer License, or willingness to get licensed
  • Proven track record of successfully prospecting and closing sales
  • Consistently grow network by participating in community events and organizations, occasionally outside of normal business hours
  • Excellent attention to detail and documentation of customer and sales interactions
  • Strong verbal, written, and analytical skills
  • Capable of handling multiple tasks with varying time constraints
  • Ability to share ideas with team members and participate in a collaborative environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance
  • Work from home
Supplemental pay types:
  • Commission pay
Weekly day range:
  • Monday to Friday
Work setting:
  • In the field



Application Question(s):
  • Are you willing to commute to our Amherst, MA office 2-4 days per month?

License/Certification:
  • Massachusetts Property & Casualty Producer License Location: On the road

Example 3

House of How Games

We believe that a universe without fun would be a pretty dull place to exist and that games are the best medium in the world to provide that fun. We love games which is why we make games. We make games to be a part of providing that outlet for escape, competition, exploration, social connection and so much more to a global audience of 3B+ players and growing.

We believe in authentic leadership, real conversations, making decisions, learning from mistakes but always continuing to move forward. We don t want big company politics. We just want to do our best work with good people and have fun doing what we love.

We believe that our team performs best when everyone shows up as their authentic full self and we strive to empower everyone in the studio to be a game-maker. We encourage everyone to have an entrepreneurial mindset and we foster continuous learning and innovation.

In a time of so much industry consolidation, House of How is proud to be fully independent. We are based out of Bothell, Washington with remote game-makers all over the USA. We have a satellite studio in Boden, Sweden and are also now expanding our remote workforce in British Columbia, Canada.

Starting out as colleagues at Microsoft Games, our leads worked with each other for years before setting out on a new adventure together. From humble beginnings, we grew slowly and carefully to ensure we could control our own destiny. We are now at
  • 50 people and growing rapidly as our industry reputation is bringing more and more projects to the studio. Come join our team and be part of the amazing growth story of House of How Games and help us to entertain the planet!

Responsibilities

  • Build and mentor a team to lead all aspects of game production.
  • Work with both dev and art counterparts to build products, processes, features, and assets.
  • Responsible for timely, quality delivery of game features and content.
  • Own final quality and driving of a major product, or multiple small products simultaneously.
  • Create, prioritize and manage project backlog, roadmap, production schedules and other high level planning.
  • Communicate and strategize with publisher and external development contacts to facilitate our development efforts, reporting issues to executive management when as they arise, with the help of company leadership.
  • Define and ensure proper management of complex internal team, external team and cross-team projects.
  • Define, review and continually improve team development processes.
  • Run scrums and production meetings to ensure effective communication of goals, tasks, progress, and blockers.
  • Ensure the development team is working towards clear deadlines, and support a foster of solid estimates, responsibility, and quality.

Requirements

  • Track record of delivering high-quality games as an Executive Producer or comparable product leader.
  • Ability to identify and recommend improvements to the development process.
  • Outstanding people skills and EQ.
  • Demonstrable organizational, problem solving and time management skills.
  • Demonstrable ability to develop complex project roadmaps and staffing plans.
  • Must possess excellent spoken and written communication skills and be able to work with varied staff members and personalities.
  • Strong presentation and leadership skills and the ability to mentor more junior producers.
  • Experience in budgeting processes at studio, project, and outsourcing levels.
  • Must be punctual, proactive, and have a strong work ethic.
  • Experience in source control systems such as Git or SVN.
  • Expert in ADO, Trello, Jira, or other task tracking systems.
  • Written and Spoken English Fluency.

Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience in Unreal, Unity, or other engines.
  • A passionate interest in games to drive our products to the next level.
  • Animation, Audio, etc. If you have any related side skills, please tell us!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance
Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Self-determined schedule

Experience:
  • Senior/Executive Production: 3 years Location: Remote

Example 4

INDIJ Public MEDIA

Job Title:Executive Producer FLSA Status:Exempt
Immediate Supervisor:VP, Broadcasting Department:Broadcast
Phoenix, AZ Salary:$80,000-$100,000 salary based
Position Type:Full-Time on qualifications and experience

Job Posting:
We are a fast-paced journalism startup looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to our executive team, and be an essential business partner to help carry out the organization's strategic initiatives. Our company, headquartered at the Walter
Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, seeks a mission-driven and conscientious EA to work directly with the COO of IndiJ Public Media, the company that owns ICT. The successful candidate excels at problem-solving, communication, time management, intuitiveness, and the ability to think outside the box. The candidate should have the ability to perform duties with confidence and competence and be comfortable in attending external meetings in the COO s absence, when necessary. Your stellar organizational skills, attention to detail, and capability to follow through on tasks, large or small, are what our executives need to take our public media company to the next level.

Summary:
The ICT Newscast is currently seeking an Executive Producer. This is a leadership position overseeing the editorial, production and promotion components of the newscast and news specials, including election coverage and occasional field production. The Executive Producer's role is to oversee production of television news content on multi-platforms, provide guidance and direction to news employees and perform as a member of the news management team.
Executive Producer reports to the Vice President of Broadcasting.

Responsibilities:

  • Conceive and execute daily programs incorporating news segments and features with the production team. This includes approval of scripts, daily rundown, and the supervision of all staff assigned to the newscasts.
  • Coordinate with digital reporters to cross-promote and advance storytelling on multi-platforms.
  • Direct and deliver production elements on a deadline
  • Review daily line-up of stories and segments; develop future segments, stories and interviews for all platforms
  • Oversee breaking news coverage when warranted
  • Work on special projects as assigned
  • Assist with the hiring and scheduling of producers and story producers
  • Collaborate with Marketing Department on l promotions for broadcast and digital platforms
  • Cooperate and interact with Arizona PBS and assure compliance with all relevant laws and company policy on broadcasts and news operations
  • Manage responsibilities to produce digital content
  • Supervise Newscast personnel
  • Work with the business team to create a project budget and to make sure the project meets critical timelines and planning metrics.
  • Make sure scripts are broadcast ready
  • Work with ICT s editorial leadership on digital and broadcast to plan and coordinate news coverage.
  • Coordinate with ICT staff to manage social media
  • Build a strong relationship with talent, news, and production teams
  • Ensure adherence to journalistic and legal standards
  • Ability to problem solve on deadline
  • Manage fiscal resources and keep the project on budget
  • Communicate via an ICT email and shared drive, which will be provided to use for all correspondence and document storage

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Minimum of five years experience in broadcasting or communication
  • Must possess strong journalistic skills, have ability to write and edit broadcast copy and promotions.
  • Proven strong leadership and management skills required.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Must have a flexible schedule with the ability to travel.
  • Must be willing to work in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
  • Must have a valid Driver's License

Desired Characteristics:

  • Knowledge of Indigenous (primarily U.S.) tribes, organizations and people
  • Creative approach to storytelling and problem solving
  • Ability to make priority decisions under deadlines
  • Must be self-directed, highly organized and detail oriented
  • Must function well in a fast paced, multi-cultural environment
  • Knowledge of broadcast editing and software

HOW TO APPLY
Please fill out the Application Form here: IndiJ Public Media Application. Write Executive Producer in for the position title. Application deadline: Open until filled.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off



Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Phoenix, AZ: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)


Work In person

Example 5

We are looking for an Executive Producer who can provide insights and connections and help develop a video game industry face for Phantom Hound Studios. We prefer this individual to have experience within the video game industry and have worked between Triple AAA and Indie spaces. The Executive Producer is a leadership role for Phantom Hound Studios and will be a position driven toward industry relations with Video Game Investors and Publishers.
Phantom Hound Studios
At Phantom Hound studios we look to provide high-quality gaming experiences to all, with an emphasis on supporting and lifting up marginalised communities such as LGBTQ+, Disabled communities, and people of color. (POC)
The Game
Nekonomicon is an upcoming 2D mini game compilation that focuses on both horror as comedy and genuine horror. It features elements of point and click adventure games and visual novels, and draws inspiration from games like Cooking Mama and Warioware for its simultaneously casual and fast-paced mini game style.
Responsibilities
  • Own development and management of the various content pipelines meeting the needs of those involved in the content production as well as stakeholders, both within and outside the core product team.
  • Use management software and scheduling techniques to ensure project goals are completed on time.
  • Partnering with discipline leads to maximising the productivity of the game development team.
  • Generate detailed workflow/documentation/schedules to convey a plan to deliver on marketing visibility and production expectations
  • Drive project and discipline deliverables to completion within tight schedules and high standards of quality.
  • Identify and fix ongoing bottlenecks and roadblocks.
  • Provide motivation/direction/participation in quality control over the development area.
  • Subject matter expert in terms of games, player experience, and overall fun factor.
  • Excellent communicator/relationship builder to keep the team invested in the development plan.
  • Works closely with the CEO on video game marketing and media relations.
  • Gives insight on investment opportunities for Phantom Hound Studios with either Angel Investors, Investment Firms, or Publishers.

Qualifications
  • Demonstrated passion for building video games with at least five years of experience, including experience managing content pipelines within the Triple AAA industry.
  • Expertise in project management techniques and tools, especially as they relate to content production.
  • Has an optimistic attitude/outlook and can be committed to work with an international team.
  • Experience working in a distributed development model, with remote teams, across many time zones and cultures.
  • Successfully shipped one or more titles on popular platforms.
  • Experience managing a variety of teams art, animation, engineering.
  • Effective communicator.
  • Has successfully helped secure investment from Angel and or Investment firms.

Nice to Haves
  • Strongly prefer experience with the production of a crowdfunding project but may also qualify with other relevant video game industry experience.
  • Comfort with subjects relating to horror.
  • Experienced with Steam and the Unity engine.
  • Is comfortable and experienced working with startup video game studios.
  • Is certified or willing to obtain certification for Diversity and Inclusion workplace development.

Please provide a link to a website or proof of credibility with your resume.

Job Type: Contract

Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule
Schedule:
  • 4x10
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Application Question(s):
  • Have you successfully published a video game before?
  • Do you have experience working with a video game studio startup?
  • How many years of experience do you have with nurturing relations between Investors and Publishers?

Education:
  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:
  • Video Game Industry: 5 years (Required)
  • Project management: 5 years (Preferred)
  • Investor and Publisher Relations: 3 years (Preferred)
  • Unity: 5 years (Preferred)
  • Steam Distribution: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:
  • English (Required)

License/Certification:
  • Diversity and Inclusion workplace certification Location: Remote

Example 6

Are you a visual storyteller? Are you energized by finding new and innovative ways to present news content? If you want to expand your creative influence beyond a single newscast, our Senior Executive Producer position at WKOW TV in Madison, Wisconsin is for you. We are looking for a strong newsroom leader with a creative flair for style and presentation. The leading candidate will have a strong producing background, know how to inspire, enjoy training and lead the newsroom by example. The Senior Executive Producer will find ways to improve our product and help create meaningful and memorable moments in our newscasts. WKOW is in a very competitive news market in Madison, Wisconsin, consistently rated one of the best places to live in the Midwest.

The right candidate for Senior Executive Producer will help craft and develop distinctive multi-platform content that leads the market on air, on mobile and on social media. This position will work closely with the Content Manager and the Social Media & Digital Manager to help producers, reporters, directors, photojournalists and anchors capture and present the best content we can produce on-air and online. Proven creativity with in-studio presentation, newsroom technology (LIVE U., Drone, GoPro, etc.) and graphics presentation will make you a top candidate. A strong eye for video and a desire to create something that helps the viewer feel the story is one of the top skills for our next EP. You must also enjoy a competitive market and have a desire to win every day.

If you are energized by trying something new every day, we want to talk with you. At least 5 years of strong news producing and writing experience as well as sound editorial and ethical judgment is required. Management experience is a big plus. Come work with a dynamic and growing newsroom named Station of the Year by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.

If you have the drive to succeed, send your reel, writing samples, a resume and something surprising that will set you apart to:

Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law), and successfully pass a background screening.

WKOW is part of Allen Media Broadcasting. Throughout AMB, positions are available for candidates with all levels of experience and the advancement you are seeking. Visit [website] for links to all stations and opportunities.

Madison TV, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Relocation assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance
Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are masked. Non-employees are not allowed in the building.

Experience:
  • News Producing: 5 years Location: One location

Example 7

We are looking for an Executive Producer who can provide insights and connections and help develop a video game industry face for Phantom Hound Studios. We prefer this individual to have experience within the video game industry and have worked between Triple AAA and Indie spaces. The Executive Producer is a leadership role for Phantom Hound Studios and will be a position driven toward industry relations with Video Game Investors and Publishers.
Phantom Hound Studios
At Phantom Hound studios we look to provide high-quality gaming experiences to all, with an emphasis on supporting and lifting up marginalised communities such as LGBTQ+, Disabled communities, and people of color. (POC)
The Game
Nekonomicon is an upcoming 2D mini game compilation that focuses on both horror as comedy and genuine horror. It features elements of point and click adventure games and visual novels, and draws inspiration from games like Cooking Mama and Warioware for its simultaneously casual and fast-paced mini game style.
Responsibilities
  • Own development and management of the various content pipelines meeting the needs of those involved in the content production as well as stakeholders, both within and outside the core product team.
  • Use management software and scheduling techniques to ensure project goals are completed on time.
  • Partnering with discipline leads to maximising the productivity of the game development team.
  • Generate detailed workflow/documentation/schedules to convey a plan to deliver on marketing visibility and production expectations
  • Drive project and discipline deliverables to completion within tight schedules and high standards of quality.
  • Identify and fix ongoing bottlenecks and roadblocks.
  • Provide motivation/direction/participation in quality control over the development area.
  • Subject matter expert in terms of games, player experience, and overall fun factor.
  • Excellent communicator/relationship builder to keep the team invested in the development plan.
  • Works closely with the CEO on video game marketing and media relations.
  • Gives insight on investment opportunities for Phantom Hound Studios with either Angel Investors, Investment Firms, or Publishers.

Qualifications
  • Demonstrated passion for building video games with at least five years of experience, including experience managing content pipelines within the Triple AAA industry.
  • Expertise in project management techniques and tools, especially as they relate to content production.
  • Has an optimistic attitude/outlook and can be committed to work with an international team.
  • Experience working in a distributed development model, with remote teams, across many time zones and cultures.
  • Successfully shipped one or more titles on popular platforms.
  • Experience managing a variety of teams art, animation, engineering.
  • Effective communicator.
  • Has successfully helped secure investment from Angel and or Investment firms.

Nice to Haves
  • Strongly prefer experience with the production of a crowdfunding project but may also qualify with other relevant video game industry experience.
  • Comfort with subjects relating to horror.
  • Experienced with Steam and the Unity engine.
  • Is comfortable and experienced working with startup video game studios.
  • Is certified or willing to obtain certification for Diversity and Inclusion workplace development.

Please provide a link to a website or proof of credibility with your resume.

Job Type: Contract

Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule
Schedule:
  • 4x10
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Application Question(s):
  • Have you successfully published a video game before?
  • Do you have experience working with a video game studio startup?
  • How many years of experience do you have with nurturing relations between Investors and Publishers?

Education:
  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:
  • Video Game Industry: 5 years (Required)
  • Project management: 5 years (Preferred)
  • Investor and Publisher Relations: 3 years (Preferred)
  • Unity: 5 years (Preferred)
  • Steam Distribution: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:
  • English (Required)

License/Certification:
  • Diversity and Inclusion workplace certification Location: Remote
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An Executive Producer works with a film, video or theater production company to plan filming schedules, distribute project funds and coordinate resources on set. They usually own the intellectual property of the project they are working on and plan the strategy of the entire film from fundraising to release. Executive Producers give instruction to other Producers on their staff who manage the small details and technical aspects of a project. They manage staff schedules and approve promotional materials to generate excitement for a project’s release and contribute to its creative brand.

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A job description for an Executive Producer may contain the following skills and qualifications:

  • Communication skills for coordinating the work of various people to finish a project within budget and on-time.
  • Creativity in deciding how a script will be interpreted and representing the script’s ideas on the stage or screen.
  • Leadership skills for instructing Actors and helping them portray characters in a believable manner. They also need these skills for supervising the crew which is responsible for completing behind-the-scenes work.
  • Time-management skills in finding and hiring the best crew and Director for the project while making sure that everyone involved effectively do their jobs and keep the project on schedule and within budget.

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Executive Producers often begin their careers working in theatrical management offices as company or business Managers. In film or television, they may start out in low-profile studio jobs or as Assistant Producers or Producers. As an Executive Producer’s reputation grows they may work on more expensive and larger projects that attract more publicity or attention.

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