Production Coordinator (National Geographic)

Job ID 10103710 Location Washington, DC, United States Business National Geographic Date posted Oct. 15, 2024

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Job Summary:

The Production Coordinator for National Geographic’s Yellow Border Production Services team will provide production support to a busy, fast-paced production department and serve as the assistant to the office of the Vice President. They will provide organized assistance to Executive Producers, Producers, Associate Producers, and Yellow Border Production Services Management team as needed; oversee final delivery of cut-to-clocks, ensuring compliance with all editorial standards, Legal requirements, Research requests, S&P requests, and Quality Control, for broadcast on National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, and nonlinear streaming platforms including Disney+ and Hulu; assist the development team with organizing quarterly brainstorms; help develop concepts and assist with producing compilations, mashups, cutdowns, updates, and popped shows as assigned; work with Legal to determine available rights to existing content and license footage from stock vendors; assist Producers with selecting narrators, recording studios, and preparing scripts for narration records; and create deliverables for shows, including music cue sheets, credits, acquired footage logs, conformed scripts, and graphics logs. This position will not supervise other staff / have any direct reports.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide daily support to the Vice President of National Geographic Studios including managing schedules, calendars, meetings, communications, task prioritizing, travel booking, and expense reports.
Interface directly with other senior executives and their support teams – your ability to work well with people on all levels is a very important part of your job.
Schedule and coordinate various in-person and video team meetings with all relevant information including creating and distributing agendas.
Be ready to throw the entire schedule out the door when an emergency comes up, then pick it up again when the dust settles.
Manage team shared calendars, conference room requests and email distributions lists, and oversee department’s records storage and management systems.
Create PowerPoint decks, reports, Excel spreadsheets, and analyses for Yellow Border Production Services.
Handle confidential, sensitive information, remembering that The Walt Disney Company is a publicly traded company.
Assist Production Management team with production tasks as required.
Assist production teams with obtaining screeners and program descriptions, maintain deliverables trackers.
Manage and track department’s supplies requests and stock vendor accounts.
Assist with researching, developing concepts, and with writing pitches for shows aligning with National Geographic Content’s creative vision.
Organize quarterly development brainstorm meetings.
Assist with creation of greenlit content from pre-production through post-production.
Create production and post-production schedules and deliver shows on time.
Assist with post-production process for all assigned shows.
Compile scripts.
Create and complete deliverables.
Research stock footage.
Plan large and small team events like off-sites and team-building activities.
Help create a cohesive and collaborative environment within the department and act as a resource when Executive is unavailable.
Provide additional support to other executives in the department as needed.
Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum 2+ years’ experience working in content production for a production company or network.
English language required, and additional languages are a plus.
Extremely detail-oriented and organized, with a strong ability to manage multiple projects, and appropriately prioritize deadlines and deliverables.
Strong interpersonal communication and writing skills.
Ability to collaborate well with team members, departments across the company, and third-party vendors.
Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to update and work within production budgets.
An inclusive mindset and personal commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and participation in related efforts.
Basic computer skills, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Power Point, Teams. Familiarity with editing systems, and databases.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in non-fiction content production is preferred.
Additional languages preferred.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s Degree.

Preferred Education:

Film Production, Television Production, Journalism, or Communications.

The hiring range for this position in Washington, DC is $51,200 to $70,290 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About National Geographic:

National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between Disney and the National Geographic Society, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 131 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with National Geographic Partners PAY SVC, which is part of a business we call National Geographic.

National Geographic Partners PAY SVC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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