Production Assistant (Full Time-Temporary)

Fred Rogers Productions is seeking a highly organized and proactive Production Assistant to support the production of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. This temporary position will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of production activities, coordinating schedules, and maintaining production workflows. The ideal candidate will have exceptional organizational skills and a collaborative mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Project Organization and Scheduling

• Assist in scheduling and coordinating meetings related to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood production.
• Collaborate with the Supervising Producer and Production Coordinator to deliver ancillary broadcast materials, including episode descriptions, episodic images, clip requests, and funder acknowledgments.
• Maintain and update the production tracker in collaboration with the Production Coordinator.
• File and archive all production-related materials.
• Record and distribute minutes from internal production meetings.

Scripting

• Coordinate and track all scripting materials, including distribution for review, clearance, and maintaining notes from internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with the Supervising Producer and Production Coordinator to create and manage scripting schedules and tracking documents.
• Assist in updating the series bible and reviewing scripts during script meetings and reviews.
• Distribute weekly scripting schedules and compile notes from advisors, PBS, and other stakeholders.

Production

• Distribute animation passes to appropriate reviewers, including internal teams, PBS KIDS, and advisors.
• QA series packaging elements such as show credits, final production scripts, and descriptive video scripts.
• Coordinate schedules for the delivery, distribution, and review of pre-production elements (concept designs, character designs, new props, song demos, etc.) with production partners.
• Track design reviews in collaboration with the Production Coordinator.
• Record internal notes during reviews of rough cuts and VFX/mix passes.
• Quality check video elements pre- and post-delivery in coordination with the Production Coordinator.

Cross-Department Coordination and Management

• Maintain broadcast and delivery schedules and oversee archival processes for production materials in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate logistics, including travel arrangements, clip requests, and the delivery of promotional and episodic materials to PBS and other departments.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of production experience in roles such as Production Assistant or equivalent media production role.
• Exceptional organizational, multi-tasking, time-management, and project-management skills.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Enthusiasm for learning and contributing to a team.
• Demonstrated patience, empathy, flexibility, kindness, and good humor.
• Interest in or knowledge of children’s media.

Preferred Experience

• Experience providing creative input as part of a team.
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere and Photoshop.
• Basic video editing skills.

Compensation:

$30 – $35 / Hour

EEO Statement:

Fred Rogers Productions is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications, and competence. Employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by a person’s race, color, genetics, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment, and dismissal. It is also our policy to provide an environment free of unlawful harassment of any kind, including, without limitation, sexual, racial, age-related, disability-related, or ethnic background-related.

Non-Discrimination Statement:

We embrace our differences and encourage employees to highlight differences in their work products and our workplace. We believe that everyone has the right to work in an empathetic environment that promotes equal employment opportunities. FRP strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, genetics, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, or military status in any of our operations.