The co-producer for Hip Hop Live Houston helps set and drive the execution of the Hip Hop Live Houston editorial voice and strategy. The CP will oversee reality-tv and hip hop research, content development, management and publishing across various channels including websites, apps, and social media. This is accomplished through the training and management of a team of writer-producers, designers, craft editors, social producers, and hosts who create content for Hip Hop Houston Live.

The role will set the visual storytelling for the show in an unfettered, creative-forward environment, covering live and studio production and be across TV, mobile, and desktop environments.

The Co Producer works in a collaborative agile environment with producers, designers, writers, talent, and editors to create industry-advancing content, with executives to understand business strategy, and with senior leaders from editorial and marketing to capture the other elements of creative expression. This position also works with audience analytics, testing content ideas and assumptions, and incorporating performance feedback to help deliver a best-in-class media experience.

This role requires a keen eye and brain for strategy, storytelling and craftsmanship in all media spaces, but with a passion for content, digital and social. The ideal candidate possesses a strong interest in innovation and technology, and an enthusiasm for whatever comes next.
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 

• Lead a team of ambitious producers, writers, and editors within a fast-paced environment and translate recent, relevant developments in houston hip hop artist and relavant  houston news. Strong sense of culture into highly-engaging, best-in-class video content

• Guide creation of video, photo, graphic and streaming concert coverage and event content amongst the digital team, and interface with other departments to further coordinate asset creation

• Contribute directly to Hip Hop Live Houston topic research to drive editorial/design calendars and subject coverage

• Apply SEO practices to improve overall content discovery and visibility

• Oversee the team during events and reality -tv production

• Work closely with  talent; including on-air presentation, scripting and field production

• Act as liaison with other Hip Hop Live Houston managers and departments

 

Education, Experience, Certification Requirements

• 6 months -1 years media experience playing an integral role in the planning, development, production, and execution of video-based content for digital, cable, online, or broadcast network television

• Background in art or science communication and/or writing is preferred

• College degree in Science-related field, Journalism or Communications preferred

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships with production, post-production and on-air talent

• Ability to work closely and effectively with various other departments, including Strategic Insights, Product, Ad Sales, Distribution, Marketing, PR, Strategic Insights, Business Development, and Legal

• Able to manage the repurposing and/or reversioning of various content

• Desire to achieve, flexibility and willingness to work the hours necessary to get the job done in a 24x7 environment

• Experience in science-related writing, video editing, motion graphics, and sound design

• Experience producing content for digital, social, and traditional media platforms

• Experience using slack management systems and content management systems

• Familiarity with a suite of software that includes the Adobe Premier Pro,  Final Cut Pro, web content management system, and computer-based video encoding and image capture applications

• Knowledgeable in developing and producing rich content/diverse programming for multiple platforms aimed at broadening the networks (on-air, broadband, et al.) demographic appeal

• Portfolio of award-winning creative work that demonstrates mastery in concept strategy and execution

• Story-driven writing/producing that communicates complex topics simply and creatively

• Strong knowledge of current events, including hip-hop culture, houston breaking news, and urban affairs.

 

Responsibilities

• Oversee prioritization and programming of Hip Hop Live Houston content and across related platforms.

• The editor will work closely with our content, product and marketing teams, and employ his/her deep reservoir of expertise along with data to drive decision-making, growing and further defining the consumer-facing television experience.

• This editor will be a true television expert; super passionate about most if not all genres; with their finger on the pulse of hip-hop culture and familiar with industry trends, the television landscape, including OTT, digital and SVOD services, and other unique content

•  Able to also forge network relationships, and possess the vision and wherewithal to pull together all these pieces in a satisfying, results-driven experience for a general audience and multiple, more specific platform, taste and genre-based segments.

• The editor will be sensitive to data, able to monitor and track results against goals and adjust strategy accordingly.

• Must be fluent in both reality and scripted television programming.

• Must have marketing or editorial media experience, preferably with a network, a streaming app, a website, an advertising agency, a print publication, or all of the above.

 

 Responsibilities: 

• Create, manage and execute the strategic vision for Hip Hop Live Houston and related platforms while partnering with multiple teams, including content, operations, and marketing.

• Create daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly programming schedule on Hip Hip Live Houston and related platforms

• Plan and collaborate on special features and stunts that drive growth against goals

• Maintain a corresponding editorial calendar.

• Help develop and execute against a sophisticated programming plan focused around targeted TV consumer segments based on a variety of metrics including viewing behavior, age, and demographic information.

• Keep up with TV ratings, new and returning series premieres & finales, anniversaries, milestone dates, live events and award shows and reflect these stories through content and editorial-driven experiences on Hip Hop Live Houston and related platforms.

• Identify content strengths and weaknesses, see gaps and figure out how to fill them, and know how to integrate digital content into core TV areas of the guide.

• Identify content opportunities using content to grow usage, revenue and retention.

• PPT and/or Keynote presentations explaining rationale behind decisions and experiences, and keep key stakeholders and executives up to date at regular intervals on progress toward goals.

•  Identify opportunities for audience growth and customer satisfaction, drive against multi-platform performance and monetization.

• Establish best practices.- Collaborate, communicate and partner with multiple teams and colleagues, peers, direct reports, and management to ensure and constantly improve excellence of product, operations and customer experience.

• Must show a proven track record of working in partnership across multiple parts of internal and external client organizations in order to drive strategy.-

• Think and execute both strategically and tactically; ability to think big while being detail-oriented.

• Consistent exercise of independent judgement and discretion in matters of significance.

• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail a must.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Employees at all levels are expect to: - Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.- Own the customer experience-think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.- Know your stuff-be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.- Win as a team-make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System-a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company-by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.- Drive results and growth.- Respect and promote inclusion and diversity.- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

 

Job Specification: 

Some Bachelors Degree or Equivalent.- Generally requires 1-2 years related experience in the TV or entertainment industry with a media agency, streaming service, or network preferred.- A passion for TV in all genres, the ability to identify what and who is next, what came before, and an encyclopedic knowledge of today's stars, tomorrow's superstars, and yesterday's icons- The ability to think creatively, entrepreneurially, and analytically.- Experience converting ideas into timely, results-oriented programming and editorial.- Proven ability to work across an organization at all levels with technical, creative, and executive team members and adapt to fast-changing business conditions.- Collaborative, communicative team player; independent thinker; multi-tasker able to thrive in fast-paced, goal-oriented, high-achieving culture.- Understanding of the current competitive landscape.- A resume of accomplishments, not just an employment history.- Ability to craft strategic stories around content, programming, and results in Power Point and Keynote; and the ability to track results in Excel. 

 

Responsibilities

• Oversee prioritization and programming of Hip Hop Live Houston content and across related platforms.

• The editor will work closely with our content, product and marketing teams, and employ his/her deep reservoir of expertise along with data to drive decision-making, growing and further defining the consumer-facing television experience.

• This editor will be a true television expert; super passionate about most if not all genres; with their finger on the pulse of hip-hop culture and familiar with industry trends, the television landscape, including OTT, digital and SVOD services, and other unique content

•  Able to also forge network relationships, and possess the vision and wherewithal to pull together all these pieces in a satisfying, results-driven experience for a general audience and multiple, more specific platform, taste and genre-based segments.

• The editor will be sensitive to data, able to monitor and track results against goals and adjust strategy accordingly.

• Must be fluent in both reality and scripted television programming.

• Must have marketing or editorial media experience, preferably with a network, a streaming app, a website, an advertising agency, a print publication, or all of the above.

 

 Responsibilities: 

• Create, manage and execute the strategic vision for Hip Hop Live Houston and related platforms while partnering with multiple teams, including content, operations, and marketing.

• Create daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly programming schedule on Hip Hip Live Houston and related platforms

• Plan and collaborate on special features and stunts that drive growth against goals

• Maintain a corresponding editorial calendar.

• Help develop and execute against a sophisticated programming plan focused around targeted TV consumer segments based on a variety of metrics including viewing behavior, age, and demographic information.

• Keep up with TV ratings, new and returning series premieres & finales, anniversaries, milestone dates, live events and award shows and reflect these stories through content and editorial-driven experiences on Hip Hop Live Houston and related platforms.

• Identify content strengths and weaknesses, see gaps and figure out how to fill them, and know how to integrate digital content into core TV areas of the guide.

• Identify content opportunities using content to grow usage, revenue and retention.

• PPT and/or Keynote presentations explaining rationale behind decisions and experiences, and keep key stakeholders and executives up to date at regular intervals on progress toward goals.

•  Identify opportunities for audience growth and customer satisfaction, drive against multi-platform performance and monetization.

• Establish best practices.- Collaborate, communicate and partner with multiple teams and colleagues, peers, direct reports, and management to ensure and constantly improve excellence of product, operations and customer experience.

• Must show a proven track record of working in partnership across multiple parts of internal and external client organizations in order to drive strategy.-

• Think and execute both strategically and tactically; ability to think big while being detail-oriented.

• Consistent exercise of independent judgement and discretion in matters of significance.

• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail a must.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Employees at all levels are expect to: - Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.- Own the customer experience-think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.- Know your stuff-be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.- Win as a team-make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System-a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company-by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.- Drive results and growth.- Respect and promote inclusion and diversity.- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

 

Job Specification: 

Some Bachelors Degree or Equivalent.- Generally requires 1-2 years related experience in the TV or entertainment industry with a media agency, streaming service, or network preferred.- A passion for TV in all genres, the ability to identify what and who is next, what came before, and an encyclopedic knowledge of today's stars, tomorrow's superstars, and yesterday's icons- The ability to think creatively, entrepreneurially, and analytically.- Experience converting ideas into timely, results-oriented programming and editorial.- Proven ability to work across an organization at all levels with technical, creative, and executive team members and adapt to fast-changing business conditions.- Collaborative, communicative team player; independent thinker; multi-tasker able to thrive in fast-paced, goal-oriented, high-achieving culture.- Understanding of the current competitive landscape.- A resume of accomplishments, not just an employment history.- Ability to craft strategic stories around content, programming, and results in Power Point and Keynote; and the ability to track results in Excel.