Arizona Public Media (AZPM) is seeking a creative and community-focused Special Projects Producer responsible for identifying, developing, and producing meaningful community events with the potential for media production and broadcast and/or digital distribution. This dynamic and impactful role serves as a bridge between Southern Arizona communities, stakeholders, and AZPM, ensuring that important events, local stories, cultural moments, and public affairs discussions are brought to a broader audience through high-quality, compelling content and engaging participant experiences. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated abilities producing for multiple platforms (broadcast; radio; digital; social media; podcasts) and brings a strong passion for local storytelling.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with AZPM leadership to identify compelling topics and impactful projects for public and media presentation.
• Research, identify, and support events, initiatives, and conversations that align with AZPM’s mission and strategic goals and have strong potential for broad distribution.
• Research, develop, and write scripts and project rundowns, serving as coordinating producer for special projects, including live and recorded events, town halls, panel discussions, and cultural programs.
• Produce AZPM projects across multiple media platforms, including but not limited to broadcast TV, digital, radio, and podcasts—serving both Southern Arizona and, at times, national audiences.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with organizations, thought leaders, and cultural institutions to stay informed on relevant issues and event opportunities.
• Serve as AZPM’s liaison to coordinate and support national, regional, and local conferences and training opportunities.
• Lead logistical planning and production operations, including securing talent, venues, technical requirements, and event and production staffing.
• Collaborate with content, news, production, and marketing teams to adapt live events into engaging content for broadcast, streaming, and social media, ensuring high production quality with technical staff.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to meet deadlines and strategic objectives.
• Evaluate the success and impact of projects using audience metrics, community feedback, and media reach.
• Represent AZPM at community meetings, industry conferences, and public events to build strong partnerships and foster audience engagement.
• Work independently to deliver consistent, high-quality, accurate, fair, balanced, and professional content.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required by event schedules, ensuring full coverage of community-focused productions.
• Ability to travel to attend meetings, events, and productions throughout Southern Arizona.
• Comfortable working in both office and field production environments, adapting seamlessly to different settings.
• Willingness to drive UA/AZPM vehicles and transport talent, guests, and equipment to support production needs.
• Strong editorial judgment with the ability to identify compelling stories and community-driven content opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including AZPM’s production and marketing staff, to develop and deliver impactful projects.
• Demonstrated ability to create and execute multi-platform content strategies, including for television, radio, digital media, and social media.
• Outstanding project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift/move/transport up to 25 lbs

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in coordinating technical teams, securing venues, and overseeing production logistics for live or recorded events.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, enabling broader community engagement and inclusive storytelling.
• Strong experience with media production tools, including audio/video editing software and content management systems.
• Proven experience producing for multiple platforms, including broadcast, radio, digital media, social media, and podcasts.

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume, Cover Letter, and One Additional Document

Special Instructions to Applicant: Work samples or portfolio required.