Development and Production Coordinator

This is a Full Time Job

We're looking for a Coordinator, Development and Production who will support the creation, development, and execution of original digital content focused on America's unique culture, celebrating the people, places and things that make America amazing. This role serves as a key operational partner to the Production and Development teams, helping manage editorial and sponsored project workflows from concept through delivery across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and other emerging platforms. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, passionate about storytelling, and capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced media environment.

Key Responsibilities

Content Development
• Support the development team in researching, evaluating, and refining creative concepts, talent opportunities, and destination-driven story ideas.
• Conduct research on U.S. travel trends, emerging destinations, tourism initiatives, cultural events, and audience interests.
• Assist in the preparation of pitch materials, development presentations, treatment documents, and project proposals.
• Track project status and maintain development pipelines, databases, and production documentation.
• Coordinate communication with producers, talent, tourism boards, destination marketing organizations, and external partners.

Production Coordination
• Support production planning and logistics for travel shoots across the United States.
• Coordinate schedules, production calendars, deliverables, travel arrangements, permits, and location information.
• Maintain production trackers, budgets, contact lists, and project documentation.
• Assist with gathering production assets, releases, contracts, and approvals.
• Serve as a liaison between internal teams, freelance crews, vendors, and external stakeholders to ensure projects remain on schedule.

Project Management & Operations
• Monitor deadlines and project milestones throughout the development and production lifecycle.
• Proactively identify scheduling conflicts, production risks and workflow bottlenecks, escalating issues early to keep projects on track.
• Organize meetings, distribute agendas, capture notes, and track action items.
• Maintain content libraries, production archives, and shared resources.
• Assist with reporting, performance tracking, and post-production deliverables.
• Assist in organizing production assets, including footage, scripts, releases, graphics. Thumbnails and delivery materials.
• Support process improvements that enhance efficiency across development and production workflows.

Industry Analysis
• Research competitive programming and identify opportunities for new content franchises and partnerships.
• Monitor destination developments, major events, and travel industry news relevant to programming initiatives.

Qualifications

Required
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Production, Marketing, Tourism, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in television, digital media, content production, development, tourism marketing, or a related field.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and project management platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest in travel, storytelling, and U.S. destinations.

Preferred
• Experience supporting television, streaming, digital, or branded content productions.
• Familiarity with production workflows, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Knowledge of the U.S. travel and tourism industry.
• Experience working with destination marketing organizations, tourism boards, or hospitality partners.
• Basic understanding of content analytics and audience performance metrics.