Scripted Producer

early media•Austin, TX

About The Position

Early Media is building a scripted production department from the ground up and this role is at the center of it. As a Scripted Producer, you’ll own individual series end-to-end: from pre-production through final delivery, managing creative, logistical, and operational elements across your slate. But this isn’t a role where the playbook already exists. You’ll be doing real producing work while simultaneously helping to build the infrastructure, processes, and standards that will power a department producing a portfolio of scripted series this year. If you’ve ever wanted to shape a production department, not just operate within one, this is that opportunity.

Requirements

4 –7 years of producing experience in scripted television, film, commercial, or high-volume digital/streaming content.
Demonstrated ability to take a scripted project from development through delivery independently, across multiple formats or lengths.
Strong budget management skills. You’ve held the numbers on productions and know where costs hide.
Comfort with ambiguity and a builder’s mentality. You don’t need every process to already exist, you’re good at creating structure where there isn’t any.
Collaborative working style. Early Media is a small team; producers here roll up their sleeves and ask for help when they need it.
Experience managing and directing junior production staff including coordinators and assistants.
Experience producing across multiple simultaneous projects.

Nice To Haves

Experience at an early-stage or startup production company where you’ve had to build a team or infrastructure alongside producing.
Background producing content for younger audiences (13–30) or in social-first, short-form, or digital formats.
Existing relationships with writers, directors, or department heads in the scripted space.
Familiarity with production management tools (Wrapbook, Hot Budget Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling)
Understanding of how vertical, social-first content differs from traditional production in pacing, format, and audience expectation.

Responsibilities

Own your assigned series from kickoff through delivery. Managing timelines, budgets, crew, and day-to-day logistics with minimal oversight.
Drive pre-production on each project: breakdowns, scheduling, budgeting, location scouting, crew and vendor coordination.
Manage production through principal photography, keeping your shows on schedule and on budget while maintaining creative integrity.
Serve as the primary point of contact between your series’ creative team, the Production leadership, and the broader Early Media organization.
Collaborate closely with the Post Supervisor to ensure a smooth handoff from production to post with deliverables that hit their marks.
Work with the Production Coordinator to delegate logistics and keep communication flowing across your productions.
Help establish the production workflows, templates, and standards that will define how Early Media’s scripted department operates at scale.
Identify what’s working and what isn’t across your productions, and feed insights back into a growing department playbook.
Build repeatable systems for scheduling, budgeting, crew onboarding, and project tracking that can be handed off and scaled.
Partner with the Scripted Production leadership to align on process priorities and operational improvements across the slate.
Maintain and grow relationships with writers, directors, and key crew members relevant to Early Media’s scripted slate.
Contribute to talent sourcing efforts, flagging emerging filmmakers, writers, and collaborators who fit our voice and vision.
Bring a creative perspective to your projects, supporting directors and writers while keeping an eye on the audience Early Media is building for: 13–30 year olds who expect authenticity.