PEP Technical Production Manager

NBC News is seeking experienced Freelance Technical Production Managers (TPMs) to support live news programming across multiple control rooms, studios, special events, and remote productions. This role requires a highly organized production professional who can coordinate technical operations, crew communication, transmission resources, control room workflows, and live production execution in fast-paced broadcast environments.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is classified for intermittent freelance work and is expected to average fewer than 1,000 hours during the annual measurement period. Scheduling will vary based on business needs.

This position includes overnight, early morning, daytime, evening, holiday, and weekend shifts. Candidates must be available to work a flexible schedule and support breaking news coverage when required. 

Based in New York, the TPM serves as the central operational point between editorial, technical, production, engineering, transmission, and studio teams to ensure seamless execution of live programming.

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Live Show Operations

• Coordinate, verify and manage all technical elements required for live broadcasts, taped productions, special reports, and breaking news coverage.

• Build and review rundowns, production notes, transmission requirements, guest information and staffing assignments before air. Coordinate remote guests, correspondents, bureaus, Zoom/FaceTime interviews, and transmission resources.

• Serve as the primary operational liaison between Producers, Directors, Technical Directors, Audio Operators, Graphics Operators, Studio Crews, and Engineering Teams. 

• Track and escalate technical issues while ensuring minimal impact to air.

Technical Coordination

• Work closely with Engineering, Studio Maintenance, Media Traffic, Capture Management, Staging, Lighting, Audio, Video/Robo, and Graphics teams.

• Coordinate records, transmission paths, return feeds, IFBs, PLs, and communication resources.

• Ensure control room wall routing, guest returns, prompter feeds, and production resources are properly configured.

Crew & Resource Management

• Confirm daily crew assignments using scheduling systems and crew reports.

• Review staffing needs and identify coverage gaps.

• Escalate late arrivals, call-outs, and operational issues.

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