Assistant Production Planner Jobs in Reston, VA (NOW HIRING)

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.

Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, including employer sponsorship for an H-1B visa, OPT-STEM employment, etc.

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 177 television stations in 79 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; and multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair's AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net.

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.

The hourly compensation range for this role is $30.00 to $37.50. This role also may be eligible for a quarterly bonus based on individual performance. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.