Freelance Producer Live Formats

Tasks

Were looking for a freelance producer to help develop and execute a series of original live formats for Tara Palmeri one of the most prominent independent political journalists working today with a loyal highly engaged audience across YouTube and Substack.

This is not a standard live show producer role. The formats youll be producing are investigative and debate-driven they require real research editorial judgment and comfort operating in a live environment where things dont follow a script. Youll be working directly with Tara our team and an associate producer to bring these formats from concept to air.

The right person for this role is sharp resourceful and genuinely interested in politics and accountability journalism. Youre not just running an existing show: youre helping build something that doesnt exist yet.

Requirements

Research & Pre-Production

• Conducting deep investigative research for each episode: public records financial disclosures archived interviews court filings and open-source intelligence
• Building guest research dossiers and briefing documents that arm the host with specific sourced material not background summaries but receipts
• Surfacing contradictions blind spots and unexplored angles in a guests public record
• Coordinating guest logistics once bookings are confirmed

Live Production

• Running live production via StreamYard including managing on-screen elements audience participation features and guest transitions
• Directing the technical flow of the show so the host can focus entirely on the journalism
• Staying calm and making smart calls in unpredictable unscripted live environments

Post-Production & Distribution

• Identifying the strongest clip-worthy moments during the live broadcast you should know what the clips are before the show ends
• Extracting and editing clips for same-day turnaround (6090 second social cuts 1015 minute segment clips)
• Basic editing proficiency in Premiere CapCut or equivalent