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About the Role
SXSW is seeking a Lead TV Programmer to oversee TV programming for the Film & TV Festival and Conference. This role requires deep television industry or live-events experience to enhance TV's role in the cultural conversation and celebrate television as a creative medium within a festival context.
Responsibilities
- Track and screen a high volume of current and upcoming work from networks and streamers.
- Bring the medium's best new shows, limited series, documentaries, and more to SXSW for world premieres of unreleased episodes.
- Book TV's most talented showrunners, writers, and cast to SXSW for substantial discussions about their creative process.
- Generate bold new ideas about how festivals can represent a medium that spans many hours.
- Share a deep understanding of TV industry history and trends, including an ability to foresee how the medium is evolving and translate that into informative panels.
- Cultivate relationships with a wide range of press and media to encourage coverage of the TV program.
- Recruit relevant journalists, experts, and thought leaders to host provocative conversations.
- Demonstrate professionalism and poise when presenting before large audiences, including the capacity to moderate thoughtful Q&As.
- Devise forward-thinking processes to solicit, evaluate, and curate a high volume of episodic, nonfiction, animated, and limited-run work.
- Inspire enthusiastic, TV-savvy colleagues and recruit freelance screeners.
- Adhere to a disciplined programming schedule with multiple deadlines.
- Confirm, advance, and manage key logistics for the TV program.
- Utilize Airtable to track projects and share contacts.
- Maintain full availability throughout the SXSW Film & TV Festival & Conference, including evenings and weekends.
- Introduce and host select TV events, while overseeing a wide range of moderators.
- Delegate duties to team members, seasonal staff, and volunteers, while remaining responsible for multiple elements running concurrently.
- Assist with hosting TV events, acting as a professional and welcoming Film & TV Team ambassador.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience booking or programming TV-focused events, festivals, or conferences.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain a professional and calm demeanor under pressure.
- Strong organizational instincts and interest in process improvement.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize competing deadlines across multiple projects.
- Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Expertise bordering on obsession with TV's history and future is a must.
- Open mind and big ideas about how to celebrate TV in a festival context.
Skills
- Television industry experience
- Live-events experience
- Screening work
- Booking talent
- Panel moderation
- Relationship cultivation
- Recruiting speakers
- Presentation skills
- Curating content
- Team leadership
- Logistics management
- Airtable proficiency
- Written communication
- Organizational skills
- Multitasking
- Collaboration
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Onsite (4 days/week)
- Remote (1 day/week)
- Full-time
- Year-round position
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
About the Company
- SXSW is the largest cultural event in the United States, founded in 1987, and has grown into an internationally recognized destination for discovery and connection across technology, film and television, music, education, comedy, culture, and business.
- Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company with award-winning content attracting over 500 million monthly unique visitors.
- PMC owns over 300 live events and reaches audiences across all screens.
- PMC is recognized as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States and North America.
- PMC's Iconic Media Brands include Variety, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, Eater, Sportico, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, VIBE, IndieWire, SB Nation, ARTFORUM, POPSUGAR, Gold Derby, BEAUTY INC, Art in America, Punch, The Dodo, and more.
- PMC's Live Events & Experiences include The Golden Globes, SXSW, Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs), Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, SXSW London, American Music Awards (AMAs), and Latin Music Week.
- PMC's Data & Analytics includes Luminate, a premier music and entertainment data and analytics company.
- PMC and its subsidiaries are co-headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with additional offices spanning 14 countries worldwide.