A professional who plans and coordinates various aspects of radio, television, or cable television programs. Responsibilities include:

• Interviews and selects screen writers and cast principals from staff members or outside talent.
• Outlines program to be produced to screen writers and evaluates finished script.
• Composes or edits program script to meet management or other requirements, using typewriter or computer terminal.
• Coordinates various aspects of production, such as audio work, scenes, music, timing, camera work, and script writing.
• Gives instructions to staff to schedule broadcast and to develop and coordinate details to obtain desired production.
• Reviews production to ensure objectives are attained.
• Views taped program to select scenes to be used for promotional purposes, using video equipment.
• Listens to audio tape recording to verify program, script, or sound effects conform to broadcast standards, using audio equipment.
• May obtain costumes, props, music, or other equipment or personnel to complete production.
• May represent television network, acting as liaison to independent producer of television series produced for network broadcast.
• May review budget and expenditures for programs or commercial productions for conformance to budgetary restrictions.
• May coordinate production details to produce live television programs from locations distant from station.
• May be designated according to level of responsibility and by type of show produced as Executive Producer; or by type of media as Radio Producer; Television Producer.