<h3>Why You'll Love This Role: </h3><p><a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/newsela">Newsela</a>’s in-house multimedia studio is up and running, and we’re looking for an exceptional Production Coordinator to help us scale it to the next level.</p><p>You’ll support two exciting content initiatives reaching millions of students and teachers:</p><ul><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A fun, character-driven animated series for K–8 students that builds knowledge, sparks curiosity, and makes learning unforgettable.</li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Educational mini documentaries that explain fascinating topics through engaging storytelling, motion graphics, and visual journalism.</li></ul><p>As our Production Coordinator, you’ll own the operational heartbeat of the studio. You’ll ensure productions stay organized, collaborators stay aligned, and projects move smoothly from concept through final delivery.</p><p>While many of our core systems and workflows are already in place, this role is critical to refining, scaling, and strengthening them as our output grows. You’ll help optimize how we work, improve efficiency, and ensure our creative teams can do their best work without friction. If you enjoy improving processes, solving complex production challenges, and collaborating with talented artists, writers, animators, and educators, this is a unique opportunity to help shape the next phase of our studio’s growth.</p><h3>What You'll Be Doing:</h3><h4><strong>Production Management &amp; Coordination</strong></h4><ul><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Maintain and update <strong>Airtable</strong> production trackers for all video projects (status, assignments, delivery dates, feedback cycles).</li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Track progress across writing, design, illustration, animation, audio, and post-production phases.</li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Manage daily and weekly <strong>status reports</strong>, flagging risks, blockers, and deadlines.</li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Schedule internal and external production syncs, reviews, talent VO records and feedback sessions as needed.</li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Maintain Slack channel communication for projects updated and organized</li></ul><h4><strong>Asset &amp; File Management</strong></h4><ul><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Organize and version-control all project assets (scripts, storyboards, illustrations, animation files, VO, music, exports) across <strong>Google Drive / Frame.io</strong>.</li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensure naming conventions and folder structures are followed consistently across the team.</li><li