Mid-Level

Promotions Executive Producer (Promos Executive Producer)

At a broadcast network, TV station, or sports operation, you produce promotional content at the executive-producer level — leading the promos team, owning creative-and-production direction, supporting the on-air promotional strategy that drives audience and advertiser engagement.

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What it's like

What it's like to be a Promotions Executive Producer (Promos Executive Producer)

Promos-EP work threads across creative-and-production oversight, network or station strategy work, and team leadership — sitting with marketing and programming on promotional strategy, supporting the producers and editors building specific promo content, working with sales and traffic on placement, mentoring junior producers. Promo-effectiveness metrics and audience-and-advertiser outcomes anchor the indirect measures.

The harder part is often the creative-and-deadline integration at the EP level — promotional content runs on broadcast schedules with non-negotiable air dates, and EPs balance creative quality against schedule under sustained pressure. Variance across employers shapes the role: broadcast and cable networks run promos EPs within structured promotion-and-marketing organizations; local TV stations run with broader scope per EP; sports operations run promos tied to event and season calendars.

It fits people creatively-curious about on-air content, comfortable under broadcast-deadline pressure, and steady through team-leadership work. Broadcast-industry experience and producer-track credentials anchor advancement. The trade-off is the deadline-driven schedule — broadcast operations run continuously, and promo EPs absorb the operational and creative pressure that the schedule demands.

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IndependenceAbove avg
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SupportModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Promotions Executive Producer (Promos Executive Producer)s (SOC 11-2011.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$63K–$208K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
21K
U.S. Employment
-2.2%
10yr Growth
2K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

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Skills & Requirements

Active ListeningSocial PerceptivenessSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionJudgment and Decision MakingWritingCoordinationTime ManagementComplex Problem Solving
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