Job Description

Job Title: Production Assistant

Organization: The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA)

Location: San Ramon, CA

Position Type: Part-time, Three days a week, In-Office

Salary: $25/hour

Come join our team — we’d love to have you! 

At the SLA, we take pride in fostering an open, inclusive, and collaborative culture where employees come first. Our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace has earned us recognition: 

• Certified as a Great Place to Work® three years in a row 
• Named one of California’s Best Workplaces for 2025 

As an employee-first organization, we’re passionate about supporting our team inside and outside the workplace. We offer: 

• Flexible work-life balance options so you can thrive both professionally and personally 
• An expansive benefits package with a variety of choices for medical, dental, and vision coverage tailored to your needs 
• Educational benefits, including tuition reimbursement and student loan relief programs to support lifelong learning 
• A generous wellness stipend to help you invest in your health and well-being 
• And because we love adding a little extra value: complimentary Costco memberships for you and your family 

If you’re looking to grow your career in an environment where your voice is heard, your contributions are valued, and fun is part of the culture — come join us!

About Us:

At the Surplus Line Association of California (SLA), we don’t sell insurance—we protect access to it. As the only organization overseeing California’s $20+ billion surplus lines insurance marketplace, we help support coverage availability for businesses—from film studios to freight haulers—when risks are too complex, too large or too unique for the standard market.

Each year we review more than 1 million policy transactions, equip insurance brokers with compliance tools and continuing education courses, monitor the financial stability of global insurers and deliver data-driven insights that help the industry stay ahead of emerging risks. That impact—combined with our strong employee culture—has earned us recognition by Fortune as one of the Bay Area’s best places to work.

Quick Clarifier: 

We are not insurance agents or a government agency—and we won’t be quoting your car or life insurance. We oversee a multibillion-dollar market that primarily serves businesses with hard-to-place risks. It’s niche, essential and surprisingly interesting.

Position Overview: 

We are seeking a production intern who will work closely with the technical director in our live-streaming multi-camera broadcast studio and help facilitate live-streaming events and meetings in off-site locations. The candidate must have a strong desire to learn about audio/video equipment and an interest in learning all other aspects of live-streaming, video switching, lighting, and filming.

 
Responsibilities:

• Participate within a team for live streaming studio productions and field productions. Learn how to operate video production equipment, including video switches, cameras, lighting, recording and audio equipment.
• Knowledge of any of the following is desired, but not required:
• Sony Camera Systems (A and F series)  
• Panasonic PTZ Camera Systems
• NewTek/VIZRT Tricaster
• NDI and Dante Audio  
• Allen & Heath Digital Mixers  
• Pro Tools  
• Atomos Shogun/Sumo/Ninja Recorders  
• DMX Lighting & DPro  
• Shure Audio Systems  
• QNAP NAS  
• Blackmagic Video Hub and Multiview  

Other responsibilities will include:

• Work with other production team members to plan and execute video shoots.
• Upload footage to QNAP Servers. 
• Tagging footage for archival and easy retrieval. 
• Move equipment (some heavy) in our production studio and on the road.
• Setup Lights and other equipment including cable runs and taping. 

Qualifications:

• Must be a California resident.
• Not a remote position. 
• Ability to travel frequently within California with the possibility of other travel within
  the U.S.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License. 
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Eagerness to learn about production equipment and live streaming events. 
• Ability to lift and move studio and field equipment 50lbs+. 

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

The SLA is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA) operates as a private, 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization governed by a plan of operation approved by both the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and the SLA Board of Directors. Appointed by the Commissioner in 1994, the Association serves as the statutory surplus line advisory organization to the CDI and facilitates the state’s capacity to monitor and direct surplus line brokers’ placements of insurance with eligible surplus line insurers. Working with its members and the CDI, the Association assists its members’ compliance with California laws and regulations; helps maintain a healthy, fair, and competitive surplus line marketplace in California; and strives to protect the interests of California insurance consumers.

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