SENIOR PRODUCER & EDITOR, Documentaries

Job Overview

The Senior Producer and Editor will act as a trusted editorial advisor and collaborator, working with content producers to deliver editorial output for FRONTLINE and American Experience across multiple platforms—from development through production to publication.

This position serves a critical editorial gatekeeper across FRONTLINE’s and American Experience’s platforms before content is distributed to millions of people worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison and main point of contact for FRONTLINE and American Experience with independent film production teams, GBH staff producers, production partners, and other news organizations to produce documentary programming and other forms of quality editorial content.
• Provide editorial oversight and review of FRONTLINE and American Experience productions.
• As assigned by the Executive Producer, provide editorial oversight and review of FRONTLINE and American Experience productions.
• Act as a key liaison with FRONTLINE’s Special Counsel and GBH’s Legal team on editorial output across platforms; assess and resolve fair use and other legal issues.
• Oversee editorial vetting of content before broadcast or publication and ensures all legal issues are addressed.
• Produce for the Transparency Project and ongoing publication of archive interviews for FRONTLINE.
• In partnership with the EP and Senior Director, Digital Media, develop and direct editorial strategy and overall direction of American Experience reboot in consultation.
• Manage and oversee all digital content including, short-form videos across platforms, long -form archival interviews, and future podcast content for American Experience.
• Provide editorial review of archival films for rebroadcast and for YouTube distribution for American Experience.
• Communicate internally with other GBH stakeholders about American Experience’s editorial planning and programming strategies.
• Offer editorial feedback on program listings and titles, essays for American Experience programming.
• Collaborate with the Managing Director, Operations and Special Projects, vet and evaluate potential series funders for American Experience; create sponsorship packages.
• Field and evaluate story proposals and treatments on behalf of the Executive Producer, advise on viability.

Skill Set

• Dedication to fair, rigorous and impactful investigative journalism.
• Excellent writing, organizational and communication skills; an enthusiastic collaborator.
• Proven ability to manage and maintain relationships within institutions and across different institutions.
• Capacity to oversee new initiatives within an organization.
• Ability to identify fresh, impactful stories best told in documentary form.
• A deep understanding of film production and journalism standards and experience in 'film fixing' to meet such standards.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 10 - 15 years of relevant work experience in journalism.