Senior Producer – Fault Lines
Al Jazeera Media Network are seeking a Senior Producer to join their Emmy and Peabody award-winning investigative documentary program based in the U.S.
Key Responsibilities:
- Initiate and research pitches for 25-minute documentary program based in the U.S., covering the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean or international stories with a strong U.S. connection
- Prepare appropriate budget and story treatments for in-house approval
- Research interviews
- Organize production of documentary, including planning all editorial and logistical aspects of shoots, arranging travel, accommodation and equipment, securing access to people and locations for long-form shoot
- Recruit freelance production staff
- Produce programs in the field, including directing cinematographer and correspondent
- Structure story and write broadcast documentary script, including narration, based off of original, and in some cases archival, footage for 25-minute documentary
- Work closely with video editor during edit on deadline
- Submit Programs as Completed forms for each documentary to document sourcing and rights information
- Coach and mentor Producers, Assistant Producers, Interns, Researchers assigned to projects
- Oversee documentaries produced by Producers, overseeing the entire production process from pitch to edit
- Create pitch to edit production schedule for Producers
- Help oversee program’s equipment
- Perform other duties relevant to the job as requested