Director of Communications and Editorial

Documentary; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Documentary in Los Angeles seeks a Director of Communications and Editorial to lead IDA’s communications, marketing, and press functions. The role guides the strategy for external engagement, the editorial direction of Documentary magazine, and the team responsible for the IDA Documentary Awards and screenings.

You will supervise editorial content, shape institutional messaging, and ensure quality and reach across programs while growing IDA’s membership and visibility in the documentary

Responsibilities

• Lead IDA’s communications, marketing, and press externally and internally.
• Oversee Documentary magazine and the IDA Documentary Awards program.
• Editorially independent magazine; edit institutional content and public events.

Job description

Los Angeles, CA, where IDA works on a hybrid schedule

Deadline

December 9, 2026

The Director of Communications and Editorial leads IDA’s communications, marketing, and press. The Director manages Documentary magazine, which is editorially independent, and the team that delivers the IDA Documentary Awards and IDA’s screenings and public events, and is the editor of IDA’s institutional content. Together, these are how IDA reaches documentary makers, the wider field, and the public, and how it speaks for documentary makers when they need it, including in rapid response when filmmakers are under threat. The Director sets strategy for communications, marketing, and press, within the external affairs strategy led by the Deputy Executive Director, and is accountable across all of this work for its quality, consistency, and reach. Through communications, the magazine, the Awards, and IDA’s programs, the role also contributes to IDA’s goal of growing its membership.