Senior Archival Producer & Visuals Editor (Remote)

WGBH Educational Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 58,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote role

Job summary

GBH Educational Foundation seeks a Senior Archival Producer & Visuals Editor for FRONTLINE to conduct archival research and resolve editorial, legal, and ethical issues in current affairs documentaries.

The role verifies UGC authenticity, screens for AI-manipulated content, oversees legal review, and liaises with counsel on fair use and consents. It also serves as in‑house archival producer on special projects.

Qualifications

• Impeccable editorial judgement and knowledge of PBS and FRONTLINE’s journalistic guidelines.
• Experience in ensuring archival and third‑party materials comply with copyright, fair use, and intellectual property laws.
• Keep abreast of changing technologies that impact the authenticity of visual materials.
• Ability to work independently to assign and manage teams across projects to meet competing deadlines.
• Proven track record licensing archival materials and making fair use claims.

Responsibilities

• Verify the authenticity of user-generated content, screening for video manipulated with AI or other technologies.
• Independently identify fair use, copyright, consent and other editorial standards issues and proactively identify solutions to resolve problems.
• Educate production teams and other staff members on legal and editorial guidelines on visuals.
• Oversee team of researchers, fact checkers and archival producers across multiple projects to execute guidelines while meeting critical deadlines.
• Serve as lead visual editor for new assets across platforms – such as digital-first productions.
• Serve as in-house archival producer on special projects lacking experienced archival leadership or low staffing, ensuring the process adheres to editorial standards and meets deadlines.

Skills

Editorial judgement

Copyright knowledge

Fair use & licensing

Team leadership

Archival licensing

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in journalism or library science

Job description

GBH Educational Foundation seeks a Senior Archival Producer & Visuals Editor for FRONTLINE to conduct archival research and resolve editorial, legal, and ethical issues in current affairs documentaries.

The role verifies UGC authenticity, screens for AI-manipulated content, oversees legal review, and liaises with counsel on fair use and consents. It also serves as in‑house archival producer on special projects.