Senior Editorial Producer

Jobtailor; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Los Angeles seeks an editorial production lead for A Day of Unreasonable Conversation. You will own the sponsorship and guest experience, shaping formats and narrative arcs from pitch to on-stage delivery.

You will manage speaker and moderator agendas, collaborate with senior teams, and oversee post-event reporting while maintaining editorial integrity and timelines.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in editorial production or live events such as summits or festivals.
• Proven experience with high-profile talent and complex bookings.
• Ability to design formats beyond standard panels, including TED-style talks and multi-voice conversations.
• Strong editorial judgment and storytelling ability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the full editorial lifecycle from theme development to live editorial presence and post-event wrap.
• Develop speaker and moderator lists with senior production teams.
• Craft editorially grounded letters and voice voices.
• Create segment concepts, introductions, questions, flows, transitions, and narrative arcs.
• Attend meetings to align progress and surface blockers across workstreams.
• Design non-default formats like lightning talks, firesides, interviews, and select panels.
• Lead editorial for guests from pitch to on-stage delivery and post-event actions.
• Maintain trackers, speaker lists, issue lanes, milestones, and sign-offs.
• Collaborate with fundraising and partner teams on sponsored segments while preserving editorial integrity.
• Co-own the master script and lead pre-interviews and prep calls.
• Lead talent prep calls and alignment touchpoints.
• Coordinate with production on slides, reels, graphics, and multimedia.
• Work with production leads on timelines, show flow, and rehearsals.
• Uphold editorial standards, rights clearances, and risk processes.
• Develop copy for websites and programs; build speaker packets.

Skills

Editorial Production

Live Event Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Format Design

Scripting

Segment Development

Event Coordination

Budget Management

Compliance Management

Narrative Crafting

On-Site Event Support

Tools

Editorial Trackers

Briefing Books

Production Timelines

Multimedia Collaboration Tools

Job description

• Own the full editorial lifecycle for A Day of Unreasonable Conversation, from theme development and scripting through live editorial presence and post-event wrap
• Develop speaker, moderator, and facilitator lists with senior production, executive production, and talent teams
• Craft editorially grounded ask letters and book lived-experience and issue-expert voices
• Develop segment concepts, introductions, questions, flows, transitions, theses, and narrative arcs
• Attend editorial, talent, and production meetings to ideate, align progress, surface blockers, and coordinate workstreams
• Design non-default formats including lightning talks, firesides, interviews, and select panels
• Serve as editorial lead for guests from initial pitch through segment shaping, preparation, and on-stage delivery
• Maintain editorial trackers, speaker lists, issue lanes, approvals, milestones, briefing-book locks, and sign-off checkpoints
• Collaborate with fundraising and partner teams on sponsored segments while maintaining editorial integrity and budget alignment
• Co-own the master script with the scriptwriter; create briefing books and lead pre-interviews and preparation calls
• Lead talent and moderator prep calls and additional alignment touchpoints as needed
• Partner with production and creative teams on slides, sizzle reels, archival clips, graphics, and other multimedia
• Work with production leads on timelines, technical needs, show flow, and technical rehearsals
• Uphold editorial standards, safeguards, appearance releases, rights clearances, and legal or reputational risk processes
• Develop titles, descriptions, and attendee-facing copy for websites and programs
• Build comprehensive speaker packets covering introductions, questions, formats, and roles
• Provide senior editorial presence on-site, supporting talent, moderators, slides, prompter notes, flow revisions, and real-time editorial decisions
• Lead post-event reporting on segment performance, audience response, stakeholder feedback, editorial impact, and future priorities

Requirements

• 8-10+ years in editorial production, live events, television, summits, or festivals, with clear examples of owning programming end to end
• Proven experience working directly with A-list and high-profile talent, including complex asks, sensitive stakeholders, and relationship-driven bookings
• Ability to design and deliver formats beyond standard panels, including TED-style talks, fireside chats, and structured multi-voice conversations
• Strong editorial judgment and story sense; ability to find real tension, structure conversations around it, and craft sharp, nuanced questions
• Comfort in high-pressure event environments, juggling multiple workstreams, trackers, run-of-shows, production, logistics, vendors, timelines, and budgets
• Sound judgment on sensitive editorial and compliance matters, including rights, releases, and reputational risk
• Excellent stakeholder management and diplomacy
• High degree of organization and systems thinking
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in intensive pre-event periods
• Must be able to be on-site in Los Angeles for April 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2026
• Temporary project-based position starting mid-September through April 2026

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in editorial production and live event management, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement, narrative development, and innovative format design. Proven ability to maintain editorial integrity while managing complex logistics and high-profile talent interactions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Editorial Production
• Live Event Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Format Design
• Strong Written Communication

Hard Skills

• Editorial Judgment
• Scripting
• Segment Development
• Event Coordination
• Budget Management
• Compliance Management
• Narrative Crafting
• Multi-Voice Conversations
• Performance Reporting
• On-Site Event Support

Soft Skills

• Excellent Diplomacy
• High Degree of Organization
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Ability to Work Under Pressure
• Systems Thinking

Industry Keywords

• Live Events
• Television Production
• Summits
• Festivals
• A-List Talent Management

Tools & Technologies

• Editorial Trackers
• Briefing Books
• Production Timelines
• Multimedia Collaboration Tools