Senior Producer (LA Times Studios)

Detroit Institute of Arts; El Segundo (CA); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Detroit Institute of Arts is seeking a Senior Producer to lead the planning, development, and delivery of complex podcast and video productions. You will drive quality, timelines, and budget adherence while coordinating cross-functional teams and resources.

The role requires shaping narrative formats, supervising staff, and ensuring editorial integrity across all platforms. A strong background in podcasting, storytelling, and production workflows is essential.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of progressively responsible experience in content production or related field.
• 3+ years experience supervising production staff and delegating assignments.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex productions from concept through delivery, with accountability for quality and timelines.
• Strong writing, storytelling, verbal communication, and creative direction skills.
• Experience coordinating talent, staff, and cross-functional partners and resolving resource conflicts.

Responsabilités

• Lead complex or high-priority productions from concept through delivery, with accountability for content quality, execution, timelines, and budgets.
• Develop and evaluate story ideas, formats, and creative approaches that align with priorities and engage audiences.
• Oversee production materials and provide final review to ensure accuracy and consistency with standards.
• Direct workflows and coordinate staff, talent, resources, and partners; set priorities and resolve competing demands.
• Serve as primary production decision-maker, escalating matters when needed.
• Supervise production staff, provide coaching and performance oversight; participate in hiring.
• Collaborate with distribution and marketing to adapt content across platforms and measure performance.
• Partner with leadership to develop future programming and improve workflows.

Connaissances

Content production experience

Staff supervision

Creative direction

Podcast production

Audio/video storytelling

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field

Outils

Adobe Audition

Premiere Pro

Riverside

Description du poste

The Senior Producer leads the planning, development, and execution of complex or high-priority content and production projects from concept through delivery. This role combines sound content judgment, creative direction, and production expertise to deliver accurate, engaging, high-quality content aligned with company objectives and audience needs. The Senior Producer is accountable for the content quality, production execution, and timely delivery of assigned projects and serves as the primary production decision-maker within established guidelines. This position manages production priorities, coordinates cross-functional resources, and resolves complex content and production issues independently, escalating matters that require leadership approval. The Senior Producer supervises assigned production staff, providing direction, coaching, and performance oversight to strengthen team capabilities and results.

Responsibilties:

• Lead complex or high-priority productions from concept through delivery, with accountability for content quality, execution, timelines, and effective use of approved resources and budgets.
• Develop and evaluate story ideas, formats, and creative approaches that align with company priorities and engage intended audiences; translate programming or business objectives into actionable production plans.
• Oversee research, scripts, outlines, and other production materials, providing final production-level review within delegated authority to ensure content is accurate, clear, compelling, and consistent with company standards.
• Direct production workflows and coordinate staff, talent, technical resources, and cross-functional partners; establish priorities, allocate approved resources, and resolve competing demands across concurrent projects.
• Serve as the primary production decision-maker for assigned projects, exercising independent judgment to resolve complex content and production challenges, adjust priorities, and elevate sensitive or high-impact issues that exceed delegated authority.
• Supervise assigned production staff [insert number and titles of direct reports], establishing performance and quality expectations, delegating work, coaching employees, and evaluating performance; participate in hiring and disciplinary actions in partnership with management and HR.
• Collaborate with distribution, marketing, and audience teams to adapt content across relevant platforms; evaluate performance against established objectives and implement improvements based on audience insights, content performance, and production results.
• Partner with leadership to develop future programming and production initiatives; recommend new formats, resource needs, and workflow improvements that increase production capacity, efficiency, and content quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 9+ years of progressively responsible experience in content production, media production, or a related field.
• 3+ years experience supervising production staff, including delegating assignments, coaching employees, evaluating performance, and addressing performance concerns.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex productions or multiple concurrent projects from concept through delivery, with accountability for quality, timelines, and production outcomes.
• Strong content judgment and demonstrated ability to make independent decisions involving sensitive subject matter, production risks, and competing priorities.
• Strong writing, storytelling, verbal communication, and creative direction skills.
• Experience coordinating talent, production staff, technical resources, and cross-functional partners, including setting priorities and resolving resource or workflow conflicts.
• Working knowledge of production workflows and tools relevant to the assigned content format.
• Knowledge of applicable content standards, editorial integrity, and quality-control practices.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, resolve production issues, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to work flexible schedules based on production requirements.

Preferred Qualifcations:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Film/Television Production, or a related field.
• Experience producing content across multiple formats or distribution platforms.
• Experience developing new content formats or programming initiatives.
• Experience managing production budgets and allocating resources.
• Experience using audience insights and performance metrics to improve content.
• Experience improving production workflows and developing production teams.

Additional Responsibilities

• Shape podcast episode formats, narrative arcs, interview approaches, and scripts in partnership with hosts, reporters, and editors.
• Direct studio, remote, and on-location podcast recordings, guiding host and guest performance and coordinating audio and video needs.
• Oversee podcast post-production, including audio editing, mixing, sound design, scoring, and coordination of video edits.
• Oversee episode publishing, including titles, descriptions, show notes, metadata, and release scheduling across podcast and video platforms.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated experience producing professional audio and video podcasts, including weekly, seasonal, or narrative series.
• Strong skills in podcast storytelling, interview development, host preparation, and script editing.
• Proficiency with Adobe Audition, Premiere Pro, Riverside, or comparable audio, video, and remote recording tools.
• Working knowledge of audio editing, mixing, sound design, and podcast delivery standards.
• Familiarity with podcast hosting, RSS feeds, and distribution through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
• Knowledge of journalistic sourcing, fact-checking, and editorial review practices for news and investigative programming.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and launching original podcast series.
• Experience producing investigative, documentary, or serialized narrative podcasts.
• Experience integrating sponsorships or branded segments while maintaining editorial standards and applicable disclosures.
• Familiarity with music and archival content permissions and podcast accessibility practices, including transcripts and captions.