Senior Producing Lead - Audio/Video Narratives (Remote)

TED Conferences, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

TED Conferences, LLC is seeking a Supervising Producer to lead media production across the Countdown team. This senior role combines storytelling with operational leadership, guiding projects from concept to final delivery and coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

You’ll hire and manage third‑party producers, oversee creator‑led media partnerships, and shape stories for YouTube, podcasts, and editorial sites.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of experience in video journalism, documentary production, or digital media.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supervising production across multiple formats.
• Strong editorial and storytelling instincts with a portfolio to back them up.
• Experience managing external production partners and freelance talent.
• Familiarity with climate, environment, or science journalism—either through direct coverage or adjacent work.
• Experience working across digital platforms and understanding how content performs in each.
• We are headquartered in New York but open to remote or hybrid approaches; travel to events and shoots will be required either way.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for all media production across the Countdown team, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners to keep projects on track and on vision.
• Lead creative development for films, videos, off‑stage content, and audio—from the earliest concept stage through final delivery.
• Hire and manage third‑party producers and production companies, owning those relationships end to end.
• Manage creator‑led media partnerships for Countdown, supporting collaborations with individual creators and production partners to expand our reach across platforms.

Skills

Video journalism

Documentary production

Digital media

Editorial storytelling

Project management

Collaboration & leadership

Climate/environment journalism

Job description

TED Conferences, LLC is seeking a Supervising Producer to lead media production across the Countdown team. This senior role combines storytelling with operational leadership, guiding projects from concept to final delivery and coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

You’ll hire and manage third‑party producers, oversee creator‑led media partnerships, and shape stories for YouTube, podcasts, and editorial sites.