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About the Role
We are seeking a talented and experienced Documentary Producer to join our video team. This is a hands-on, editorially driven role focused on developing, producing, and delivering impactful documentary films. You will be involved in the full production lifecycle, from story development to post-production, and will contribute to the distribution strategy and talent pipeline.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside journalist-directors to develop and shape documentary films from pitch to delivery.
- Act as the lead edit producer, providing clear and constructive editorial feedback.
- Drive the editorial quality and journalistic integrity of all projects.
- Source and develop compelling stories, characters, and contributors.
- Manage assets, rushes, and deliverables across multiple productions.
- Maintain schedules and ensure productions stay on track and within budget.
- Act as a key point of contact between internal editorial teams and external partners.
- Manage relationships with commissioners, NGOs, broadcasters, platforms, and co-production partners.
- Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders on editorial direction, timelines, and delivery.
- Build and maintain relationships with PDs, directors, editors, and other freelance talent.
- Support the development of on-screen talent, identifying, nurturing, and working with contributors and presenters.
- Identify and develop relationships with channel partners and distribution outlets.
- Contribute to the development of new documentary formats and series ideas.
- Feed into social and distribution strategy to maximize the reach and impact of films.
- Support impact campaigns and engagement strategies where relevant.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a documentary producer in factual or news-led production.
- Strong editorial instincts with a track record of working on impactful, character-led films.
- Experience working with journalists or in a news-adjacent production environment.
- Excellent contributor and talent management skills.
- Strong understanding of the digital video landscape, including YouTube, social platforms, and streaming.
- Confident in managing multiple productions simultaneously with strong organizational skills.
- Experience managing internal and external stakeholders at a senior level.
- Experience in impact-led documentary or campaign filmmaking (desirable).
- Existing relationships with NGOs, broadcasters, or channel partners (desirable).
- Experience developing on-screen talent or presenter-led formats (desirable).
- Familiarity with distribution strategy and social video (desirable).
Skills
- Documentary production
- Editorial feedback
- Journalistic integrity
- Story development
- Contributor sourcing
- Asset management
- Schedule management
- Budget management
- Stakeholder management
- Relationship management
- Talent development
- Digital video landscape
- Organizational skills
- Impact-led filmmaking
- Distribution strategy
- Social video
Work Type
- 6 month fixed term contract
About the Company
- Independent Media comprises The Independent, Standard Digital, Bulletin, BuzzFeed UK, HuffPost UK, Tasty UK, Seasoned, IndyBest and indy100.
- Independent Media harnesses market-leading innovation and excellence across its portfolio of pioneering brands, with unrivalled scale, integrity, and authority via its sites, apps, video, audio, experiential, newsletters, and social media.
- Each Independent Media brand speaks in an authentic, unique voice to a loyal and distinct audience, standing together in their commitment to positivity, inclusivity, and quality journalism and content.
- Independent Media’s network reaches 650 million users each month, with 1.1 billion content views across its brands and platforms, including web, apps, social media, podcasts, email, YouTube, syndication partners, and print.
Equal Opportunity
- We champion diversity in our teams and in our reporting.
- As a growing and global brand, we must have a workforce that’s more representative of our readers, viewers, clients, and partners, and a workplace that creates a sense of belonging for everyone.
- We are committed to hiring and developing a diverse workforce regardless of background, and we support our people to thrive in their careers here.
- The Independent is an equal opportunities employer.
- If you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.