Hybrid Lead Producer – Story and Production

at FULLER Equip

• Job title: Lead Producer – Story and Production
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $73,000 - $83,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Pasadena, United States

About the role

• Lead Producer managing storytelling initiatives for National Storytelling Initiative in a hybrid role. Oversee creative direction, production workflows, and team collaboration across multiple formats.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior creative partner to the Project Director in shaping the overall story slate.
• Own assigned projects from development through release, acting as the primary producer.
• Collaborate with Story Producers, directors, writers, editors, and creative partners to develop strong narrative arcs across formats.
• Support story development across short- and long-form documentary, podcast, written, and digital content.
• Provide thoughtful story feedback on outlines, scripts, and cuts, balancing creative ambition with clarity and ethics, depending on the story.
• Step into producing on select projects as needed.
• Mentor and support part-time Story Producers, helping align individual stories with the broader initiative.
• Oversee production timelines and workflows for film and podcast projects.
• Maintain visibility across project boards, ensuring priorities, deadlines, and dependencies are clear.
• Track progress across producers, editors, and collaborators, surfacing risks or delays early.
• Lead weekly production check-ins, including agenda-setting, notes, and follow-ups.
• Ensure projects move smoothly across pre-production, production, post-production, and delivery.
• Support distribution strategy for each project owned, including festivals, partner platforms, events, impact campaigns and educational use.
• Coordinate preparation of materials for launches, screenings, festivals, and public releases.
• Collaborate with the Project Director and communications partners to think early and strategically about where stories should live.
• Support post-launch learning and reflection to inform future projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 10+ years experience in documentary, podcast, or narrative media production.
• Demonstrated experience owning projects from development through delivery.
• Strong story instincts with the ability to shape real-world narratives across formats.
• Thrives in environments with limited structure, bringing curiosity, initiative, and follow-through to build projects from concept to execution.
• Ability to take a loose brief or point of contact and independently conduct a deep dive, synthesizing complex or abstract material into clear story insight.
• Ability to work well independently and in collaboration with team members.
• Consistency in implementing and meeting deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and organized across creative and production work.

Benefits

• Must be willing to abide by Fuller Community Standards