Executive Producer, Audio & Video

TED
New York
Workplace: HybridContractUSD 130,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)Experience: 7-12 yearsSkills: ["Storytelling","Editorial judgment","Collaboration","Management","Creative direction"]

Lead media production for the Countdown team as a senior creative and operational producer. You’ll coordinate across internal stakeholders and external partners, own relationships from concept through delivery, and guide creative development across video, audio, and off-stage content. Hire and manage third-party producers and production companies, oversee creator-led media partnerships, and shape stories for each platform with a strong editorial eye and climate-focused fluency.

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Executive Producer, Audio & Video

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Job Summary

Lead media production for the Countdown team as a senior creative and operational producer. You’ll coordinate across internal stakeholders and external partners, own relationships from concept through delivery, and guide creative development across video, audio, and off-stage content. Hire and manage third-party producers and production companies, oversee creator-led media partnerships, and shape stories for each platform with a strong editorial eye and climate-focused fluency.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as main point of contact for all media production across the Countdown team, coordinating internal and external partners to keep projects on track.
  • •Lead creative development for films, videos, off-stage content, and audio from concept 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 and support collaborations that expand reach across platforms.
  • •Give and receive good notes, hire the right people, and keep productions moving without losing the creative thread.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 130,000 - 150,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •7–12 years of experience in video journalism, documentary production, or digital media.
  • •Proven experience leading or supervising production across multiple formats (video and audio).
  • •Strong editorial and storytelling instincts with a portfolio demonstrating complex story clarity.
  • •Experience managing external production partners and freelance talent.
  • •Familiarity with climate, environment, or science journalism (direct coverage or adjacent work).
Experience:7-12 yearsVideo journalismDocumentary productionDigital mediaClimateScience journalism
Skills:StorytellingEditorial judgmentCollaborationManagementCreative direction
Languages:English

Company Brief

TED
Operates TED conferences and TED.com to share short, powerful talks on ideas across technology, entertainment, design and other fields; runs TEDx and education initiatives to spread ideas globally.
Industry: Events & Live Entertainment
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 50M to 100M
Growth: Nonprofit & NGO
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 1984
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