EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Prologue Projects is seeking an Editorial Director to help oversee Prologue’s slate of podcasts, including our flagship documentary series Fiasco. This is a senior role in which you will work closely with our cofounders, Leon Neyfakh and Andrew Parsons, as well as our senior producers and hosts. The ideal candidate will bring strong editorial judgment, a creative approach to audio journalism, an attention to detail, and an appetite for developing new shows.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on editorial direction across Prologue’s podcast portfolio, including Fiasco, 5-4, and Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily, and additional shows currently in development
- Streamline and improve our overall editorial process — particularly on our narrative work — while generating editorial feedback on individual scripts and rough cuts
- Coach editors, hosts, producers and mentor their development
- Assist with day-to-day management of Prologue teams
- Work with producers to develop new series and audio projects
- Ensure Prologue’s shows meet our journalistic and creative standards
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000 - $120,000 per year.
We are based in Brooklyn, NY and prefer NYC-based producers, but we’re open to working with remote staff. A familiarity with Prologue’s work is a major plus.
If interested, please respond to jobs@prologueprojects.com with a cover letter, resume, and references.
Prologue Projects is actively seeking diversity in the workplace. A workplace that reflects diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and ideas is important to us. We encourage people from traditionally underrepresented groups and marginalized communities to apply.
Prologue Projects is looking for an assistant producer to work across our entire catalog of shows. The assistant producer will support producers working on our documentary-style shows, such as Fiasco, as well as our chat shows, 5-4 and Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily. This is a position in which you will participate in most aspects of our editorial process, and will work closely with our entire team.
Responsibilities
Assist producers in various capacities:
- Sourcing music
- General research
- Booking
- Maintaining spreadsheets for fair use and archival licensing
- Some work in ProTools, such as basic lay-ups and tape-cutting
Upload and organize finished episodes for distribution
Give notes on rough cuts and participate in editorial meetings
Help with social media and other promotional efforts
Office administrative duties
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year.
We are based in Brooklyn, NY and prefer NYC-based producers, but we’re open to working with remote producers. A familiarity with Prologue’s work is a major plus, as is a demonstrable attention to detail.
If interested, please respond to jobs@prologueprojects.com with a cover letter, resumé, and references.
Prologue Projects is actively seeking diversity in the workplace. A workplace that reflects diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and ideas is important to us. We encourage people from traditionally underrepresented groups and marginalized communities to apply.
PRODUCER
We are looking for someone who:
- has strong research and reporting skills
- has experience writing scripts for narrative podcasts
- is savvy at digging up and organizing archival tape
- is adept at finding and booking interview subjects
- is able to cut tape to create drafts of episodes (we work in ProTools, but as long as you've demonstrated the ability to pick up audio editing software of some kind we can work with that)
Our ideal candidate is a skilled writer with experience in narrative podcasts and a familiarity with our past work. A demonstrated interest in Black culture and music is a bonus.
Pay is based on experience, 70 - 85k.
The position starts immediately; production is scheduled to last 8-10 months. We are based in Brooklyn, NY and prefer NYC-based producers, but open to working with remote producers.
If interested, please respond to jobs@prologueprojects.com with a cover letter, resume, and references.
Prologue Projects is actively seeking diversity in the workplace. A workplace that reflects diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and ideas is important to us. We encourage people from traditionally underrepresented groups and marginalized communities to apply.