Senior Producer, Criminally Obsessed Daily Show
GDS Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Charleston • South Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $85,000 - $120,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Pitch, research, and produce long-form YouTube vodcast episodes with strong hooks, narrative clarity, and retention-driven structure
- Define the editorial angle and build episodes optimized for YouTube viewing behavior (cold opens, chapters, pacing, signposting)
- Partner with the host to shape authentic, urgent, and conversational on-camera storytelling—with a strong emphasis on the “why”
- Lead recordings to ensure production quality supports long watch times and audience immersion
- Manage and mentor Producer and Associate Producer across research, booking, outreach, and asset gathering
- Oversee fact-checking across scripts, interviews, graphics, and archival materials
- Apply legal and ethical best practices in true-crime reporting, including attribution, clearances, sensitivity, and defamation awareness
- Maintain close coordination with internal legal counsel
- Develop thoughtful, emotionally intelligent interview questions that drive revelation and sustained engagement
- Partner with editors to craft tight, high-retention cuts and identify standout or viral moments
- Contribute to titles and thumbnails that balance curiosity, clarity, and brand alignment while maximizing CTR
- Optimize metadata and packaging ahead of publish
- Analyze YouTube performance metrics (CTR, AVD, retention curves, comments) and translate insights into editorial decisions
- Continuously refine hooks, pacing, format, and episode length based on data
- Identify high-impact moments for Shorts and vertical distribution
- Collaborate with social teams to ensure clips support long-form growth strategy
- Adapt quickly to breaking developments, new leads, or court updates
- Remain solutions-oriented as timelines or editorial direction evolve mid-production
- Adapt quickly when new leads, court developments, or breaking new occurs.
- This role requires occasional travel, approximately 10-20%, to attend conferences, training, or on-site content coverage.
- Physical Requirement: Must be able to safely lift, carry, and maneuver equipment/gear weighing up to 25 pounds, following proper safety protocols.
Requirements
- Proven experience producing for YouTube, podcasts, or long-form interview video
- Strong understanding of YouTube best practices, algorithms, and audience behavior
- Deep passion for true crime and investigative storytelling
- Exceptional research and fact-checking skills, including public records and court documents
- Experience booking and prepping sensitive or high-stakes interviews
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop; After Effects a plus)
- Strong editorial judgment and attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven media environment
- Experience growing or managing a YouTube channel
- Strong instincts for thumbnails, titles, and hooks that drive CTR
- Familiarity with *Criminally Obsessed’s* tone and audience
- Contacts/relationships within media and law enforcement a plus
- Knowledge of FOIA and Fair Use
Benefits
- participation in a retirement plan
- quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses
- life and disability insurance
- health, dental and vision plans
- flexible spending accounts
- 15 paid vacation days
- 2 paid personal days
- 9 paid holidays
- 40 hours of paid sick leave
- parental leave
- employee stock purchase plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
YouTube productionlong-form video productionfact-checkinginterview preparationAdobe Creative Suitevideo editingmetadata optimizationYouTube performance analysisaudience engagement strategiestrue crime storytelling
Soft Skills
editorial judgmentattention to detailadaptabilitysolutions-oriented mindsetemotional intelligencecollaborationmentoringresearch skillscommunicationtime management