Director, Production & Development (National Geographic)
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10156074 Emplacement New York, New York, États-Unis Entreprise National Geographic Date de publication 21/07/2026Résumé du poste:
The Director of Development and Production role oversees development, production, delivery, and broadcast of Unscripted linear and streaming content for National Geographic platforms, ensuring creative quality, strong storytelling, effective production partnerships, and sound budget management.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee Unscripted series and one-off development and productions from concept through delivery and broadcast across National Geographic platforms.
- Develop baseline ideas into premium creative, financially viable television products in partnership with global content teams.
- Collaborate with production companies and provide editorial guidance to support world-class, brand-defining storytelling.
- Manage production partners to ensure programs meet creative expectations and ratings goals. · Protect programming investments by ensuring budgets are reasonable and deliverables meet expectations.
- Apply strong storytelling agility across the unscripted landscape to broaden and shape concepts.
- Work closely with Production Management to maintain highest
- editorial standards within budgetary requirements. Provide timely feedback to production companies to maintain production schedule and to make sure all contractual obligations are met. Deliver shows that are on budget and schedule.
- Coordinate with Marketing, Ad Sales, Communications and Digital to provide necessary information and materials for the development and generation of Cross-Platform Content initiatives and strategy. Coordinate with all internal content departments (editorial, social, books, digital etc) to align additional content for individual departments to better monetize the natural history content
Basic Qualifications:
- At least 10 years of experience in a range of unscripted TV across multiple genres is a must. Ideal candidate has lead development and production at a company or prior network. Field production experience would also be favorable – or at least a significant working knowledge in the entire production process from start to finish as an executive producer, series producer OR channel experience overseeing premium unscripted program production.
- Excellent communication skills are a must. Director of Development and Production will be expected to function at a high level in a fast-paced 360-degree multi-platform corporate environment which includes close collaboration with external producing partners, internal partners including Channel production management and development, NG digital, NG print, live events and the National Geographic Society, NG’s non-profit arm.
- Solid foundational understanding and ability to work within software including Microsoft word suite (MS word, Excel, Power Point) or similar products. MS Outlook email and scheduling and any variety of internet functionality/familiarity is a core tool in this job.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working Knowledge of Production Budgets and Ability to analyze ratings and other research data to better understand our own programming and the competitive landscape.
- Channel Executives manage a varied slate of series and specials which requires a firm understanding of both linear and streaming audience sensibilities. In addition to excellence in creative execution, CE’s should have a firm ability to manage budgets and schedules in order to deliver projects on budget and on time.
- Candidate must be a team player and possess a managerial prowess that extends beyond the immediate production team to both external producing partners as well as the internal, corporate hierarchy. Candidates should be comfortable working closely with top industry professionals both in front of, and behind, the cameras in order to deliver on the utmost quality standards of the National Geographic, and Disney, brands.
- NG Channel Executives are ambassadors and protectors of the National Geographic Brand. They will be expected uphold the standards and practices of the yellow border in all manner of professional environments
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in New York is $132,800 to $178,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur National Geographic:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), une coentreprise entre Disney et le National Geographic Society, s’engage à livrer au monde des contenus scientifiques, d’aventure et d’exploration de premier ordre à travers un portefeuille inégalé d’actifs multimédias. NGP combine les chaînes de télévision mondiales de National Geographic (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) et les actifs orientés sur les médias et les consommateurs du National Geographic, dont les magazines National Geographic ; les studios National Geographic ; les plateformes de médias numériques et sociaux associées ; les livres, les cartes, les médias pour enfants et les activités auxiliaires qui incluent voyages, expériences et événements internationaux, vente d’archives, octroi de licences et activités de commerce électronique. L’avancement des connaissances et de la compréhension de notre monde est l’objectif principal du National Geographic depuis 131 ans, et nous nous engageons désormais à approfondir, repousser les limites, aller plus loin pour nos consommateurs... et ce faisant à toucher des millions de personnes autour du monde dans 172 pays et 43 langues chaque mois. NGP remet 27 % de nos recettes à l’organisme à but non lucratif National Geographic Society en vue de financer des travaux dans les domaines de la science, de l’exploration, de la conservation et de l’éducation.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à National Geographic Partners PAY SVC , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons National Geographic.
National Geographic Partners PAY SVC est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.