Charleston Based Associate Producer / Researcher

Details

• Position
  Associate Producer
• Start Date
  Oct 16, 2016 — Feb 18, 2017
• Location
  Charleston, SC, United States
• Rate
  This is a paid position.
• Status
  Job has been filled

Job Description

Detour, a SF/LA-based tech start-up that produces high-quality location-based travel experiences, is looking for individuals with strong research skills, good storytelling instincts, and a passion for sharing what they love about their city to join our team. The Researcher/Associate Producer will be working alongside an L.A.-based Producer to develop and produce a large amount of experiential/audio content for Charleston.

Detour’s audio experiences are aimed at hip travelers who are looking to explore the hidden gems and unknown stories in cities around the world. Our users love “This American Life,” Vice, and HBO. We are NOT a travel guide with facts. Detour’s immersive experiences have strong narrative arcs, cinematic scoring, and make the locations characters in the stories.

The Researcher/Associate Producer will be responsible for:
-Supporting the Producer in generating and researching, story ideas for assigned cities.
-Bringing their own knowledge, passion, and contacts in their city to the table to help generate leads and stories that Producers working from LA might not be able to
discover through remote research.
-Outreach to potential subjects, as well as conducting interviews and recording audio in the field.
-Working with Producer to develop and produce the tours using Detour’s Descript platform.
-Test walking routes multiple times to check for and troubleshoot issues including, but not limited to, GPS trigger placement, navigational clarity, operating hours for businesses featured on the route, and discrepancies between what sites looked like during research and what they look like currently.
-Assisting Producer with outreach and coordination between Detour and potential locations and other local stakeholders who might be involved in a given tour.
-Helping to execute all releases and contracts needed for the tour production.
-Supporting Producer in securing and managing digital assets for Detour’s “Explore” section related to tour including stills, info on operating hours, etc.

Minimum Requirements:
-Degree in entertainment (TV, film, podcasting, radio) or other relevant field (History, Journalism, Urban Studies/Planning, Sociology, Hospitality, etc) with a minimum of 1 year experience preferred.
-Deep knowledge of your city’s past and present, with a strong desire to explore the things you don’t know as well.
-Ability to brainstorm and contribute to the development of story ideas, as well as
strong communication skills and comfort with talking to a wide range of people from all walks of life.
-Self-Starter with the ability to work well both in a team setting and autonomously.
-Tech-savvy and a quick study of emerging platforms for production.
-Passion for your city and for sharing what makes it great with others.

Additional Info:
-Start date is early-mid October and the project will run through mid February.
- The Researcher/Associate Producer will be working from their home, but this is a full-time job with regular hours of 9am-6pm.
-Salary commensurate with experience.