Audio Strategy Director

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and one other day, to be determined by their business unit. Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

Department Overview

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world. We tell the stories others can’t or won’t — from the rise of the NSA’s domestic surveillance dragnet, to the hidden history of the NFL and concussions, to the secret reality of rape on the job for immigrant women. Our investigations have helped breathe new life into terrorism cold cases, freed innocent people from jail, prompted U.N. resolutions, and spurred both policy and social change. We’ve been American television’s top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983, and we’ve won every major journalism and broadcasting award available.

Editorial and journalistic integrity is integral to our ability to achieve our public media mission. Adherence to these foundational values in our work underpins our ability to connect to local and national audiences with credibility. FRONTLINE is also committed to presenting more voices, perspectives and experiences across our platforms. As a member of public media, it’s a core part of our mission to reflect the perspectives of all the people we service. We seek both to foster a work environment and to produce journalism that values inclusiveness and reflects the broad perspectives of the American public from all racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and functional limitations, particularly those from historically marginalized communities

We work out of WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston, home to 11 public television services, three public radio services, and a number of national television productions, including NOVA, Masterpiece, American Experience, and others.

Position Overview

FRONTLINE is seeking an Audio Strategy Director to develop and implement its audio strategy and help extend FRONTLINE’s award-winning journalism into the audio space.

Reporting to the Senior Series Producer, this role will guide the editorial, creative, and strategic direction of FRONTLINE’s audio initiatives — including the FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast — and develop new projects that bring FRONTLINE’s signature investigative storytelling to audiences through sound. The Director will work closely with FRONTLINE’s leadership team, reporters, filmmakers, and digital producers to ensure that FRONTLINE’s journalism is effectively adapted, translated, and originated for the audio medium.

The ideal candidate is both an editorial leader and a creative strategist, deeply experienced in narrative audio journalism and passionate about expanding investigative storytelling to new platforms and audiences.

Responsibilities

• Audio Strategy and Vision
  • Lead the development and execution of FRONTLINE’s overall audio strategy.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities to expand FRONTLINE’s journalism through audio — from podcas