CareerPlan
Mainz am Rhein, RHEINLAND_PFALZFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-12

Core

Producing and editing documentary series and single documentaries for ZDFinfo, 3sat, and the main program across politics, society, economy, consumer issues, and true crime.

Role type

Senior documentary editor (current affairs)

Builds

Informative, in-depth, and viewer-friendly documentary series and single episodes for TV and streaming platforms

Domain

Public broadcasting / Current affairs / Documentary production

Required skills

Documentary dramaturgy, visual language, scriptwriting, cross-media content design, international license program management, complex topic analysis

Preferred skills

Expertise in music usage for documentaries, streaming market success strategies

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Editorial leadership of commissioned productions, evaluating themes and materials, creating and assessing exposés/treatments/scripts, managing international license program workflows, creative format development for multi-platform distribution

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC