Assistant Director, Programming – STEM, PBS Digital Studios

PBS Digital Studios focuses on developing original online series and content strategies that position PBS as a leading global source of entertaining and enlightening video content, in support of the PBS vision of being the most trusted, valued and supported media organization in America. The 20+ ongoing PBS Digital Studios series — including Be Smart, Deep Look, Weathered, and Eons, among others — receive approximately 50 million average views per month, and have amassed four billion views on YouTube to date. The Assistant Director, PBS Digital Studios assists the Digital Studios team in managing day to day editorial and audience development activities for science-related Digital Studios shows and channels. This includes but is not limited to PBS Terra, PBS’ home for original digital STEM-programming on YouTube and select social media platforms. The incumbent will specifically work on new seasons of Weathered, a series focused on extreme weather, and Overview, a series that reveals the natural phenomena and human forces shaping our plane, as well as any other existing and forthcoming digital-first climate change and science content in the PBSDS pipeline. The incumbent supports the team in quality control, developing new digital-first series and sharing knowledge about digital production and audience development strategies throughout the PBS system.