- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
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Additional Requirements:
- Are you fully vaccinated against COVID-19? Please note that TDG is requiring that all of its staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The only exception to this will be for applicants or employees who have an approved reasonable accommodation.
Academy Award-nominated production company The Documentary Group is looking for development interns to assist the team across a diverse range of feature documentaries, narrative nonfiction podcasts, and limited and ongoing docu-series. Interns will learn about story development and the pitching process, and gain insight into the funding and distribution landscape for premium documentary projects.
Internship Period: September 13 - December 23
Schedule: 2+ days/week (10am-6pm EST)
Compensation: $15/hour
Location: Remote or NY based
As an intern, youâ??ll:
-Assist our small but mighty team across a broad slate of projects
-Scout literary properties, podcasts, and other IP for documentary adaptation
-Write coverage and research summaries
-Pitch original stories, potential episodes, characters or experts
-Research potential funders and distributors
-Occasionally assist with sizzle reel production and post
-Support podcasts in production with research, transcription, outreach, scripting etc.
Cover Letter:
Tell us about you, your interests, and the best documentary (or doc series) youâ??ve seen recently. Please be sure to highlight relevant research and writing experience.
To apply, send resume and cover letter to tdgdevinternships@gmail.com by Sunday August 21st.
THE DOCUMENTARY GROUP is a two-time Academy Award-nominated production company based in New York. Founded in 2006 by the core members of Peter Jenningsâ?? team at ABC News, TDG has since become a leading producer of premium non-fiction content, winning numerous honors, including the duPont, Peabody, Gabriel, Polk, realscreen, IDA and Emmy Awards. Select TDG projects include the feature documentaries Cartel Land, When Lambs Become Lions, and Girl Rising; the limited series Invisible Killers (Discovery), The Age of Aerospace (Discovery), NightGowns with Sasha Velour (Quibi, Roku), and Amend: The Fight for America (Netflix) with EP Will Smith; with a number of projects in development and production. Today, TDG is focused on the future, embracing the expanding non-fiction market, working with leading creative partners and talent, and developing a range of series, feature documentaries, and digital and branded content that connect with audiences and take advantage of the full range of documentary storytelling possibilities.