VP, Historical Content and Corporate Social Responsibility

This is a Full Time Job

VP, Historical Content and Corporate Social Responsibility, The History Channel

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Job Description

Role and Purpose: Vice President, Historical Content and Corporate Social Responsibility

The HISTORY Channel seeks a Vice President, Historical Content and Corporate Social Responsibility who will be responsible for implementing a wide range of historical projects including overseeing production of short videos and other multiplatform content, helping manage fact-checking functions to ensure accuracy, and facilitating educational partnerships. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in short-form video production, deep knowledge of history, a detail-oriented and impeccably organized approach to project management, and an ability to help implement outreach initiatives and content for a fast-paced, entertainment-driven television brand. This role includes outreach to historians and organizations with an emphasis on diversity.

Responsibilities:
Vice President, Historical Content and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Manage oversight of day-to-day fact-checking and accuracy checks for a wide-range of historical content
• Conceptualize and collaborate with marketing department to manage production of multiplatform content for corporate social responsibility initiatives
• Develop content for teachers and students and facilitate educational partnerships
• Identify and build relationships with historians and other content experts
• Oversee project management and facilitate partnerships for corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Qualifications/Requirements: Vice President, Historical Content and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Experience producing short form video and multiplatform content.
• Extensive production, fact-checking, research and writing skills
• Deep knowledge of history developed through hands-on project management and production experience
• Minimum 5-7+ years relevant work experience in media
• Knowledge of BIPOC history, communities and institutions required

Additional Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently with strong decision making and critical thinking skills.
• Ability and willingness to work on deadline and handle multiple tasks at once with a precise and detail-oriented approach with an impeccable attention to historical accuracy.
• Must love entertainment and television and understand the intricacies of creating content for consumer audiences
• Strong editorial discretion and great copywriting skills.
• Works well with teams. Excellent project and time management skills, you learn fast and can accommodate rapid change reacting quickly to new information.

CompensationAnnual Pay Range: $158,375 - $215,000Annual Incentive Target: 25.00%

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minimum and maximum base pay range for this role. Compensation for the role will

be based on a number of different factors such as a candidate's qualifications, skills,

competencies, location, and experience. A+E offers a competitive total compensation

package, which includes healthcare coverage, 401k matching, and a range of other benefits. Learn more at aenetworks.com/careers.

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