Hi everybody!
Recently I got hired at a little production company that specializes in livestream work, late night style television and podcasts, and after working for a while pretty much in everything (I've been a PA, an editor, I've arranged the lighting on set, and other different tasks) the head of the studio just told me he'd like for me to be the story producer, as they've never had one before.
I don't know what a story producer is.
I've looked it up a little and for what I can see, it seems like they mostly work in documentaries or reality TV, taking alll the footage and condensing it into smaller pieces while cutting the fluff out. The thing is, how does that work for interviews and podcasts in which they already have a switcher and pumps out episodes almost fully edited. What would be my job in those?
I've never worked with a story producer and for the most part I've worked on fiction so everything non-fiction is pretty new to me. I'd love it if someone with experience could explain.
Thank you!!!!