Vice President, Non Scripted & Documentary

THE COMPANY

New Metric Media is a leading and award-winning entertainment studio behind hit comedies like Letterkenny and Shoresy, the premium drama Bad Blood, and a growing slate of non-scripted and documentary content. NMM is also a leader in 360° brand extension — merch, live touring, and audience-first franchise building around its IP.

THE ROLE

NMM is seeking a VP, Non-Scripted and Documentary to lead development and production across documentaries, reality, and non-scripted formats spanning comedy, sports, and true crime. You’ll identify talent, IP, and stories with breakout potential, and build the slate from first pitch through delivery.

You know the non-scripted and documentary landscape across genres — who’s commissioning, what’s working, and where audience appetite is heading next in sports storytelling, true crime, and comedic reality/formats. You bring the relationships, taste, and instincts to get projects made, sold, and seen.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sourcing and developing talent, IP, and story concepts across documentary, reality, and non-scripted formats in comedy, sports, and true crime
• Identifying and securing underlying rights (books, podcasts, articles, life rights, existing formats) for adaptation
• Building pitch decks and sales strategies for domestic and international buyers (networks, streamers, platforms)
• Managing development slates across multiple genres simultaneously, from concept through greenlight
• Overseeing greenlit projects through production — staffing, showrunners, budgets, standards/legal, and cut approval — to protect creative vision and brand integrity
• Representing NMM at markets, festivals, and industry events to source deals and IP

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Hands-on development and production experience across non-scripted genres — documentary, reality, and/or true crime
• Credited executive producer or producer on at least one released non-scripted series or documentary
• Fluency across multiple non-scripted formats, not just one genre — comedy, sports, and true crime specifically
• Strong relationships with talent agents, non-scripted buyers, and production partners in Canada and internationally
• Experience with rights acquisition, life-rights negotiation, and E&O/legal considerations specific to true crime and doc work
• Experience managing non-scripted production budgets and financing plans
• Excellent judgment and discretion — true crime work in particular demands careful handling of sensitive material
• Ability to run multiple projects and genres in parallel in a fast-paced studio environment

LOCATION & WORK ENVIRONMENT

Toronto-based, four days a week in office. Includes domestic and international travel for productions, markets, and festivals.

WHY JOIN US?

At New Metric Media, we build bold, brand-defining content and turn it into franchises. As VP, Non-Scripted and Documentary, you’ll build out a new pillar of the business — bringing the same rigor and instinct that built our scripted hits to real stories across sports, crime, and comedic reality.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume along with a brief introduction telling us a bit about yourself and why you’re interested in the role to [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.