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Futuro Media Announces Maria Garcia as New Executive Editor for Futuro Studios

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Independent, nonprofit news media organization Futuro Media announced Maria Garcia as the new Executive Editor of Futuro Studios, the organization’s creative division focusing on original podcasts and programming.

“Maria Garcia joining Futuro is an absolute dream come true,” said Maria Hinojosa, President and Founder of Futuro Media. “She is precisely the kind of journalist and visionary we want on our team so that we can give her deep roots and even bigger wings.”

“In Anything for Selina, Maria Garcia proved she’s one of the most original and talented voices in the medium,” said Marlon Bishop, VP of Podcasts at Futuro Studios. “Bringing in Maria is a major moment for our studio that will push us even farther into creating the groundbreaking podcasts of the future.”

Garcia brings over 15 years of journalism experience, most recently serving as WBUR’s Managing Editor, and is the creator and host of Anything for Selena, the critically acclaimed podcast by Futuro Studios and WBUR that examines the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla. As Executive Editor for Futuro Studios, Garcia will be responsible for conceptualizing and overseeing new podcast and television projects. Working closely with Marlon Bishop, VP of Podcasts at Futuro Studios, she will focus on helping to steer the editorial and creative vision for the department.

“Futuro is rigorous in its journalism, collaborative in it spirit, and creative in its storytelling. I know that we are going to create beautiful, impactful, form-breaking work together. I’m grateful to be joining a studio that I believe is challenging the podcasting world,” Garcia said.

Garcia’s addition to Futuro Studios builds on the impressive growth and momentum it continues to have this year, following national recognition in The Atlantic’s “50 Best Podcasts of 2021.”

Four of the division’s podcasts were featured on the list, including Garcia’s Anything for Selena, as well as Suave, La Brega, and LOUD: The History of Reggaeton. Anything For Selena has been recognized by several outlets – including Apple Podcasts, Vulture and CNN – as one of the best podcasts in 2021. Other Futuro podcasts made it to the 2021 best-of-lists of outlets like The New Yorker, the New York Times, Vulture, Esquire, Vogue, along with an IDA Documentary Award nomination for Suave an a Third Coast Award Director’s Choice nomination for La Brega.

Prior to joining Futuro Studios, Garcia served as WBUR’s managing editor, where she oversaw strategy for the station’s investigative, arts/culture, environmental, and education teams. Garcia has also been an arts director and reporter, covering overlooked corners of creativity. Early in her career, she covers politics and policy along the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, for over a decade before earning her master’s in arts and culture reporting from the Columbia Journalism School.

Futuro Studio is led by Peabody Award-winning journalist Marlon Bishop on the editorial end. Julio Ricardo Varela heads up the division’s business development team. So far, Futuro Studios projects include Suave, La Brega, Anything for Selina, LOUD: The History of Reggaeton, Norco 80, Con Todo: Brown Love, The Battle for 187, Radical Imagination, and the Translash Podcast with Imara Jones. Futuro Studios is currently developing an exciting 2022 slate of shows.

NPR’s Latino USA Seeks Senior Editor

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The Futuro Media Group is seeking a Senior Editor for NPR’s Latino USA. It is an award-winning public radio program and podcast that focuses on Latinos and the Latino experience. 

The Senior Editor supervises the editorial and production process of the show, edits individual stories, and is responsible for overseeing the tone and content of the program, adhering to rigorous journalistic standards as well as consistently bringing cutting-edge storytelling to the show.

The Senior Editor, along with the Senior Producer and the Production Manager form the three-part Latino USA  leadership team. 

This is a full-time position based on Harlem, New York City, that reports to Futuro Media’s Executive Director, and works closely with Host & Executive Producer Maria Hinojosa and all other departments at Futuro Media.

Qualifications include:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Eight plus years of radio reporting or production experience
  • Proven editing experience either on audio or in print
  • Significant experience making long form or narrative audio
  • Experience as a manager and/or in a leadership position
  • Self-starter and creative thinker
  • Strong experience working with editorial standards and processes
  • Understanding of current trends in audio storytelling and production
  • Some Spanish-language proficiency required, native-speaker or fully fluent a big plus

For full details, visit the Futuro Media job listing to learn about the duties and responsibilities of this position and the application process.