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Joe Fanelli is a Toronto-based producer with 10+ years of experience across documentary, digital, and commercial production. He has produced factual content for Al Jazeera English and McClatchy — developing original stories across politics, social issues, and public policy for digital and broadcast audiences — and has managed large-scale digital campaigns for global brands including ExxonMobil and Spotify at Group SJR, a WPP agency in New York.
Across both lanes, Joe brings end-to-end production experience: from concept, research, and scripting through editing, post, and delivery.
Work Experience
Deputy Executive Producer at SJR
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2025Produced large-scale digital and video campaigns for global clients including ExxonMobil, Spotify, and Ad Council, managing projects from early concept through final delivery, with budgets ranging from modest scopes to initiatives exceeding $1M USD. Led end-to-end production planning — writing production plans, advising on feasibility, scope, resourcing, and budgets while aligning creative ambition with technical and operational constraints. Partnered with strategy and creative teams on RFP responses and client pitches, contributing production approaches, scopes, and estimates for new business opportunities. Served as the point of coordination across creative, design, and post-production teams — managing timelines, asset delivery, and quality control to support launches and campaign rollouts.
Associate Producer at Al Jazeera English
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022Produced documentary content for the award-winning program People & Power — conducting research and reporting, identifying and booking on-camera sources, preparing hosts, and contributing to script and post development.
Producer at McClatchy
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018Developed, reported, shot and edited the real-time documentary series Ground Game: Texas following the 2018 U.S. Senate race.
Education
M.S., Journalism at Columbia University
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017B.A., English at DePauw University
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013Qualifications
Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Government
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