Associate Producer (On-Call)

Position Responsibility

Understands and executes our newsroom’s promise to practice diversity, equity and inclusion in how we assign, report, edit, produce and distribute our journalism.

Pitches stories and guest ideas daily.

Identifies, researches and books newsmakers and guests daily and as assigned by the Senior Producer.

Prepares research material for the host.

Collaborates on show segments and production duties with production staff.

Screens calls during live AirTalk show broadcast.

Directs and line produces the show as assigned.

Pushes on-air conversation online, through the show’s social media channels and by repackaging show content for LAist.com, social media, and on-demand.

Conceives of new ways to engage with both the current audience and potential listeners on social media, thinking creatively about how to use material and audio across platforms, and target content to new communities.

Writes news stories, scripts, promos and edits copy as necessary.

Captures, edits, and uploads audio clips for use during broadcast.

Trains and mentors apprentice news clerks and interns.

Maintains relationships with technical staff, audio engineers and other departments.

Fills in for Producer and Producer II.

Coordinates special projects, live events and series.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Two or more years’ production, editorial or related experience.

Required Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Passion for local, national, and international news.
• Solid news judgment on sources, issues, and journalistic best practices.
• Extremely strong verbal and written communication; interviewing and editing skills.
• Able to write accurate, compelling news copy quickly.
• Flexibility and composure under daily deadline pressure.
• Able to react and adapt a live show to breaking news and developing situations.
• Proven ability to contribute to a positive, diverse, creative, high-performance culture.
• Able to work simultaneously on a variety of assignments, both day of and in the future.
• Knowledge of effective social media messaging and platforms.
• Able to direct and motivate news clerks.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Able to consistently work effectively and collaboratively with host and other staff.
• Must care passionately about excellence in all aspects of the program.
• Must have tremendous energy, ambition, and drive to make LAist programming even better.
• Must be familiar with basic functions and use of a digital audio workstation (DAW) such as Adobe Audition, Pro Tools, Hindenberg, etc.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Experience with call-in, talk show or public affairs programming.
• Experience in daily newscast production.
• Experience using news production and broadcast software such as ENPS, NewsBoss, Burli etc.
• Familiarity with Southern California, its demographics, officials and influential thinkers.
• Experience and skill in field production.
• Knowledge of Spanish.

Physical Demands And Working Conditions

• Moderate noise level.
• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Required to move about in an office environment and sit for extended periods of time.
• Required to move about in the community.
• Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping.

Benefits

Our newsroom is committed to distinctive, original reporting which makes having a track record of finding original angles on the news a requirement.

Pay

Expected Compensation Range: $35.11 - $36.00 per hour.

The exact salary rate is determined by experience and education related to the role, organizational compensation structure, and internal equity.

Schedule

On-Call position.