Controller

About the role

The postings listed below represent current employment opportunities at WAMC.

Manager, Underwriting Sales

• Lead a geographically distributed sales team across WAMC's seven-state coverage area, overseeing all sponsorship revenue activities for the Hudson Valley, Greater Albany, Saratoga, the Berkshires, and Southern Vermont.
• Achieve revenue budgets, coach and develop Account Executives, and oversee sales strategy and inventory management.
• Strong understanding of broadcast inventory management and media research, and familiarity with WAMC's regional market and demographics required.

Full-time, on-site. Target Compensation: $75,000 - $90,000 (Base + Commission & Bonuses).

Please submit a resume and cover letter to Stacey Rosenberry at srosenberry@wamc.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Live Show & Podcast Producer

• Responsible for producing high-quality live and recorded audio/video content across broadcast radio, podcasts, YouTube, and digital platforms.
• Manage the daily production calendar, prep the host, book guests and contributors, build rundowns, and ensure content is ready for daily broadcast.
• Host as needed, and serve as the editorial bridge to the show's social/digital team.

This is a demanding, multi-platform, deadline-intensive role. The ideal candidate has daily live production experience, understands YouTube workflows, and is ready to bring that experience to something new and locally important.

Full-time, on-site. Starting Salary: $52,000

Please submit a resume and cover letter to Chris Gauthier at cgauthier@wamc.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Senior Producer

• Be the daily engine behind some of the station’s most distinctive programs, including The Roundtable, an award-winning, nationally recognized daily talk program.
• Excel at speed, with editorial agility, and live-broadcast composure, but prioritize depth, preparation, and building an interview that goes somewhere.
• Supervise junior production staff, set the editorial standard for the team, and serve as a key editorial partner to the Executive Producer.

This role requires live production experience, genuine curiosity about the news, culture, deep roots in or connection to this region, and steadiness to help lead a team through the pressure of daily broadcast.

Full-time, on-site. Starting Salary: $57,500

Please submit a resume and cover letter to Jessica Denue at jdenue@wamc.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Controller

• Serve as a strategic partner and advisor to the President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Development Officer, and the Leadership Team.
• Understand and shape the strategic direction of the organization’s financial structure and integrity; provide leadership in both short and long-term financial planning and additional streams of revenue.
• Accounting and financial reporting, cash management, grant accounting, budgeting and forecasts, compliance, audit activities, risk management, accounting policies and procedures, and internal controls.
• Work collaboratively with the leadership team to set financial policy and procedures, and be an active participant, and driver, of the organization’s overall financial strategy.
• Work closely with department heads, banking relationships, key vendors, and outside partners.

The Controller is responsible for all aspects of financial plans and accounting practices, including among others, accounting and financial reporting, cash management, grant accounting, budgeting and forecasts, compliance, audit activities, risk management, accounting policies and procedures and internal controls.

They serve as the lead executive interacting with the Finance and Audit Committees of the Board.

Full-time, on-site. Starting Salary: $90,000

Please submit a resume and cover letter to Jessica Denue at jdenue@wamc.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

WAMC Community Representation Policy Statement

WAMC is committed to recruiting for its staff, volunteers and boards highly capable, diverse individuals who can participate in the organization effectively, ethically and creatively and who can serve as successful advocates for public media in the communities we serve. Differences in race, color, age, national origin/ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status, or any other distinguishing factors provide experiences, viewpoints and ideas that can strengthen and enrich our work environment. WAMC aims to create an environment that is inclusive, respectful and equitable, and to employ the talents of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

WAMC Community Representation Goals

• Review with the station’s governing board those practices that are designed to fulfill the station’s commitment to diversity and to meet the applicable FCC guidelines.
• Move from a diversity reflex to an inclusion instinct. WAMC strives to cultivate a workplace in which everyone feels welcomed and empowered.
• Diversify our workplace, content, and audiences through increased, varied participation in public events.
• Continue to assess programming and the diversity of WAMC radio content to align with the goal of audience diversification.
• Continue to conduct unconscious bias training for all staff in management roles and annual harassment training for all staff.
• Complete an annual EEO report. Included will be the station’s employment statistics, a list of all full and part-time positions hired and any actions taken to support the Community Representation Policy. This report will be posted on our website.

Reviewed & Updated November 2025