Live Show & Podcast Producer
About the role
The Manager, Underwriting Sales will 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. This position is responsible for achieving revenue budgets, coaching and developing Account Executives, and overseeing sales strategy and inventory management.
The ideal candidate is a sales leader with a strong understanding of broadcast inventory management and media research, and a familiarity with WAMC's regional market and demographics.
Responsibilities
- Lead a geographically distributed sales team across WAMC's seven-state coverage area
- Oversight of all sponsorship revenue activities for the Hudson Valley, Greater Albany, Saratoga, the Berkshires, and Southern Vermont
- Achieve revenue budgets
- Coach and develop Account Executives
- Oversee sales strategy and inventory management
Requirements
- Strong understanding of broadcast inventory management and media research
- Familiarity with WAMC's regional market and demographics
- Experience leading a sales team
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in sales or sales management
- Proven track record of increasing revenue and driving business growth
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Skills
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
Benefits
Not specified
Pay
Commensurate with experience
Schedule
Full-time, on-site
Application
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.
About the role
The Live Show & Podcast Producer will be responsible for producing high-quality live and recorded audio/video content across broadcast radio, podcasts, YouTube, and digital platforms. This includes managing the daily production calendar, prepping the host, booking guests and contributors, building rundowns, and ensuring every piece of content is ready for daily broadcast. The producer will host as needed, and serve as the editorial bridge to the show's social/digital team, providing footage access and timestamp notes after each broadcast so the team can produce short-form clips for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok.
Responsibilities
- Manage the daily production calendar
- Prep the host
- Book guests and contributors
- Build rundowns
- Ensure content is ready for daily broadcast
- Host as needed
- Provide footage access and timestamp notes after each broadcast
- Collaborate with the show's social/digital team to produce short-form clips for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok
Requirements
- Experience in daily live production
- Understanding of YouTube workflows
- Ready to bring live production experience to a new and locally important platform
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Audio Engineering, Communications, or related field
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in live production
- Experience working with digital platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Experience working with digital platforms
- Ability to collaborate with teams
Benefits
Not specified
Pay
$52,000 starting salary
Schedule
Full-time, on-site
Application
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.
About the role
The Senior Producer will be the daily engine behind some of the station’s most distinctive programs, including The Roundtable, an award-winning, nationally recognized daily talk program, featuring news, interviews, in-depth discussion, music, and more! This role requires the ability to excel at speed, with editorial agility, and live-broadcast composure, but also prioritizes depth, preparation, and the ability to build an interview that goes somewhere. The person in this role also supervises junior production staff, sets the editorial standard for the team, and serves as a key editorial partner to the Executive Producer. We're looking for someone with live production experience, genuine curiosity about the news, culture, deep roots in or connection to this region, and the steadiness to help lead a team through the pressure of daily broadcast.
Responsibilities
- Be the daily engine behind some of the station’s most distinctive programs
- Excel at speed, with editorial agility, and live-broadcast composure
- Prioritize depth, preparation, and the ability to build an interview that goes somewhere
- Supervise junior production staff
- Set the editorial standard for the team
- Serve as a key editorial partner to the Executive Producer
Requirements
- Livestock production experience
- Genuine curiosity about the news, culture, and the region
- The steadiness to help lead a team through the pressure of daily broadcast
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Audio Engineering, Communications, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in production
- Experience working with live programs like The Roundtable
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Experience working with live programs
- Ability to collaborate with teams
Benefits
Not specified
Pay
$57,500 starting salary
Schedule
Full-time, on-site
Application
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.
About the role
The Controller will serve as a strategic partner and advisor to the President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Development Officer, and the Leadership Team. Responsible for understanding and shaping the strategic direction of the organization’s financial structure and integrity; providing leadership in both short and long-term financial planning and additional streams of revenue. 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. The Controller works collaboratively with the leadership team to set financial policy and procedures, while being an active participant, and driver, of the organization’s overall financial strategy. They work closely with department heads, banking relationships, key vendors, and outside partners.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Interact with the Finance and Audit Committees of the Board
- Work collaboratively with the leadership team to set financial policy and procedures
- Work closely with department heads, banking relationships, key vendors, and outside partners
Requirements
- Primary function of the Controller is to look ahead, but also analyze and learn from past financial performance
- Ability to understand and shape the strategic direction of the organization’s financial structure and integrity
- Leadership in both short and long-term financial planning and additional streams of revenue
- Experience in accounting and financial reporting
- Experience in cash management, grant accounting, budgeting and forecasts, compliance, audit activities, risk management, accounting policies and procedures and internal controls
- Experience interacting with the Finance and Audit Committees of the Board
- Experience working with department heads, banking relationships, key vendors, and outside partners
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting and finance
- Experience in strategic financial planning and analysis
- Experience in financial reporting and compliance
- Experience in cash management and grant accounting
- Experience in budgeting and forecasting
- Experience in risk management and internal controls
- Experience interacting with the Finance and Audit Committees of the Board
- Experience working with department heads, banking relationships, key vendors, and outside partners
Skills
- Ability to understand and shape the strategic direction of the organization’s financial structure and integrity
- Leadership in both short and long-term financial planning and additional streams of revenue
- Experience in accounting and financial reporting
- Experience in cash management, grant accounting, budgeting and forecasts, compliance, audit activities, risk management, accounting policies and procedures and internal controls
- Experience interacting with the Finance and Audit Committees of the Board
- Experience working with department heads, banking relationships, key vendors, and outside partners
Benefits
Not specified
Pay
$90,000 starting salary
Schedule
Full-time, on-site
Application
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.
About WAMC
WAMC is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the policy of WAMC that all employees and applicants for employment will be treated and considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, arrest or conviction record, or any other protected classification.
About WAMC
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.
About WAMC
Our mission is to serve the public by preparing and presenting non-profit and non-commercial educational, instructional, and cultural radio and live programs that celebrate the diversity of our broadcast and live audience. Our two discrete program streams provide a unique blend of national and regional news and information, opinion and commentary, artistic, cultural, and musical programming to listeners in portions of seven states. We continue to produce and invest in programs that offer diverse perspectives on important issues.
About WAMC
In our journalism, diversity means the inclusion in our reporting of the vastly different voices and opinions of mis or under-represented people and those often ignored. WAMC strives to include differing opinions in our content. To do this, we consciously think of and discuss what diversity includes; race and ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, faith, age, sexual orientation, disabilities, political affiliation and geographic location. In this way, our staff and content will continually evolve and ultimately be unbiased.
About WAMC
We 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. We move from a diversity reflex to an inclusion instinct. WAMC strives to cultivate a workplace in which everyone feels welcomed and empowered. We diversify our workplace, content, and audiences through increased, varied participation in public events. We continue to assess programming and the diversity of WAMC radio content to align with the goal of audience diversification. We continue to conduct unconscious bias training for all staff in management roles and annual harassment training for all staff. We 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.
About WAMC
Reviewed & Updated November 2025