Senior Producer News and Programming

About the role

As a Senior Producer on the WBUR Podcasts team, you will help to lead our department's creative work, from producing and voicing our show Endless Thread, to developing, piloting, and launching new shows and limited series for the station. You will work with a collaborative, generous, hard-working team of talented producers and sound designers, and also lend your production skills and your keen ear to our group-driven process of creating innovative and arresting audio on deadline. You will research fascinating topics, pitch episodes and limited series, book guests, deliver tracking on mic and on video, write sticky, catchy episode titles and punchy scripts. You will help WBUR create work that is hand-made even as you hone new ways to use AI tools to sharpen the craft. You will be at the center of WBUR's mission of fostering understanding, connection and community for an expanding circle of people.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department's creative work, including producing and voicing the show Endless Thread
• Develop, pilot, and launch new shows and limited series for the station
• Research fascinating topics and pitch episodes and limited series
• Book guests
• Deliver tracking on mic and on video
• Write sticky, catchy episode titles and punchy scripts
• Hone new ways to use AI tools to sharpen the craft
• Work with non-audio-trained journalists to help guide them in the finer points of how to tell a great audio story
• Actively mentor and invest in the growth and development of junior producers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent/relevant experience and a minimum of 5 years of experience required
• Significant planning skills and project management skills — ability to develop and execute long-range editorial projects with multiple stakeholders and moving parts
• Proven track record as a team player, showcasing creativity, collegiality, independence and attention to detail
• Extensive knowledge of the audio storytelling/podcast market and platforms
• Entrepreneurial spirit; willingness to embrace uncertainty and lack of definition as opportunities evolve
• Professional-level understanding of audio editing tools such as Adobe Audition or Pro Tools
• Proficiency in transcription tools like Descript and video editing tools like Adobe Premiere and Riverside
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage tasks effectively and multitask in a high-pressure environment
• Active mentor who invests in the growth and development of junior producers

Skills

• Strong attention to detail across editorial, factual, and production quality dimensions
• Commitment to ethical editorial practices, including accuracy, fairness, respect, honesty and independence
• Brimming with ideas and open to creative ventures

Pay

Expected hiring range: $91,534.04 – $125,000.00. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison.

Schedule

Full-time/Regular