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Podcast Producer
Greater Good Science Center
Berkeley, CA
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This position will serve as producer of the GGSC's popular and acclaimed new podcast, The Science of Happiness, which is co-produced and distributed by Public Radio International (PRI), in partnership with Ben Manilla Productions.
Hosted by GGSC founding director Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, The Science of Happiness offers research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life. In its first season, it earned more than 3 million downloads and hit #2 on iTunes' list of Top Podcasts, with guests including best-selling authors Michael Pollan and Kelly Corrigan, On Being host Krista Tippett, children's book author Yuyi Morales, and Dan Harris of ABC News.
This is a six-month, full-time contract position-starting in November of 2018-that could develop into a permanent position.
Responsibilities
As producer, you'll be responsible for creating engaging audio content through a mix of science reporting and storytelling. Shepherding each episode through its development, production, and distribution, your duties will include:
-Researching episode ideas and Identifying and pre-interviewing guests
-Writing and editing scripts
-Maintaining comprehensive production schedule
-Production coordination-booking studio time, lining up interviews and coordinating with the host's schedule
-Overseeing the in-studio recording, and the post-production, of each episode, working with a sound designer
-Working with freelancers on tape syncs and other content collection from the field
-Occasionally interviewing guests yourself for the show's science segment
-Identifying and securing additional creative partners when appropriate (e.g., collaborations with other podcasts, working with an artist on an illustration for each episode)
-Posting the final audio and show descriptions to the podcast hosting platform and the GGSC website
-Working with PRI and the GGSC's marketing director to support marketing and promotion
Qualifications
-2+ years experience in writing for and producing long-form audio or video, preferably podcasts
-Strong reporting skills: experience researching subjects, prepping for and conducting interviews
-Audio production skills: experience recording and editing audio
-Expert storytelling skills: ability to craft a narrative from a longer interview and identify its most compelling moments
-Strong project management and problem solving skills: ability to juggle various tasks, coordinate schedules, and meet deadlines
-Reel or portfolio, with a description of your role in each piece
-Knowledge of best practices and innovations in podcast production preferred
-Affinity for the Greater Good Science Center's mission strongly preferred
-Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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This position will serve as producer of the GGSC's popular and acclaimed new podcast, The Science of Happiness, which is co-produced and distributed by Public Radio International (PRI), in partnership with Ben Manilla Productions.
Hosted by GGSC founding director Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, The Science of Happiness offers research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life. In its first season, it earned more than 3 million downloads and hit #2 on iTunes' list of Top Podcasts, with guests including best-selling authors Michael Pollan and Kelly Corrigan, On Being host Krista Tippett, children's book author Yuyi Morales, and Dan Harris of ABC News.
This is a six-month, full-time contract position-starting in November of 2018-that could develop into a permanent position.
Responsibilities
As producer, you'll be responsible for creating engaging audio content through a mix of science reporting and storytelling. Shepherding each episode through its development, production, and distribution, your duties will include:
-Researching episode ideas and Identifying and pre-interviewing guests
-Writing and editing scripts
-Maintaining comprehensive production schedule
-Production coordination-booking studio time, lining up interviews and coordinating with the host's schedule
-Overseeing the in-studio recording, and the post-production, of each episode, working with a sound designer
-Working with freelancers on tape syncs and other content collection from the field
-Occasionally interviewing guests yourself for the show's science segment
-Identifying and securing additional creative partners when appropriate (e.g., collaborations with other podcasts, working with an artist on an illustration for each episode)
-Posting the final audio and show descriptions to the podcast hosting platform and the GGSC website
-Working with PRI and the GGSC's marketing director to support marketing and promotion
Qualifications
-2+ years experience in writing for and producing long-form audio or video, preferably podcasts
-Strong reporting skills: experience researching subjects, prepping for and conducting interviews
-Audio production skills: experience recording and editing audio
-Expert storytelling skills: ability to craft a narrative from a longer interview and identify its most compelling moments
-Strong project management and problem solving skills: ability to juggle various tasks, coordinate schedules, and meet deadlines
-Reel or portfolio, with a description of your role in each piece
-Knowledge of best practices and innovations in podcast production preferred
-Affinity for the Greater Good Science Center's mission strongly preferred
-Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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