Producer / Reporter, Throughline

This is a Full Time Job

OVERVIEW

Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success.

The team at Throughline is a highly collaborative, curious, creative, and hardworking group producing one of NPR’s top podcast programs. Throughline provides the history we sometimes forget — or didn't know in the first place — of events in the news and ideas dominating our national conversations. Through cinematic and sound-rich storytelling, we will give you the story and perspectives often missing from history textbooks to help you understand our world today. Music and sound weave throughout each episode, bringing themes and concepts to life through some of the most compelling non-fiction audio storytelling being made today.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Producer / Reporter is a hands-on producing role, performing all levels of production tasks in collaboration with the hosts and Supervising Editor. This includes generating story and interview ideas; reporting; editing audio; scoring episodes, conducting research, arranging interviews; writing podcast copy, and editing production material. The ability to collaborate, and clearly communicate is required as the Producer II will often be partnered with colleagues, will help with scheduling and planning, and will collaborate across the organization, and act as a mentor and support interns and junior staff.

What you will do:
• Regularly research and report in a creative and rigorous manner, maintaining the highest editorial judgment
• Participate in editorial planning of the show, including episode topic selection, story ideas, and selection/booking of guests/experts
• Create original show segments
• Produce, write, mix and score episodes and portions of episodes
• Work on major, long-term projects, as well as short deadline pieces, sometimes simultaneously
• Assume other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

REQUIRED SKILLS
• At least three to five years of experience producing on Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, or similar professional digital audio workstations. Pro Tools proficiency preferred.
• At least five years’ experience in podcasting or broadcasting
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently under deadline pressure
• Ability to handle multiple and complex projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes
• Understanding of journalistic ethics. Experience maintaining high journalistic standards under deadline pressure, including standards of objectivity, balance and fairness.
• Strong oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proven ability to consistently work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system

PREFERRED SKILLS
• Critical Thinking
• Building Stakeholder Relationships
• Resilience
• Managing Complexity

This position is covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA. The minimum annualized salary for this position is $102,500.

All applications must include a resume and cover letter to be considered.


NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NPR is committed to being an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives, all working toward the same goal – to create a more informed public. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, and reproductive health decisions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, gender non-conforming status, intersex status, sexual stereotypes, nationality, citizenship status, personal appearance, marital status, family status, family responsibilities, military status, veteran status, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, genetic characteristics of yourself or a family member, political views and affiliation, unemployment status, protective order status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.