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Associate Producer - Freakonomics Radio, Midroll
The E.W. Scripps Company
New York, NY, United States
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Description
Midroll Media, named one of Fast Company's most innovative companies of 2016, is growing! We're looking for an Associate Producer to join our team in NYC.
In this role, you'll support the Freakonomics Radio team. You'll assist in creating content for the podcast and the website. Started in 2010 by host Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics Radio is one of the most successful podcasts in the world with 10 million listeners each month. Freakonomics Radio features surprising conversations with Nobel Laureates, provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs, to explore the hidden side of everything.
What you'll do
• Supervise all aspects of production of 10-12 episodes per year -- from idea phase through publication
• Pitch ideas and research show topics
• Identify and pre-interview potential guests
• Prep host for interviews
• Conduct interviews and field reporting
• Log tape, cut host tracks, cut interviews
• Write scripts
• Offer editorial feedback to host
• Contribute to social media accounts and listener engagement
• Participate in weekly editorial meetings
• Possibly appear on-air with host for segments
• Some administrative tasks as needed
What you bring
• Experience in journalism and/or economics
• At least two years' experience in a deadline-driven media environment
• Proficiency with audio editing (Pro Tools)
• Superb writing skills showing originality and humor
• Creative problem-solving in editing stories and interviews
• Excellent communication skills, written and spoken
• Scrupulous attention to detail
• Proficiency with a range of social media
• Experience working with diverse populations preferred
• Event planning experience a plus
To qualify for an interview, you must submit a cover letter along with your resume.
Please submit your cover letter and resume as one document (word or PDF).
MIDROLL MEDIA IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY.
Midroll Media is a leading podcast content company, advertising network and distribution platform that is changing the face of digital audio. It is the parent company of the Earwolf network and its top-ranked comedy podcasts; popular podcast listening platform and content network Stitcher and its premium subscription service; and the Midroll advertising network, representing over 300 of the world's largest podcasts. With offices in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco, Midroll was founded in 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP).
As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.
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