Job Description

KQED seeks a temporary on-call Producer to help support our podcast department as we work on a limited series chat-based show that explores personal, societal and cultural issues through a Latinx lens.

We’re looking for a producer with experience and/or expertise in Latino/a/x/e issues and with at least 2 years of audio experience, including audio production, research, interview prep, and booking guests. Experience with the talk/chat show genre and video production is a plus. This position will primarily be responsible for supporting the host and editor create the series. Our candidate should be well organized and detail-oriented and able to thrive working in a small, collaborative, supportive team-environment, while working on a compressed timeline. 

This is an on-call SAG-AFTRA role running through early June 2025, with variable hours (up to 24 hours/week). The successful candidate will be required to join The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). 

Application Deadline: Open until filled

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling. 

We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color,  people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.

KQED Code of Ethics

The mission that drives us:
KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media.   We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.

KQED requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Salary Information: $44.00 - $53.00 per hour  

Essential Functions:

• Pitch episode ideas and potential guests to the host and team
• B ook and pre-interview guests
• Support host with show prep and in-studio direction and production
• Record, log and edit audio/tape for episodes 
• Assemble a mix or structure for a story/episode in a multitrack audio editor
• Develop sound design and scoring elements to enhance the storytelling
• Help conceptualize and frame episodes and interviews 
• Contribute to research as needed

• Produce or assist with producing promotional content for the show
• Contribute to social media or other digital content as needed
• Assist with live or virtual events as needed
• Stay informed and assist where needed with show promotion and marketing, audience analytics, and special projects/series

Knowledge/Experience Required:

• At least two years of experience as an audio producer, reporter, or similar role 
• Strong interest and expertise in subject matter of the show: Latino/a/x/e issues
• Proficiency or mastery in Pro Tools, Adobe Audition or similar audio editing software program
• Strong audio editing and studio recording/directing skills
• Experience writing and editing/giving feedback on audio treatments, prep documents and scripts, especially in the chat/talk show genre
• Excellent collaborator, knows how to work on a collective vision and support the team, including giving and receiving feedback
• Ability to prioritize and manage working on multiple episodes at once while meeting deadlines and communicating clearly with rest of the team
• Strong understanding of journalistic principles, ethics and standards
• Strong writing and research skills
• Ability to interview and communicate with a variety of individuals

Knowledge/Experience Desired

• Experience with live radio production and/or talk/chat podcast genre
• Experience and proficiency in video editing, especially Premiere
• Experience working in a demographically and racially diverse environment is strongly desired
• Proficiency and strong interest in engaging listeners via social media or other digital platforms
• Experience writing and publishing stories for the web and social media

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work, Remote job,

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