Associate Producer, Fresh Air

WHYY Inc•Philadelphia, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday interview program exploring entertainment, contemporary arts, news and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs and podcasts. The show is carried by over 650 NPR stations across the country, with a weekly audience of nearly 4 million listeners. We are seeking an Associate Producer to join our staff, to be part of the team which logs and then edits long form interviews (typically 90 minutes of tape down to 40); generates interview research materials for the hosts; and performs a variety of other production tasks as assigned. This position is primarily editorial and production oriented, but it also includes a number of small but essential administrative tasks as well, such as maintaining the library of interview transcripts and list of interview guests; sending daily promo copy to stations; and organizing mail which is sent to the program hosts.

Requirements

In addition to an undergraduate college degree, an active interest in a range of arts, entertainment, news and issues is an important foundation for this position.
Previous work in any print, film or journalism related field as well as spoken word and audio production in a broadcast environment; experience in interview logging and editing; experience with challenging editorial choices; previous work which demands an emphasis on balance and accuracy.
Must know how to conduct research for print or broadcast.
Excellent typing and online research skills are essential.
Excellent audio production skills are essential.

Nice To Haves

Experience on a nationally recognized radio program or podcast is a significant plus.
Public radio experience is a plus.
Advanced experience with ProTools production is a plus.
Facility with social media and internet searches is a plus.

Responsibilities

Log interviews as assigned (typically one or two interviews each week).
Meet with segment producer to plan interview edit for those assigned interviews; make initial cut and continue to collaborate with segment producer on subsequent edits of the interview.
Prepare background interview research for hosts.
Produce the host tracking sessions; edit host tracks.
Prepare incues, fact check, and edit host copy as needed.
Edit and record host copy for local station promos.
Respond to various member station requests (eg., for interviews from our archive to be used for fundraising or local events; signed photos of host; etc)
Assist in the daily cataloging and tagging of program metadata for the Fresh Air Archive website.
Download music, film and TV clips as needed.
Maintain a library of interview transcripts on a daily basis.
Send out daily “rip and read” program promos.
Open and sort mail sent to the hosts.
Provide general production and editorial support as assigned.