Audio & Production Specialist, Creative and Media Services

Citi • New York, NY

4d • $129,840 - $194,760 • Hybrid

About The Position

Citi’s Creative and Media Services team is seeking an accomplished editor and versatile production specialist to shape the firm’s growing audio offering and support high-priority communications across formats. The role has primary editorial and production responsibility for Citi Audio, working with communicators and senior leaders to develop, record and produce audio-driven content and original programming. It also brings audio expertise to live and internal events, supports music and content licensing for new activations, and provides hands-on production capabilities across studio operations.

The successful candidate combines editorial judgment and storytelling instincts with professional technical production skills, disciplined project management and consistently high-quality standards. The position moves work from concept through production to publishing and operates as a creative partner and dependable practitioner. It is a hybrid role based in New York, NY, with three days per week in the office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Media Production, Visual Arts or a similar field.
• Experience in a top-tier studio, remote and post-production video/film company, or agency environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent productions effectively in a highly organized and resourceful manner.
• End-to-end video production knowledge from creative development through post-production.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Expert knowledge of PC/Mac platforms, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience and an active interest in AI and LLM platforms.
• Experience and/or familiarity with studio technical roles such as camera, audio and teleprompter, video editing, or assistant editing, including digitizing and video-editing project management.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong people skills, including the ability to communicate with and influence business partners who are less familiar with video and event production concepts and logistics.
• Creative, resourceful and strategic thinking.
• Integrity, maturity, dependability and a positive professional attitude.
• Ability to work as a team player, implement initiatives effectively and motivate others.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-based environment within a heavily matrixed organization.
• Clear oral and written communication, editorial judgment, discretion and risk awareness.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to manage field productions, conduct interviews and shoot b-roll in the field and in a studio.
• Established relationships or demonstrated experience working with production companies, freelancers and creative professionals.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to support the department’s growth and impact goals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead editor and, as needed, produce select Citi Audio content with Global Communications colleagues and relevant business stakeholders.
• Develop, record, edit and deliver executive audio content, including interviews, briefings, conversations and original segments.
• Translate business and leadership priorities into audio concepts, episode structures, interview approaches and scripts suited to internal audiences.
• Prepare executives and other participants for recording sessions through content development, briefing, run-of-show planning, microphone technique, and on-site or remote session management.
• Own audio production from recording through final delivery, including studio and field setup, editing, sound design, mixing, mastering, quality control and publishing.
• Establish and maintain editorial and production standards for recurring audio programming.
• Provide audio leadership for live, hybrid and internal events, coordinating sound requirements, show execution and troubleshooting with event, venue and technical teams.
• Select, curate and, where appropriate, produce playlists and music-based experiences that suit firm events and meet brand, cultural and licensing considerations.
• Evaluate audio tools, libraries, platforms and vendors, recommending options that balance creative quality, user experience, scalability, security, accessibility and cost.
• Provide flexible production support, including teleprompter operation, camera and lighting setup, video capture, still photography, media management and other on-site production needs.
• Collaborate with video, design, digital, editorial, event and infrastructure colleagues on integrated content packages and consistent cross-channel execution.
• Manage concurrent productions and event workstreams, communicating schedules, dependencies, approvals, risks and delivery status.
• Monitor audio storytelling, production techniques, audience behavior and emerging technologies, identifying practical ways to improve content quality and colleague engagement.
• Assess business risk with particular consideration for Citi’s reputation and the safeguarding of the company, clients and assets; promote compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and policy; exercise sound ethical judgment; and transparently escalate, manage and report control issues.
• Effectively supervise the activity of others and promote accountability for maintaining required standards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401(k).
• Life, accident and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid time off, including planned vacation, unplanned sick leave and paid holidays.
• Eligible employees may receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time