KSL Cougar Tracks Producer (Full-time)

Bonneville International•Salt Lake City, UT

3d•$19 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

KSL is hiring a full-time Podcast Producer for Cougar Tracks, its podcast about BYU athletics. The producer will own the show’s production from start to finish and help grow its audience on YouTube and social media. The role includes filming and editing full episodes, creating short clips, publishing content, and using platform knowledge and analytics to improve views, subscribers, and engagement. This is an on-site position requiring regular work at KSL’s Salt Lake City site. The schedule follows the sports calendar and requires flexibility for game days, evenings, weekends, and breaking news, especially during football and basketball seasons. Work configurations may change based on business needs and at company discretion.

Requirements

Proven experience editing long-form podcast or video episodes.
Hands-on video-filming experience, including camera setup, framing, lighting, and audio capture.
Strong ability to identify and edit short-form social clips.
Proficiency with video-editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.
Clear understanding of YouTube, including thumbnails, titles, audience retention, and the platform algorithm.
Fluency with Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and X, including an understanding of what works on each platform.
Ability to work quickly during news cycles and meet recurring publishing deadlines.
A portfolio or reel demonstrating full-episode edits and social clips.
Ability to work effectively in a team and establish positive, cooperative working relationships with staff and management.
Strong self-motivation, organization, dependability, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain a professional demeanor.
Ability to work the hours required to meet deadlines, including game days, evenings, and weekends as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience covering sports, especially college athletics.
Experience with the RØDECaster Video or similar live video-production switchers.
Knowledge of BYU athletics and its fan base.
Experience using analytics to grow a podcast or YouTube channel.
Motion-graphics or thumbnail-design skills using tools such as After Effects, Photoshop, or Canva.

Responsibilities

Film regular episodes, interviews, and remote or on-location recordings using multi-camera video production.
Edit audio and video for full episodes, ensuring clean pacing, consistent sound, and polished graphics, then publish on schedule to YouTube and podcast platforms.
Identify strong moments from episodes and turn them into short vertical and horizontal clips tailored to each platform.
Add captions, graphics, hooks, and thumbnails to encourage viewers to stop scrolling and click.
Grow the YouTube channel by writing titles, descriptions, and tags, designing thumbnails, and using YouTube Analytics to improve future videos.
Lead social strategy by planning when and where to post, reacting quickly to BYU news, and testing formats and trends.
Partner with the host and editorial staff on episode planning, guest-booking logistics, and promotion across KSL platforms.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage with no wait period for enrollment.
Paid leave for new parents under Medical Maternity and Parental Leave policies.
Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
Paid time off for vacation and sick leave, in addition to paid company holidays.
401(k) with company match, fully vested from day one.
Paid time off for volunteering.
Employer-funded retirement account, fully vested from day one.
Employee Assistance Program services.
Access to a team of free financial planners.
Matches on contributions to charitable organizations after one year of service.
Continuous growth and development opportunities.
Dynamic team culture that values teamwork, fun, and collaboration.