Podcast Producer

The Chalmers Center • Chattanooga, TN

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a Podcast Producer to create a best-in-class season of stories. The producer will travel, connect with people, and ask questions, with curiosity being a key attribute. A strong background in narrative audio production is essential for developing ideas, story angles, and production strategies. The producer will collaborate with the Head of Creative Media to research opportunities, develop pitches, conduct interviews, and gather audio from around the world. The project aims to be polyphonic, musical, and story-based, engaging audiences beyond just the intellect. During the development of Season One, the producer will assist in assembling a creative core team, including hiring an editor, field producer, and contract engineers. The role involves working with the team to finalize episodes, with the ability to direct and also contribute directly to editing in the timeline.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of audio production experience.
• Expert audio storyteller with a strong portfolio of narratives.
• Self-starting capacity: able to shape and own this vision.
• A humble listener, able to connect with a wide-range of people.
• An inquisitive follower of Jesus.

Nice To Haves

• Narrative audio editing experience.
• An interdisciplinary background in community development, economics, sociology, anthropology, missiology or theology.

Responsibilities

• Travel, connect, and ask questions.
• Utilize a bank of experience in narrative audio production to move quickly into the field with ideas, story angles, and production strategy.
• Collaborate with the Head of Creative Media to research opportunities, develop pitches, interview, and gather tape around the world.
• Help the Head of Creative Media assemble a creative core team, assisting with the hire of an editor, field producer, and contract engineers.
• Work with the team to cut stories into final episodes, able to direct, but also to try your hand and ideas directly in the timeline as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed