Producer, Daily News

Courier Newsroom, Inc.•New York, NY

33d•$70,000 - $80,000•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a creative, news and politics-obsessed, full stack Producer to serve as showrunner for mid-to-long form daily news content from COURIER. You’ll work closely with talent – selecting stories, building the daily run-of-shows, writing set-ups, managing recording sessions, quickly editing and publishing to YouTube and podcast platforms, drafting copy and creating thumbnails, and selecting soundbites and editing clips for social media.

Requirements

Have 5+ years of experience producing daily news or politically-focused media for broadcast tv, podcast, or long-form digital media..
Have worked in or around politics, journalism, or campaigns.
Are an exceptional writer, editor and story-shaper.
Know what makes a story stick on YouTube, TikTok, and podcast platforms
Can quickly turn around a basic edit. Experience using Descript and Premiere Pro is highly preferred.
Can create a compelling thumbnail. Photoshop and Canva experience is highly preferred.
Can write clickable headlines and draft clear and accurate copy.
Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative production environment and are great at keeping things moving
Are deeply aligned with COURIER’s progressive mission.

Responsibilities

Showrun: COURIER’s daily news and politics content
Own the day-to-day production.
Collaborate on editorial – helping to choose top stories, researching and writing the run-of-shows, and helping to shape the tone and POV
Work directly with talent to structure and adapt each episode for podcast and YouTube
Collaborate with editors and social team to cut for clips, shorts, and other platform-native assets
Book and coordinate guest appearances (e.g., reporters, insiders, creators) and prep them for appearances
Manage recordings – ensuring quality audio and video for all talent and guests