Producer

Role Overview

• Produce and contribute reporting to investigative projects that require synthesizing complex information and making sound editorial judgments to uncover hidden truths that have the potential for significant impact
• Collaborate on projects generated from other reporters or producers with an ear towards creating the best radio possible—diverse sources, vivid scenes, and intriguing plots
• Gather audio, structure stories, and write scripts
• Work with Reveal's host on interviews and narrative segments
• Learn and master all Reveal processes and workflows including reporting plans, story maps, and formatting scripts for broadcast
• Contribute to the creation of other multimedia assets to illustrate and promote stories
• Support production of the mid-week podcast More To The Story
• Contribute, as needed, to other shows or limited series across the broader Reveal feed and family of product lines.
• Create detailed logistics and reporting plans for stories, and at times travel in the field with reporters, partners, and the host
• Manage timely communications across all major platforms including Slack, email, phone, and text
• Help with basic production tasks such as QCing weekly shows, producing podcast plugs, and the like
• Participate in regular editorial and organizational meetings
• Identify partnership opportunities with other newsrooms and podcast producers
• Collaborate with editors and other stakeholders to create a social media plan, and both write and edit copy
• Work closely with colleagues across Reveal and Mother Jones to create distinctive audio stories that compliment large cross-platform investigations
• Contribute to a creative, inclusive, and deeply collaborative workplace by participating in listening and pitch sessions and team meetings
• Provide and receive constructive feedback to and from team members, demonstrating a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Demonstrate the ability to juggle multiple assignments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience creating high-impact audio projects
• Proven track record of producing stories that surprise, enlighten, and enrage listeners
• Demonstrated journalism expertise including cultivating sources, rigorously evaluating evidence, and weighing competing information
• Ability to identify compelling characters, scenes, and questions for audio storytelling
• Excellence in writing for radio and using sound to enhance storytelling
• Demonstrated experience gathering high-quality audio in the field, in studios, and via remote recording platforms
• Mastery of audio editing software, preferably Pro Tools and Descript
• Strong time-management and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to complete projects on deadline while maintaining high journalistic standards
• High cultural competency and a demonstrated commitment to diversity of voices and stories
• A collaborative, low-ego approach.
• Bonus: Spanish-speaking skills are a plus
• Bonus: Experience in visual journalism is a plus but not required
• Any background in video-podcasting, short-form social video, or straight video production would be welcome, as the Reveal feed continues to expand into video-native formats.

Benefits

• health, dental, and vision benefits for our employees and their dependents (premiums fully paid by CIR)
• paid vacation starting at three weeks per year
• pretax commuter benefits and FSA and HSA programs
• a flex-hours program
• a 37.5-hour workweek