About the job

POSITION OVERVIEW

Our mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world. Since 2003, over 100,000 participants have visited us to record a 40-minute conversation with a loved one. To date, we have collected over 60,000 stories from across the country, creating the largest oral history archive ever recorded.

Each week, a team of our producers takes one of those full conversations and shapes it into a 2-3 minute, highly crafted story for our Peabody award-winning weekly broadcast series on NPR.

The Producer works on a team led by the Senior Producer to produce high-quality, original stories for our broadcast series, to air nationally on NPR. This position requires excellent research and reporting skills, and involves regular national travel to record interviews. The producer also creates other content to support the organization, including edited segments, promos, and audio for internal and external use, and is responsible for the digital components for broadcast stories including both text and visual content.

We seek to reflect and celebrate our nation’s diversity in our work and to amplify the voices of people not typically heard in mainstream media. You’ll be an ideal candidate for this role if you share our commitment to presenting these stories with authenticity and sensitivity, and have demonstrated experience producing content featuring diverse voices, for diverse audiences. StoryCorps is also committed to developing a staff that matches the diversity of the communities we serve, and strongly encourages applications from people of color and the LGBTQ community. Fluency in a language other than English is a plus; Spanish language fluency strongly preferred.

If you have a passion for telling stories with soul, working with smart people, and doing meaningful work in a mission-driven environment, this may be the role for you.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO AS A PART OF OUR TEAM:

Produce stories for our national broadcasts on NPR, including audio edit, music selection, mix, writing host and web copy, and fact checking
Research, pitch, and travel to record interviews at booths and in the field
Research and produce visual components for story web posts
Produce other content as necessary, including promos and edited segments for external or internal use by the organization
Identify and track tape for potential production use from recording booths
Train and edit tape with StoryCorps staff and interns
Provide department with production and administrative support
Serve as an active, engaged member of the Production department, including participation in regular departmental meetings and interdepartmental project teams
Actively work to ensure that a diversity of stories and participants are selected for production, and that our content is relevant and accessible to diverse audiences
Perform other duties to support the production department, as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND QUALIFICATIONS:

About you:

You have a minimum of 3 years of work experience in a fast-paced media production environment
You have demonstrated research skills and journalistic instinct and a proven track record telling documentary-style stories
You have expertise in digital editing with ProTools, including mixing music and audio
You’re able to meet deadlines and work quickly and efficiently, often on time-sensitive projects
You’re self-directed but also collaborative. You work well independently but also recognize the importance of editorial feedback and collaboration with your colleagues
You’re flexible and adaptable. We move quickly and need solutions-oriented problem solvers to help move our work forward
You know how to communicate effectively – whether that’s by email, phone, or in person
You are passionate about our mission and thrive in a diverse workplace

HOW TO APPLY

We seek to hire staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

All positions are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. All are encouraged to apply.

Please send your cover letter, resume, and one or two relevant work samples (either links or excerpts are acceptable).