Digital Podcast Video Producer – YouTube & Studio Lead

AAJA26; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SAG-AFTRA represented

Job summary

WHYY is seeking an experienced Podcast Video Producer to create digital-first video content for YouTube, social media, podcasts, and WHYY platforms. You’ll shoot, edit, and produce compelling work across original series and special projects, collaborating with NPR, PBS Digital Studios, and editorial teams.

This hands-on role focuses ~85% on producing, shooting and editing, with ~15% on managing the Fresh Air video workflow, setting production standards, and ensuring content meets WHYY’s visual

Qualifications

• Degree in production or related field or equivalent professional experience is required.
• Five years of experience in digital video production and editing for multimedia platforms is required.

Responsibilities

• Produce, shoot, and edit original digital-first video content for YouTube, social media, podcasts, and WHYY digital platforms.
• Lead field and studio camera production for Digital Studios projects and special initiatives.
• Develop video workflows that transform radio, podcast, and original programming into engaging digital experiences.
• Collaborate with producers, hosts, and editorial teams to create visually compelling content optimized for YouTube and emerging digital platforms.
• Produce video content supporting Fresh Air and other WHYY programs in accordance with NPR and organizational priorities.
• Edit short- and long-form content using Adobe Premiere and Adobe Creative Suite while maintaining WHYY's visual standards.
• Help establish and maintain a consistent, repeatable visual and production approach for Fresh Air video across hosts and studios, including framing, lighting, audio, graphics and post-production standards.
• Serve as the final production quality-control check before content is submitted for editorial approval and publication, ensuring each video meets established technical, visual and platform standards.
• Manage the day-to-day Fresh Air video workflow, including production schedules, asset handoffs, review cycles, approvals and deliverable tracking between Fresh Air and Digital Studios.
• Plan and execute location shoots, including lighting, audio, and camera operation.
• Contribute creative ideas that strengthen WHYY's digital storytelling and audience engagement.
• Support PBS Digital Studios productions and other externally funded digital.
• Analyze YouTube and other platform performance metrics to inform content decisions, improve audience engagement, and optimize digital video performance initiatives.
• Assist in developing production workflows that improve efficiency and maximize content distribution across multiple platforms.

Skills

Video production

Camera operation

Premiere Pro

Adobe Creative Suite

Storytelling

Audio lighting

Drone license

Education

Degree in production

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Premiere Pro

Adobe Creative Suite

DSLR cameras

Job description

WHYY is seeking an experienced Podcast Video Producer to create digital-first video content for YouTube, social media, podcasts, and WHYY platforms. You’ll shoot, edit, and produce compelling work across original series and special projects, collaborating with NPR, PBS Digital Studios, and editorial teams.

This hands-on role focuses ~85% on producing, shooting and editing, with ~15% on managing the Fresh Air video workflow, setting production standards, and ensuring content meets WHYY’s visual