Podcast Video Producer: Digital Studio Lead

AAJA24; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SAG-AFTRA

Job summary

WHYY is seeking an experienced Podcast Video Producer to create compelling digital-first video content across YouTube, social media, and podcasts, collaborating with WHYY's original series, Fresh Air, and NPR partnerships.

This hands-on role shoots, edits, and produces content, while coordinating the Fresh Air video workflow and ensuring consistency with WHYY’s visual standards across diverse platforms.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in digital video production, including editing.
• Experience preparing content for multimedia platform distribution.
• Experience at a news agency, publisher, or content studio preferred.

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

Digital video production

Video editing

Storytelling

Camera operation

Education

Degree in production or related field

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Creative Suite

DSLR cameras

Job description

WHYY is seeking an experienced Podcast Video Producer to create compelling digital-first video content across YouTube, social media, and podcasts, collaborating with WHYY's original series, Fresh Air, and NPR partnerships.

This hands-on role shoots, edits, and produces content, while coordinating the Fresh Air video workflow and ensuring consistency with WHYY’s visual standards across diverse platforms.