Remote Associate Producer, What Next Podcasts

AAJA26; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate is seeking an Associate Producer to support the What Next podcasts, contributing to episode development, scripting, and editing for a national audience. The role requires strong writing, editorial judgment, and the ability to work across audio and video workflows.

You’ll collaborate with a team, manage recording sessions, and help shape shows with mentorship from a supervising producer. Remote work is considered for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in radio or podcasting in a journalistic environment.
• Two years’ experience with professional audio-editing software, preferably Pro Tools.
• Experience with video-production software, including DaVinci or Adobe Premiere.
• Excellent writing skills and story sense.

Responsibilities

• Work with a host and team of producers to conceive and develop episodes.
• Implement script notes quickly and sensitively.
• Pull tape and images for use in both audio and video edits.
• Help arrange interviews and oversee recording sessions, often over remote connections.
• Engage in episode mixing, including scoring, sound design, and audio correction.
• Interview and/or preinterview sources.
• Book guests, stringers, and studios.
• Prep host for interview tapings: research guests and prepare and send interview briefs.
• Put together mixes of episodes or episode introductions in Pro Tools and/or DaVinci Resolve.
• Fact-check scripts.
• Select and edit clips for social media and other promotion.
• Attend all production and editorial meetings.
• Lend general editorial feedback throughout the production process.
• Lend general administrative support to all producers and production teams

Skills

Radio/podcasting experience

Audio editing (Pro Tools)

Video editing (DaVinci Resolve / Adobe

Tools

Pro Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Adobe Premiere

Job description

Slate is seeking an Associate Producer to support the What Next podcasts, contributing to episode development, scripting, and editing for a national audience. The role requires strong writing, editorial judgment, and the ability to work across audio and video workflows.

You’ll collaborate with a team, manage recording sessions, and help shape shows with mentorship from a supervising producer. Remote work is considered for the right candidate.