Senior Producer News and Programming

Boston University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

WBUR in Boston seeks a Senior Producer for the Podcasts team to lead production of Endless Thread, pitch and develop new shows, and guide editorial direction. You will collaborate with sound designers, book guests, and craft engaging scripts and titles while pushing innovative workflows including AI tools to sharpen craft.

You will mentor junior producers, manage deadlines, and coordinate across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced, deadline-driven newsroom setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent/relevant experience and a minimum of 5 years of experience required.
• Experience leading editorial projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of audio storytelling and podcast platforms.
• Ability to manage deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentorship and collaborative teamwork demonstrated.

Responsibilities

• Lead production for WBUR Podcasts, including Endless Thread and new series.
• Develop, pilot, and launch shows and limited series for the station.
• Book guests, write catchy episode titles, and draft scripts.
• Track mic and video recording and supervise post-production.
• Mentor junior producers and contribute to group-driven process.

Skills

Editorial project management

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Audio storytelling knowledge

Entrepreneurial spirit

Deadline-driven multitasking

Mentoring juniors

Episode research & pitching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Audition

Pro Tools

Descript

Adobe Premiere

Riverside

Job description

Senior Producer News and Programming

Job Description

WBUR Podcasts reaches millions of listeners across the country and the world. Our premier always-on shows and prestige limited series deliver award-winning, educational, innovative, bold storytelling aimed at creating new generations of public media consumers. Our journalism is accurate, in-depth, and beyond influence. We feature diverse, authentic voices on subjects that matter to them, in a style that speaks to them. Our work fascinates listeners, encourages them to engage one another, and helps them understand the world they've inherited. As a Senior Producer on the WBUR Podcasts team, you will help to lead our department's creative work, from producing and voicing our show Endless Thread, to developing, piloting, and launching new shows and limited series for the station. You will work with a collaborative, generous, hard-working team of talented producers and sound designers, and also lend your production skills and your keen ear to our group-driven process of creating innovative and arresting audio on deadline. You will research fascinating topics, pitch episodes and limited series, book guests, deliver tracking on mic and on video, write sticky, catchy episode titles and punchy scripts. You will help WBUR create work that is hand-made even as you hone new ways to use AI tools to sharpen the craft. You will be at the center of WBUR's mission of fostering understanding, connection and community for an expanding circle of people.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent/relevant experience and a minimum of 5 years of experience required.
• Significant planning skills and project management skills - ability to develop and execute long-range editorial projects with multiple stakeholders and moving parts.
• Proven track record as a team player, showcasing creativity, collegiality, independence and attention to detail.
• Extensive knowledge of the audio storytelling/podcast market and platforms.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; willingness to embrace uncertainty and lack of definition as opportunities evolve.
• Professional-level understanding of audio editing tools such as Adobe.
• Audition or Pro Tools, and proficiency in transcription tools like Descript and video editing tools like Adobe Premiere and Riverside. Ability to meet deadlines, manage tasks effectively and multitask in a high-pressure environment.
• Active mentor who invests in the growth and development of junior producers.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Boston, MA. Position Type: Full-Time/Regular. Salary Grade: No Grade. Salary Range: $91,534.04-$125,000.00.