About this Audio/Video Producer, Today, Explained and Explain It to Me role at Vox Media, LLC
Vox is a user’s guide to the news produced by those who know it best. Today, Explained and Explain It to Me are the podcast expressions of that mission.
As a multiplatform community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, at Vox Media we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
We’re looking for an experienced and versatile audio and video producer with a track record of producing creative and ambitious podcasts across platforms. This role will involve producing episodes for both our daily and weekly shows, helping organize vertical video production, and ideating on future video elements for the shows. Producers on this team come up with smart pitches; book and interview guests; construct the segments; and edit and score episodes. The right person for this position is delighted by the idea of innovating on foundational news formats in both audio and video, and has a demonstrated knack for taking unexpected approaches to curiosity-driven stories.
- Research timely and distinctive story segments; pitch ideas for both Today, Explained and Explain It to Me
- Cover news and feature topics clearly and respectfully, never underestimating the audience’s intelligence or overestimating how much they know
- Assemble research prep and write sharp, focused host questions for interviews
- Locate and book diverse sources and podcast guests
- Edit episodes using ProTools
- Score and edit audio segments
- Produce vertical videos using Descript or Premiere
- Ideate on social video and podcast video formats
- Write site posts for Vox.com
WHO YOU ARE
The successful candidate for this role is an editorial-minded producer with a focus on serving the audience. The right person is ambitious and innovative across platforms; they are a voracious learner excited by domestic and global news as well as by internet and culture.
What you’ll bring:
- Significant experience creating audio stories as part of a fast-moving, collaborative team under deadline pressure
Proficiency in audio editing/mixing in ProTools
- Proficiency in video editing and experience producing social video content
- A portfolio that demonstrates an ear for great tape and inventive approaches to storytelling
- Experience working on complex teams in newsrooms
- A highly organized and dogged approach to landing bookings on a quick turnaround
- Experience scripting and editing compelling, curiosity-driven stories or segments
- A track record of developing stories that draw on diverse perspectives/source lists
- Creativity and a desire to be innovative
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This position is based in Washington, DC, and the candidate will work from the Vox office at least 2 days a week.
Please note: Your application should include your resume and a short cover letter describing your interest in the position. Also Include links to examples of your work and descriptions of what your role was on relevant previous projects.
This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East
PAY TRANSPARENCY
The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.
OUR DEI COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our recruiting team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
