Executive Producer, Audio

Summary

Join ProPublica, a leading investigative news organization, as an Executive Producer to spearhead a new podcast series. This critical role involves overseeing all aspects of podcast creation, from host selection and story identification to production and distribution. You will collaborate with reporters, editors, and external partners, ensuring high journalistic standards and ethical practices. The ideal candidate is a seasoned journalist with a proven track record in audio storytelling, strong management skills, and a keen understanding of the podcasting landscape. This full-time position offers competitive compensation and benefits, with remote work options available.

Requirements

• Be a talented and multifaceted producer and narrative storyteller with seven or more years of experience
• Have an established creative sensibility and a track record of developing and producing great audio storytelling in a newsroom, production company, studio or elsewhere
• Have creative, innovative audio sensibilities as well as high editorial standards and unassailable journalism ethics
• Have strategic expertise to help build a pipeline of audio projects that balance high journalistic rigor, quality and ethical standards with innovative and artistic storytelling
• Forge strong relationships and partnerships across departments, disciplines and industries
• Have experience collaborating successfully with print and audio journalists and producers
• Have experience packaging projects, creating successful pitching materials and seeking financial support
• Be interested in pushing the boundaries on what investigative journalism can look like in audio and how it can reach mainstream audiences
• Be able to oversee several projects simultaneously
• Be available for occasional travel to meet with reporters and newsrooms, or to other required events
• Have trauma literacy and experience working with complex and sensitive topics
• Be eligible to work in the U.S

Responsibilities

• Select and manage the hosts for the new podcast series
• Work with staff reporters and editors, along with freelance field producers and sound engineers, to identify stories
• Oversee all aspects of structuring, directing and producing the episodes, as well as podcasts co-produced with other media companies
• Organize auditions to select hosts for the seasonal program
• Identify stories in the ProPublica newsroom that will be featured on the program, as well as originating ideas that have the potential to develop into separate audio projects
• Help to establish a compelling audio style and narrative voice for ProPublica
• Advise the reporting and provide feedback and guidance on scripts and drafts
• Ensure strong journalistic ethics and fact-checking processes throughout production
• Collaborate with business team members to acquire production and post-production financing
• Develop new relationships with production partners and securing distribution
• Work with partners and communications team members to coordinate publicity around audio releases

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in accountability reporting

Benefits

• Full-time position
• Benefits
• Remote work option