Associate Producer, MS NOW Podcasts Job at Versant Media, New York, NY

  • Versant Media
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

MS NOW is looking for an Associate Producer to join our Podcast Unit. This role will work across multiple podcasts and projects, with a focus on news and politics. The AP’s primary roles will be to support the unit with a combination of administrative duties (such as organizing tape, booking studios, and maintaining calendars), and editorial roles (like fact checking, cutting tape, and researching). The AP will work closely with podcast Producers and Coordinating Producers on assignments, typically working under tight deadlines. We’re eager to bring in someone who knows how to move fast, think critically, and stay extremely organized while doing it.

The exact assignment(s) may change over time as unit needs evolve. The role will work across podcasts and projects within the unit, supporting a range of editorial and production needs. Responsibilities   include pitching, booking, pulling tape, researching stories, editing tape and producing social clips. We also hope to loop this person into some development projects and task them with occasionally taking the lead in junior-level assignments. It’s an exciting early-career role for someone with editorial promise who has already mastered being a logistical powerhouse. 

The strongest candidates will have newsroom experience, as well as know how to edit audio and video. Adherence to journalistic best practices is a must.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Support the production process end-to-end, occasionally taking the lead on junior-level assignments
  • Manage the logistics of setting up a recording, such as shipping mic kits and maintaining calendars
  • Organize incoming tape, as well as find & isolate file tape
  • Prepare research materials
  • Edit audio and video
  • Draft scripts and metadata
  • Review episode mixes and provide feedback to audio engineer and video editor
  • Order graphics for YouTube
  • Pull social media materials
  • Manage listener mail where applicable
  • Manage show websites where applicable
  • Organize show folders and unit documents
  • Post TV special coverage as audio-only offerings
  • Backfill for lead show producers when needed
  • Produce bonus content (such as Premium and DTC offerings)
  • Additional duties as assigned
  • Subject to change as role and company needs are expected to evolve over time
Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years of audio production experience, preferably in podcasting
  • Minimum 1 year of video editing experience, preferably for YouTube podcasting
  • Technical expertise in Pro Tools, Descript, and Premiere
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects under deadline
  • Follows current video and podcasting trends
  • Strong understanding of news & politics
  • Understanding of journalism ethics

Desired Qualifications:

  • Collaborative attitude and strong communication skills
  • Fast learner
  • Self-motivated to continually grow their skillset
  • Adaptable to the needs of an evolving team
  • Able to take accountability
  • Enjoys solving problems, and does so pro-actively
  • Highly organized
  • Works well within a large organization
  • Comfortable working on shared projects

Additional Requirements:

  • Must be willing to work in New York, NY
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
  • Must be willing to work varied shifts as news & production needs change

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. 

Salary range: $75,000 - $80,000

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.

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