Podcast Intern — Assistant Producer

Job Title: Podcast Intern — Assistant Producer

Location: Work from your home on your own computer, no special equipment needed

Key Responsibilities:

• generating and researching ideas for programs, developing content, writing material for scripts, bulletins, and links;
• sourcing potential contributors (to the newsletter or show) and guests;
• send out pre-production briefings to guests
• managing the logistics of getting people, resources, and equipment together to the right place at the right time;
• presenting a program or managing presenters for both pre-recorded and recorded output;
• checking that copyrights are cleared and understanding media law;
• converting text, graphics, video and audio files into other formats if needed;
• contributing to and making use of an archive of audio resources which can be re-used;
• responding to audience feedback, referring on to other departments as necessary;
• producing and making use of user-generated content;
• using technology for production purposes;

Reports to: the Podcast Producer

Length of Appointment: One season (15 weeks)

Time Commitment: 10-20 hours per week with a twice weekly one-hour staff meeting

Qualifications: Some college would be helpful, especially in the field of journalism, broadcasting or communications but is not a necessity. A willingness to learn and try new things is important. The volunteer must be able to work well with a team, be comfortable with problem-solving, easy to communicate with and dependable.

posted 9/7/2014