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Crooked Media · 1 month ago

Producer, News & Politics

Crooked Media is a media company aiming to build a diverse coalition united behind democratic values. They are seeking a Producer for their flagship show, Pod Save America, who will be responsible for various production tasks, including monitoring news, scheduling guests, and contributing to content strategy and promotion.

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Responsibilities

Monitoring political news and newsmakers
Pitching, booking, and scheduling guests and co-hosts
Writing prep documents for interviews, including rigorous research and informed and focused questions
Looking ahead to help the show and organization get ahead of major news events
Working alongside Executive Editor and Senior Producer to write and fact-check scripts
Working with hosts and show leadership to identify and edit audio and video assets for each episode
Quality control over final show prior to release
Working with Sales to track and record ad reads on a timely basis
Collaborating with our studio managers to book studio time based on needed locations
Sitting in on recordings to log topics and edits and to help identify social clips
Contribute to cross-departmental efforts to build, and publicize our programming through video, social, design and marketing efforts
Identify opportunities to share and promote Pod Save America content across subscription, daily news and marketing channels
Work with other departments to better understand audience trends and adjust priorities accordingly
Participate in live events and other experiential events to drive fan engagement

Qualification

News production experienceAudio editing softwareEditorial judgmentPolitical knowledgeCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCollaborative approachCreative attitude

Required

5+ years of news, radio, podcast, or TV production experience
Strong communication and organization skills
Strong editorial judgment about the news that matters
Ability to juggle multiple projects at once and willing to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news
Understanding of journalism and journalistic ethics
A passion for and day-to-day interest in politics
A curious and collaborative approach
A self-motivated, proactive, scrappy, creative, accountable and kind attitude
Proficiency with ProTools, Adobe Audition, Descript, or other audio editing software

Preferred

Familiarity with Premiere and Frame.io, or a willingness to learn

Benefits

Paid healthcare, with most individual plans paid fully by the company
401k match
Generous vacation and paid leave including, sick, bereavement, pregnancy loss, and disability leaves
20 weeks of paid parental leave
Commuter reimbursement or paid parking
A monthly communications stipend
Professional development opportunities
And did we also mention our offices are closed at the end of the year?

Company

Crooked Media

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Crooked Media is a place for political news, analysis, and to figure out how you can get involved.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
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Key Investors
Soros Fund Management
2022-09-29Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Justine Howe
Senior Director, Impact Operations
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