Associate Producer- Temporary
New York Public Radio is seeking an early-career journalist to join their Digital News & Audience team as a Temporary Associate Producer. This role focuses on supporting local journalism through digital production and audience engagement, working closely with producers and editors to create content for various platforms.
Responsibilities
- Support the digital production of WNYC’s local shows by writing, editing, and publishing web and social content that reflects the newsroom’s reporting and on-air conversations
- Pitch digital-first story ideas and audience engagement concepts tied to daily news coverage and show programming
- Collaborate with producers and editors to prepare digital content that extends reporting beyond the broadcast, including newsletters, social posts, and short-form video
- Help research, write, and assemble newsletters, including The Brian Lehrer Show newsletter and other show-related email products, under the direction of editors
- Assist with gathering, selecting, and organizing listener questions, responses, and other audience contributions for use across platforms
- Produce and edit basic digital assets, including social posts and short videos, in collaboration with the Digital News & Audience team
- Participate in editorial meetings and contribute ideas about framing, headlines, presentation, and audience utility
- Support organization-wide digital projects as assigned and work collaboratively with colleagues across the newsroom
Skills
- Some professional or educational experience in journalism, such as a degree program, certificate program, internship, or student media experience
- Strong writing skills and the ability to communicate clearly and accurately on deadline
- Interest in local news and issues affecting New York City and the surrounding region
- Curiosity about how journalism is produced and presented across platforms
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and collaborate effectively with editors, producers, and peers
- Commitment to accurate, ethical, and inclusive journalism
- Familiarity with social media, content management systems, or basic video editing tools is helpful but not required
Benefits
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