Mother Jones

Producer

• Produce and contribute reporting to investigative projects that require synthesizing complex information and making sound editorial judgments to uncover hidden truths that have the potential for significant impact
• Collaborate on projects generated from other reporters or producers with an ear towards creating the best radio possible—diverse sources, vivid scenes, and intriguing plots
• Gather audio, structure stories, and write scripts
• Work with Reveal's host on interviews and narrative segments
• Learn and master all Reveal processes and workflows including reporting plans, story maps, and formatting scripts for broadcast
• Contribute to the creation of other multimedia assets to illustrate and promote stories
• Support production of the mid-week podcast More To The Story
• Contribute, as needed, to other shows or limited series across the broader Reveal feed and family of product lines.
• Create detailed logistics and reporting plans for stories, and at times travel in the field with reporters, partners, and the host
• Manage timely communications across all major platforms including Slack, email, phone, and text
• Help with basic production tasks such as QCing weekly shows, producing podcast plugs, and the like
• Participate in regular editorial and organizational meetings
• Identify partnership opportunities with other newsrooms and podcast producers
• Collaborate with editors and other stakeholders to create a social media plan, and both write and edit copy
• Work closely with colleagues across Reveal and Mother Jones to create distinctive audio stories that compliment large cross-platform investigations
• Contribute to a creative, inclusive, and deeply collaborative workplace by participating in listening and pitch sessions and team meetings
• Provide and receive constructive feedback to and from team members, demonstrating a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Demonstrate the ability to juggle multiple assignments.

• Work on expanding Reveal and More To The Story into video formats
• Conceive, pitch, and pilot new video podcast series
• Produce video of all kinds, from concept through post
• Collaborate with reporters, editors, and audio producers
• Build and manage a sustainable production pipeline
• Work on the vodcast and social video distribution strategies
• Develop clip and highlight strategies
• Track performance metrics and adjust tactics
• Coach on-screen talent on presence and delivery
• Collaborate with digital and social teams to integrate video production

Producer

Digital Producer