WaitWhat

Associate Producer

WaitWhat

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $90,000 per year

About the role

  • Adhere to timelines and prioritize activities to support production of multiple shows at once
  • Research and pitch episode topics and guests
  • Create prep materials for hosts (background docs, questions)
  • Handle scheduling, booking, and recording logistics for host and guests
  • Ensure that every audio and video recording, remote or in person, is captured at high quality using best practices
  • Complete a final QC of episodes and prepare assets for publishing
  • Assist Hosts, Producers and Editors with timelines, deliverables, file management, production, project management and more
  • Work with guests to curate list of valuable questions for hosts
  • Fact check episodes
  • Copyedit transcriptions for publication
  • Identify and pull clips for social media
  • Work on first edits/rough cuts of episodes
  • Manage assets with guests and their teams: signed releases, bios, photos, etc
  • Assist executive producer, producer and editor on scripts and documents to gather and incorporate notes
  • Participate in creative ideation, brainstorming and supporting WaitWhat workshops
  • Work alongside video, design, technology and all WaitWhat teams on content and production creation and management
  • Be service-oriented with internal and external partners
  • Bring a possibility thinking mindset to all aspects of your job. This includes: ‘No job too big or too small’, ‘all hands on deck’ and ‘we can find a way’ mentality

Requirements

  • 3+ years audio/video media production experience, preferably in a remote environment
  • Must be located in the US and authorized to work for any US company without sponsorship now or in the future
  • Experience editing audio (and/or video) in Descript
  • Familiarity with ProTools preferred
  • Strong editorial instincts: understanding what good tape is
  • Experience organizing media assets, directory structures and awareness of post-production workflows
  • Time management skills to coordinate multiple producer’s projects
  • Social media content creation experience
  • You are deeply curious and thoughtful about business and technology and their role in society
  • A love of podcasts, keen ears, and an appreciation of quality audio and video production
  • Proactive problem solving skills and experience as a self starter in taking on projects
  • A ferocious appetite to research and figure out tasks you may not be familiar with
  • Effective communication with in-house and outside client partners
Benefits
  • wellness benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • disability and life Insurance
  • flexible PTO policy
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
audio productionvideo productioneditingcopyeditingfact checkingmedia asset organizationpost-production workflowssocial media content creationproject managementquality control
Soft Skills
time managementeffective communicationproactive problem solvingcuriositythoughtfulnessservice orientationcreative ideationcollaborationorganizational skillsattention to detail