The Wall Street Journal is seeking a supervising producer/editor to join its growing audio team. This editorial role requires excellent journalistic instincts, production and logistical knowhow, and team-management skills. You are an editorial leader with a proactive and entrepreneurial spirit — someone who has a start-up mentality, likes to innovate and iterate, and has a proven track record managing daily and weekly production in a matrixed, global news organization.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Working with the executive producer and senior supervising producer to manage a small group of audio producers to produce daily, weekly and feature podcasts
- Proposing new and original ideas for timely and relevant programming on a regular basis
- Inspiring a team to work creatively despite tight deadline pressure
- Coordinating with platforms and vendors, proactively taking all necessary steps to ensure timely and uninterrupted distribution of audio content
- Partnering with technical operations team to ensure audio equipment, studios and facilities are functioning and up to date
- Researching, writing and producing coverage, as necessary
- Providing clear and productive notes on scripts and programs in production
- Ensuring that all journalistic and legal standards are followed at all times
- Ability to work late hours and weekends as news developments and time zone considerations may warrant
- Completing additional duties as assigned
Key candidate requirements:
- At least five years’ experience working in a non-fiction audio environment, producing original audio content and overseeing a small team
- Deep understanding of current business and markets trends, domestic and international news, pop culture, tech and politics
- Demonstrated experience producing compelling programs under tight deadline constraints
- Working knowledge of a DAW (ProTools or Adobe Audition)
- Full knowledge of and experience with distribution and ad-serving providers
- Clear communicator with exceptional written and collaboration skills
To apply, go here.
