University of the District of Columbia is hiring: Producer at Puck in Atlanta

Puck is redefining how people find jobs by connecting people to the teams they are looking to join. We are looking for a passionate and skilled Producer to join the Puck team part-time and help us on our mission of helping people find good jobs and making hiring human. In this role, you’ll create engaging original audio content by interviewing leaders across industries, and manage the production process for Puck podcasts with hiring managers and partners.

The right candidate is passionate about podcasting and audio storytelling, interested in the business world and/or business journalism, highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, and has strong creative intuition about how to tell a story. This is an opportunity to join a small team in a startup environment and learn how to grow a business.

What You’ll Do:

• Host and produce podcasts with founders, C-suite executives, and senior leaders across industries
• Edit podcast audio and transcripts
• Coordinate podcast schedules and be available to work with client availability
• Lead post-production initiatives to increase podcasting editorial quality
• Do research to inform episode topics and questions based on publicly available information
• Share insights with the Puck team based on guest experiences
• Actively participate in the strategy development and goal-setting for the podcast content, both internally and with clients
• Develop podcast concepts for new content formats and remixes of the employer content
• Develop growth marketing programs and campaigns to drive greater distribution for our podcasts in partnership with the team

Who You Are:

• 1+ years of experience in audio production, likely for a college radio station or podcast
• Experience interviewing guests and/or hosting podcasts or radio shows
• Comfortable conveying information and stories in a clear and engaging way for listeners
• Strong writing, editing, and speaking skills
• Strong organizational and management skills (you’ll be owning the Puck podcast process)
• Have your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in pop culture and on social media
• Work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of audio best practices and sound design
• Self-motivated, avid reader/viewer/listener, and an out-of-the-box thinker
• Thrive in a collaborative environment
• Comfortable developing marketing strategies using quantitative and qualitative insights

Time Commitment:

• Expected +20 hours/week, with some variability
• Required availability to meet with guests of the podcast and produce content