Senior Producer
WMFE/WMFV
ORLANDO
,
FL
Application Deadline: Friday, Jul 21, 2023
Description
Senior Producer
Central Florida public media stations WMFE and WMFV are seeking a creative SENIOR PRODUCER who can roll up their sleeves and make two live shows happen every week. If you are cool under pressure, resourceful, love live radio and making compelling listening, this is the job for you!
The Senior Producer coordinates with the Host to research, plan, write, promote, produce, and direct content on multiple platforms including broadcast, podcast, web, digital applications, and social media.
Annual Salary Range: $55,000 – $75,000
Position Detail
This new local multiplatform show will be launching in the Fall of 2023.
We’re looking for a versatile producer with professional experience who can run a show and is committed to serving audiences not typically known as public radio listeners and bridging topics, styles, and ideas that would also attract and hold long-time listeners.
The person we seek must know what it takes to make compelling, highly engaging ‘must-listen’ content. We want this new program to be THE place for people in Central Florida to hear new voices, challenging interviews, a range of culture and viewpoints, and highly topical content.
The ideal candidate knows what a show can do when news is breaking, how to smartly address difficult topics with nuance, where to find guests, and how to engage with them. We want someone who is driven and has a vision for the show. Can you book anyone from the governor to key community leaders; moms to politicians; business leaders to gig workers struggling to make ends meet? And can you frame stories and topics in a way that holds listeners week after week?
The program will be produced twice a week for broadcast and with additional staff anticipates growing to four shows on-air in the next year. This show’s staff will produce daily digital and social media posts including promotion for upcoming content.
The Sr. Producer, like all the broadcast professionals at WMFE, must be able to run their own live board, edit audio exceedingly well and have a great ear and eye for social media posts and other forms of engagement.
We’re especially interested in hearing from candidates from Central Florida who understand the politics, people, demographic changes, and cultural influences that make this part of the country so interesting and worth exploring in depth.
Are you excited about working with passionate professionals in an organization that embraces its 40-year history while also embodying the spirit of a startup? If so, we want to meet you! We know there are qualified candidates who may have relevant skills and experience that don’t look exactly like what’s described here. If that’s you, please don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives.
Who We Are
WMFE and WMFV provide Central Florida with journalism and fact-based content that empowers the community to better understand and participate in our diverse and complex world. We serve Central Floridians who seek unbiased, factual, truthful information and nuanced discussion — people who share a common curiosity and concern about the complex issues and challenges facing our community, nation, and world.
We consider our workforce to be our most important asset, and we value our people both as team members and as individuals. The stations are operated by Community Communications, Inc., based in Orlando. We are the primary providers of NPR and public media content in east Central Florida. We offer a full benefits package including health insurance, 401k, and generous paid time off. We embrace flexibility and offer remote work options for most positions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research, plan, write, edit, promote, direct, and produce local content for multimedia platforms that include radio broadcast, podcasting, web, digital applications, and social media.
- Coordinate and collaborate with Host to execute content delivery on various platforms.
- Direct on-air host live for a radio program.
- Operate the broadcast console and related multimedia production equipment/software as needed.
- Take the lead on social media content for the show.
- On-air fundraising
- Public appearances and events
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills for Success: Required
- Live and recorded multimedia producing experience that engages (or engaged) audiences.
- Ability to produce and direct a show to a clock.
- Superior news and information judgment and creativity
- Highly informed and always curious
- Relentlessly committed to getting the key people on-air and preparing the host with solid research.
- Planning short and long term for guests, segments, continuity, sound, and style.
- Commitment and demonstrated ability to listen to the Central Florida community, especially places and people that get little coverage or attention.
- Ability to quickly build contacts, sources, and relationships to help us uncover topics, ideas, and potential guests.
- Excellent audio editing skills
- Comfortable interacting with the community when representing the station at public appearances and events.
- Resilient, energetic, and capable of giving your all.
- Superb team member, collaborator, and leader
- Ability to interact and connect with people from different cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities.
Preferred
- Minimum 2 years of professional experience in a relevant field
- Public Media experience
- Bi-lingual (Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole)
- Radio experience
- Journalism experience
- Video editing for digital platforms
- Good sense of humor always helps.
Location and Working Description
- This position is based in Orlando, Florida, and if hired, the Senior Producer will need to reside in the WMFE/WMFV coverage area.
- WMFE/WMFV is a hybrid environment, but this job will require in-station, in-studio work with occasional work in the field or on location.
- There may be extended periods of working at a computer. This position must be available for meetings, training, events, and operational emergencies outside of normal working hours.
- Ability to work with colleagues in person and in hybrid situations.
- WMFE/WMFV operates as a team: the Senior Producer will work with the host and the show is directly managed by the Director of Audio Content. The News Director, Director of Community Collaboration, and Digital Director will also be part of the collaborative team.
- All work is editorially vetted for accuracy, fairness, and adherence to WMFE/WMFV editorial standards. Feedback is frequent.
- The program and its team will be accountable to audience goals, the quality, and listenability of the show and critical feedback by staff and others.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please send an email to HR@wmfe.org with your resume and a letter of interest telling us why you’re a great fit for this position, why WMFE is a great fit for you, and how you heard about the position. This position is open until filled, but applications received before July 14, 2023 will receive priority.
WMFE / Community Communications, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
About Orlando & Central Florida
Orlando is a diverse city with beautiful parks and neighborhoods, vibrant food, arts, and sports scenes, and a strong sense of community. For outdoor enthusiasts, we’re less than an hour from the beach, and we’re surrounded by beautiful lakes, natural springs, and rivers for kayaking, diving, tubing, hiking, and more. We also have a few theme parks you might’ve heard of! Our average high temperature in January is 72 degrees, and contrary to popular belief, our average high in the summer is only 92. Let us show you why Central Florida is a great place to call home.