Vox Media
Lead Producer, On with Kara Swisher (Temporary)
Job Summary
The role involves producing a high-profile podcast, including tasks such as pitching ideas, researching topics, preparing interview questions, editing audio, fact-checking, and writing episode descriptions. Candidates should have over three years of podcast production experience and a strong background in news, with interests in tech, politics, business, or culture. The position requires excellent audio editing skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with hosts and team members. It is a remote, temporary full-time role with benefits, focused on creating engaging and accurate content aligned with current events.
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Job Description
The Vox Media Podcast Network is hiring a Lead Producer for its award‑winning show On with Kara Swisher. The podcast reaches a large, influential audience and regularly welcomes headline‑makers across politics (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez, Gov. Wes Moore, historian Timothy Snyder), business (Sam Altman, Lisa Su, finance professor Aswath Damodaran), and culture (Robert Downey Jr., philosopher Judith Butler, comedian Josh Johnson).
The ideal candidate is a newshound with a deep understanding and knowledge of the tech industry and domestic politics (ideally both, and at least one). You should be a skillful collaborator — a pragmatic problem solver who loves being part of a team and approaches work with curiosity and positivity. And you should be skilled in all aspects of producing, including reporting, pitching innovative show topics, booking high-profile guests, preparing in-depth and sharply written interview prep, editing audio, and fact-checking.
This show is responsive to the news cycle and assignments can spill into evenings or weekends; staff flexibility is important to our workflow. This a six-month contract with benefits that could potentially turn into a staff position.
WHO WE ARE
Named by Adweek as 2021’s “Hottest in Podcasts,” the Vox Media Podcast Network has over 150 active shows featuring industry-leading editorial voices and storytellers from Vox Media’s networks and beyond. From daily news and tech to culture and sports, and talk and interview shows to news and rich narrative storytelling, the Vox Media Podcast Network is one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most topically diverse collections of premium podcasts.
The Vox Media Podcast Network is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.
As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Pitching guest ideas
- Researching episode topics
- Prepping interview questions
- Editing audio in Descript and ProTools
- Working with fact checkers to ensure accuracy
- Writing episode descriptions
- Posting episodes on Megaphone
WHO YOU ARE
- 3+ years podcast production experience
- 5+ years experience in working in news
- A strong interest in our key areas of coverage: tech, politics, business, and culture
- Skilled at editing audio in ProTools
- Experience partnering with show hosts
- Excellent scriptwriting skills, including a keen sense of pacing and flow, and the ability to reflect host tone and sensibility in placeholder copy
- Calm, reliable and responsive under pressure; can pivot proactively as news
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This job is remote.
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a temporary, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team ([email protected]).
WHAT COMES NEXT
If you’re interested in the position, please make sure to submit a cover letter with your resume. And if you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, apply anyway and use the cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media Podcast Network team!
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
PAY TRANSPARENCY
The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.
Vox Media
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