ASSISTANT PRODUCER, ON THE MEDIA
WNYC Radio seeks an Assistant Producer for On the Media, a weekly program from WNYC and NPR that examines the interplay between media and society.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Assist the producers and hosts in all aspects of program production
· Generate and research show topics and suggesting guests; distill research materials
· Assist with pre-interview and booking of potential guests
· Assist with writing background materials for host and with editing material for broadcast
· Provide administrative support for show staff including bill payment, booking studios, maintaining archives, and other related duties as assigned
· Assist with editing and preparing audio for broadcast
· Assist during tapings and digital audio production for the show
· Assist with conducting assigned internal and external correspondence for the show
· Help keep on-air content up to date on multiple platforms
· Work on other special projects as assigned and other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
· One year minimum journalism, print and/or broadcast experience required
· Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience required
· Familiarity with journalism issues and radio production required
· Excellent verbal and written communication required
· Sound organizational skills, with great attention to detail required
· Extensive research skills required
· Ability to meet objectives under deadline pressure required
· Ability to work in a group environment, and take direction required
· Digital audio editing experience required; ProTools experience preferred
· Experience producing a daily radio talk show preferred
· Radio listener (public and commercial) preferred
· Ability to bend, reach, push, pull, sit, write, type, speak, hear, and read - required
· Must be able to work in a studio broadcast and/or office environment; must be able to work remotely on occasion; must be available to work overtime as needed
To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume online to jobs@wnyc.org with “Assistant Producer, OTM,” by 5pm on March 7, 2008.
WNYC must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.

Qualified candidates only please. No calls, no agencies.
Candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
WNYC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

DIRECT MARKETING PRODUCTION MANAGER
The Direct Marketing Production Manager will work with the Director of Direct Marketing, vendors, and consultants in the planning and execution of mail and telemarketing initiatives for WNYC’s Membership and Midlevel programs including: renewals, buy back, add gift, lapsed, acquisition, sustainers, upgrades, acknowledgments, and pledge bills. S/he will manage the entire production process to ensure that initiatives are implemented within budget and schedule. The Direct Marketing Production Manager will also contribute to creative development, ensuring that package design and specifications are the most cost-effective and production takes advantage of all possible economies of scale. S/he will work with vendors to explore new formats and potential cost-savings.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Develop and maintain annual production schedules for printing, data-processing, personalization, mail shop, and calling all direct mail and telemarketing initiatives
· Get bids from print, mail shop, and merge-purge vendors for planned initiatives, budget/reforecast, and new formats/new creative: provide specifications and quantities; solicit recommendations from vendors about production options and cost savings; review and make recommendations about bids
· Supervise printing, merge-purge, data-processing, personalization, and mail shop vendors: coordinate between artist and printer; provide instructions to printers, merge-purge, and mail shop vendor; ensure Target DBS delivers files on time to vendor; resolve any problems with files; review print proofs, personalization proofs, insertion proofs, and merge output; review invoices against quotes; resolve production, billing, or other issues with vendors; monitor inventory levels at mail shop.
· Monitor and maintain postage accounts, advances, and refunds; review 3602s and other postage receipts; prepare postage reconciliations. Act as WNYC’s primary liaison with the post office
· For acquisition mailings, monitor delivery lists to merge-purge vendor; work with list broker and merge-purge vendor to address shortages in counts, substitute lists; work with Target DBS to ensure suppress files arrive on time
· Monitor delivery of mail through seeds and “Planet Tracking” software
· Maintain expense spreadsheet to compare actual expenses against budget. For each initiative, determine production CPMs. Prepare other cost analyses as needed
· Maintain sample files and books
· Supervise list manager and service bureau; review and approve list orders; review list rental income back-up; maintain revenue tracking document; monitor revenue against budget projections and if variances, work with list manager to determine cause.
· Other projects and tasks as assigned

Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
· Minimum 2 years direct marketing production experience, required
· Strategic approach to direct mail and telemarketing, required
· Aptitude and prior experience with numbers and managing budgets
· Effective oral and written communication skills, required
· Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel, required
· Ability to prioritize and handle several projects simultaneously, required
· Strong organizational skills, required
· Knowledge of Team Approach or other fundraising software, required
· WNYC listener, preferred
· Non-profit fundraising experience, preferred
· Ability to bend, reach, push, pull, sit, write, type, speak, hear, and read - required
· Must be able to work in a studio broadcast and/or office environment; must be able to work remotely on occasion; must be available to work overtime as needed

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume online to jobs@wnyc.org with “Direct Market Production Manager,” in the subject line.

WNYC must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.

Qualified candidates only please. No calls, no agencies.
Candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
WNYC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.