PRODUCER, THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW

ABOUT THE SHOW:
The Brian Lehrer Show has become the city’s oral history in the making, a daily exercise in which anyone from Hillary Clinton to Rosie Perez to your addled cousin is likely to pop up adding their two cents - Village Voice Best Radio Awards 2007
In short, The Brian Lehrer Show is the sound of New York. The show’s team strives to create a place, on-air and online, where listeners and newsmakers get beyond the usual talking points to issues that matter and conversations that are happening in this incredible city. The show is a leader among public radio broadcasters in the use of technology to involve local audiences in the creation of content and in successfully integrating interactive online models into on-air content.

For more information about the show visit: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/

ABOUT THE POSITION:
The Brian Lehrer Show, the much-acclaimed news and public affairs program on WNYC Radio seeks a Producer to join a tremendously creative staff that serves a passionate, diverse audience and produces an unparalleled product.

The producer is responsible for developing story ideas for editorial content in regular editorial meetings and expected to take the story from conception to completion including determining show guests; thoroughly researching topics to best prep the program host and regular contributors on topic; creating ways to keep the discussion vital over the course of the program (not just a defined “segment”) and producing unique material on the show’s website – and everything else in between.

Reporting to the Executive Producer, the Producer must be open to creative thinking, team effort, and have strong communication skills and high energy. Strong writing skills, fearlessness in pursuit of information, an inquisitive and active mind, and an ability to work in a tightly-knit team are required.

Working closely with the host and other staff to determine content and present the news, both on the air and across additional platforms (web, video, text, etc), the Producer must be a self-starter and to keep up with a wide variety of news sources; be able to think and act quickly; and thrive in a collaborative, deadline-driven work environment.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to
§ Work in collaborative team to create a compelling program every day
§ Develop story ideas for daily talk show
§ Develop show’s sound and perspective in collaboration with other stakeholders
§ Determine who are best guests and secure them for the show
§ Produce Web-specific content for the program and develop strategies for interactive program components
§ Other responsibilities as needed

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or satisfactory equivalent is required
3-5 years full time professional experience in a rigorous, media or research driven environment, or satisfactory equivalent is required
Must have strong news judgment and interviewing skills
Requires ability to prioritize and handle several projects at once
Demonstrated research/investigative journalistic skills required
Requires demonstrated ability to conceive and manage idea or project from start to completion
Requires demonstrated ability to influence others and collaborate with a creative team
Demonstrated ability to conceive and manage idea or project from start to completion
Excellent critical thinking skills that demonstrate independent judgment and decision making
Must have ability to take initiative to pursue story ideas
Requires ability to bring a strategic vision and to see news stories as interrelated and help draw out common areas
Excellent verbal and written communication skills is required
Excellent critical thinking skills that demonstrate independent judgment and decision-making required
Experience running a daily talk show is preferred
Prior supervisory experience preferred
Print or Broadcast journalism experience; radio listener (public and commercial) preferred

Requires ability to bend, reach, push, pull, sit, walk, write, type, speak, hear, and see
Ability to work extended hours as needed, including some evenings and weekends, and to be on-call for emergencies is required

ABOUT THE STATION:
WNYC FM & AM are America’s most listened to public radio stations, heard by more than 1.1 million listeners each week in the New York Region. WNYC offers a unique service in the nation’s most competitive and dynamic radio market. WNYC airs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on FM 93.9, AM 820, and www.wnyc.org, where listeners can access the stations’ cutting edge podcasting technology and online programming on WNYC2, our HD and internet radio.

HOW TO APPLY:
Application Deadline – April 11, 2008 at 5pm EST

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume online to jobs@wnyc.org with “Producer, BLS,” by 5pm EST on April 11, 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.