Reports to: Program and News Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and implement WURD Radio programming and special projects, ensuring smooth execution and high-quality on-air experiences.
• Assist the Program Director with event programming, including assembling panels, drafting event outlines and questions, and communicating relevant information to WURD featured guests.
• Maintain programming department documentation, ensuring updates are reflected in marketing materials and digital properties.
• Attend weekly producers meetings, programming meetings, team meetings, and other meetings as assigned.
• Serve as Executive Producer of Evening WURDs, responsible for the overall quality, structure, presentation, and execution of the show airing from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday-Thursday.

Additional Duties:

• Serve as the showrunner for Evening WURDs.
• Collaborate with the host on daily show rundowns, topics, interview guests, special segments, and daily headlines.
• Maintain the show calendar, ensuring a minimum of three guests per show each day.
• Develop special features and regular segments in collaboration with the host.
• Implement sponsored segments by finding compelling guests, scheduling interviews, and assisting the host with interview prep.
• Produce all live remote and special broadcasts during the 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM time slot.
• Follow current events and breaking news, developing a roster of guests who can be interviewed and comment on relevant topics.
• Identify high-profile guests and conduct research to prepare the host with interview questions and talking points.
• Maintain a thorough source list with contact information.
• Communicate with guests to ensure a positive experience, including securing bios and promotional photos, sending calendar invites with Zoom links, and offering prompt follow-up with interview audio.
• Prepare hosts, guests, or other program contributors so that on-air interviews meet established production standards, rules, and regulations.
• Assist with post-production editing, including podcasts as well as editing and producing audio for promo soundbites.
• Work collaboratively with the marketing team to promote high-profile guests and interview content on social media and WURD websites.
• Edit shows for upload to podcasting platforms such as SoundCloud, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
• Write compelling and descriptive show content for digital platforms, including SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple News, WURD Radio websites, YouTube, social media, and others.

Qualifications:

• Experience in studio engineering, live broadcast, and technical production.
• Strong research skills, developing compelling interview questions.
• Experience in guest and client relations and show production.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent coordination, research, and written communication abilities.
• Proficiency in audio editing and familiarity with audio and video recording, conferencing, and streaming platforms.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond to breaking news.
• Proficiency in maintaining documentation and updating digital properties.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience in journalism and a strong awareness of the tenets of journalistic integrity.

Physical Demands:

• Role requires performing tasks that require sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able to manipulate standard office equipment, keyboard, and occasionally operate a motor vehicle.
• May be required to lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds with or without assistance.
• Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.

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