editor Pasadena, CA
Job description
Who We Are:
Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) is a member-supported public media network whose mission is to strengthen the civic and cultural bonds that unite Southern California's diverse communities by providing the highest quality news and information service on air at LAist 89.3, online at LAist.com and through LAist Live Programming & Events. Since our founding in 1999, SCPR has been a fast growing, innovative, multi-platform public service newsroom. Every day, our staff helps audiences catch up on the latest headlines, solve the complexities of life in Southern California, and connect curious communities to one another.
Position Summary:
LAist Studios is Southern California Public Radio’s podcast production vehicle. We’re building an incredibly talented, diverse team of storytellers and we’re looking for an editor to help develop new shows. In this role, you will work with reporters (some new to long-form journalism) and others who have never stepped foot into a newsroom.
What you should possess; an excellent ear for sound, stakes and characters, the ability to wrangle hosts and talent; excellent editorial judgment; experience experimenting; a ton of ideas and the ability to let those ideas go when they don’t work; a love for writing and structure and an appreciation for the art of editing and being edited. You are also good at giving feedback and receiving it.
The right candidate should be experienced in audio storytelling and know how to create entertaining, compelling narrative arcs. You should have strong writing skills and a track record of working collaboratively with creative teams.
This is an on-call role.
Compensation: The pay rate for this opportunity will be no less than $39.76 per hour. Exact pay rate determined by experience and education related to the role, organizational compensation structure and internal equity.
Position Responsibility:
- Working with a team, develop storylines and determine focus for individual podcast episodes and seasons.
- Work with staff and other creative partners to develop new podcast concepts.
- Review scripts and rough mixes on both a big picture and a line-by-line basis, ensuring that LAist’s podcasts are captivating, innovative and enlightening for audiences.
- Work with staff to determine which podcasts pitches to approve or acquire.
- Work with producers and digital staff to determine content for web site and social media.
- Collaborate with editorial partners.
- Produce occasional audio pieces for podcasts.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent work experience.
- Two years editing or equivalent journalism experience.
- Five or more years of experience working in audio.
- Experience editing podcasts or other audio journalism.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Well-established depth of reporting skills; and an understanding of the need for interpretative reporting on often complex and many-layered issues.
- Superior abilities in creating story ideas, writing, editing, producing and reporting.
- Superior abilities in structuring stories and delivering high impact narratives.
- Strong leadership skills, including decisiveness, fairness, empathy, and ability to accept feedback and criticism.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a team.
- Ability to bring out producers’ excellence with firmness and genuine encouragement.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Creative field and studio production skills.
- Excellent interpersonal communications skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently.
- Facility with digital audio editing equipment.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience editing podcasts for national audiences.
- Spanish or another language commonly spoken in Los Angeles.
Reporting to This Position: None
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
- Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
- Physical Demands:
- Required to move about in an office environment and sit for extended periods of time
- Required to move about in the community
- Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping.
- Working Conditions:
- Moderate noise level
- Occasional exposure to prevalent weather conditions.
Southern California Public Radio (LAist 89.3/LAist.com/LAist Studios) is diverse in race, ethnicity, language, culture, social class, national origin, religious and political belief, age, ability, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation in addition to other markers protected by law.
At SCPR, we strive to create an inclusive environment where we all feel pride in who we are and what we do. We are encouraged to show up as we are – always embracing and recognizing that our diversity is what brings us together. Our fundamental commitment to diversity:
- Enriches SCPR and provides an atmosphere in which all human potential is valued
- Promotes learning through interactions among people of different backgrounds and many perspectives, and
- Enables the organization to prepare all employees to promote social responsibility, equity, freedom, and productive citizenship in a global society
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage you to apply.
