Job Description:
Job Description
Job Title: Engagement Producer, But Why
Department: Content
Reports To: Host & Executive Producer, But Why
Classification: Regular Full-Time
FLSA Status: Salary Exempt
Work Location: Varies
Cellular Phone Reimbursement Eligible: Yes
Prepared Date: September 2024
Application Process: Please submit a resume and cover letter with your application. Applications without a cover letter or resume will be considered incomplete.
Summary
But Why’s engagement producer leads the team’s approach to social media and audience interaction and engagement. With a focus on social media and digital platforms, the engagement producer is connected to all aspects of the show’s production. The engagement producer must be able to tailor content for both adult and kid audiences and keeps an eye on emerging digital and social media trends to help expand But Why’s audience in terms of both numbers and diversity. They exemplify the lifelong curiosity that But Why encourages.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
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Lead But Why’s social media strategy
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Participate in episode production, including booking, mixing and producing web content
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Create short-form packages for social media platforms
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Lead newsletter production, including Fan Club newsletter and episode newsletters
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Respond to listener questions and engage with listeners on all platforms, helping audiences feel a connection to But Why
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Post episodes on YouTube and take ownership to grow the But Why YouTube channel
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Keep track of questions, maintaining database and identifying trends and timely topics
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Assist with strategy for marketing of the brand, including earned media
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Think about ways to engage new and underrepresented audiences
EXCELLENCE IN THIS ORGANIZATION
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A high level of commitment and dedication to the mission of the organization and public media.
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Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with co-workers and audience, supporting and enhancing a culture of belonging.
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Preserving confidentiality appropriately.
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Serving as an excellent ambassador for the organization, both formally and informally. Helping audience and potential audience members, donors, and potential donors connect with the organization.
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Facilitating excellent communications across departments, among employees, and with the public. Fostering open and candid relationships with Vermont Public audience and donors. Managing conflict constructively.
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Demonstrating a commitment to the continuous improvement of the organization’s ability to fulfill its mission and vision.
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Demonstrating and encouraging creativity and enthusiasm for this work.
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Expressing consistent, high-performance expectations for themselves, their department, the leadership, and the organization itself.
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Developing a broad understanding of the organization’s departments, programs, and services to assist donors, collaborate effectively with peers, ensure respectful communication and teamwork among departments.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Position Requirements
Education and Experience
Demonstrated expertise in creating dynamic and engaging social media content. Ability to interact with both child and adult audiences. Editorial or production experience in podcasting or broadcast journalism. Strong written and verbal skills.
Working Conditions
Work is normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment with moderate noise levels (computers, telephones, etc.). No known environmental hazards are encountered in the normal performance of job duties.
Physical Demands
Work involves standing and walking for brief periods, bending, and filing, but most duties are from a seated position. There is potential for eyestrain from reading detailed materials on a computer screen. Deadlines, workloads during peak periods, and changing priorities may cause increased stress levels. Work requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboards at a moderate skill level.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Please note: This is not an all-encompassing statement of this position’s responsibilities. While it attempts to be comprehensive, new responsibilities may be assigned to this position at any time.
Vermont Public is a proud equal-opportunity employer. We work diligently to recruit a broad pool of candidates and to hire and promote qualified individuals whose personal experiences, characteristics, and talents reasonably reflect the diversity of the communities served by Vermont Public. Our equal employment opportunities apply to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We encourage applications from women, minority groups, veterans, and people with disabilities.
Please apply through the Vermont Public Careers page.