Associate Media Producer

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

MS NOW is looking for an Associate Producer to join our Podcast Unit. This role will work across multiple podcasts and projects, with a focus on news and politics. The AP’s primary roles will be to support the unit with a combination of administrative duties (such as organizing tape, booking studios, and maintaining calendars), and editorial roles (like fact checking, cutting tape, and researching). The AP will work closely with podcast Producers and Coordinating Producers on assignments, typically working under tight deadlines. The exact assignment(s) may change over time as unit needs evolve. The role will work across podcasts and projects within the unit, supporting a range of editorial and production needs. Responsibilitiesinclude pitching, booking, pulling tape, researching stories, editing tape and producing social clips. We also hope to loop this person into some development projects and task them with occasionally taking the lead in junior-level assignments. It’s an exciting early-career role for someone with editorial promise who has already mastered being a logistical powerhouse.

The strongest candidates will have newsroom experience, as well as know how to edit audio and video. Manage the logistics of setting up a recording, such as shipping mic kits and maintaining calendars

Prepare research materials

Edit audio and video

Draft scripts and metadata

Review episode mixes and provide feedback to audio engineer and video editor

Order graphics for YouTube

Pull social media materials

Manage show websites where applicable

Organize show folders and unit documents

Post TV special coverage as audio-only offerings

Produce bonus content (such as Premium and DTC offerings)

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Minimum 3 years of audio production experience, preferably in podcasting

Minimum 1 year of video editing experience, preferably for YouTube podcasting

Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects under deadline

Follows current video and podcasting trends

Strong understanding of news & politics

Comfortable working on shared projects

Must be willing to work varied shifts as news & production needs change

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.

VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

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