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Assistant Producer, New Sounds (part-time)

New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Aug 2025

💰 $74,000/yr

About the role

Assistant Producer, New Sounds (part-time)New York Public Radio (NYPR) highly motivated Assistant Producer for New Sounds. The Assistant Producer is responsible for working with and assisting New Sounds’ programming team in producing and maintaining live broadcast events and on-air content, including daily and other recurring features, interviews, long-form programs and specials. Interest in unusual music will be a key part of this position. The successful candidate will possess a results-driven approach to their work, individually and within the team, while sustaining collaborative relationships with colleagues and partners. The Assistant Producer will work 24 hours per week. This position reports to New Sounds’ Managing Editor & Host.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Suggest new artists for New Sounds/Soundcheck as discovered via promotional material, internet outlets of all kinds, word of mouth, solar flares.
Create error-free descriptive entries in music database for said new artists
Suggest programming ideas for New Sounds episodes
Fact-check & QC each new New Sounds episode, prepare audio for all destinations (on-air, 24/7, streaming audio)
Check for and edit outdated references for when New Sounds episode is rebroadcast, communicating to host/producer changes in timings for air
Write/publish all copy about New Sounds episodes, Soundcheck episodes
Proofreader and copy editor for most digital content (blog posts, articles, gig alerts) before publish
Work with host (Schaefer) to book Soundcheck/New Sounds guests & suggest Gig Alerts
Assist at New Sounds Live events as nec., provide promotional language for all platforms/outlets
Provide one show to Hawaii Public Radio per week: audio & cue sheet
Daily maintenance of social media feeds (Twitter, Facebook, Spotify) for New Sounds & Soundcheck including writing social media copy, creating social media assets (photos, gifs, etc)
Create Spotify playlists and shout about them on the internet, daily, weekly, monthly
Create copy to accompany performance videos and other videos for Soundcheck sessions
Social media coordination with artists for In-Studio recording for Soundcheck/New Sounds socials

Qualifications

Passion and interest in unusual music and the desire to learn about venues throughout New York
Facility with audio editing
Familiarity with radio broadcast systems, including music scheduling and automation preferred
Willingness and ability to learn new skills and concepts as necessary
Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage several concurrent projects
Work effectively with New Sounds staff, colleagues across NYPR, industry representatives and cultural partners
Excellent communication skills—both oral and written—with the ability to for build and maintain relationships with people at all levels of an organization, across a diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational and social backgrounds

Additional Role InformationThis is a part-time non-exempt role with an hourly rate of $37.6328 per hour.This role currently operates in a hybrid capacity with the ability to work from home. However, the expectation is that this individual will work from our Soho headquarters. This position is covered in a collective bargaining agreement between New York Public Radio and SAG-AFTRA.Commitment to Diversity, Equity & InclusionNew York Public Radio is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We continuously strive to place our employees at the center of our thinking and elevate inclusive practices to develop and support a more engaged and productive workforce. Our journalism and operations in the service of that journalism benefit from a broad range of perspectives, from all backgrounds, at all levels of the organization. Diversity is essential to honest, authentic, accurate storytelling and reportage; creating an institution in which all voices are encouraged, valued, and heard.Equal OpportunityNew York Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving the goal of equal employment opportunity for all. Applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions without regard to mental or physical disability, race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexua