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Position: Video Producer (Full Time)
Reports to: Executive Producer – Current Affairs
Supervises: No direct reports but may guide the work of others
Exempt / Non-Exempt: Exempt
Compensation: $55,000 - $65.000 Annually Location: On-Site
Who We Are: With the support of our members and sponsors, Rhode Island PBS/The Public’s Radio serves the needs of all generations within Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. We spark imagination, explore our history, and reflect the values of our diverse community. Guided by civic engagement, we provide unique, high-quality local, national, and international programming, and digital content that educates, inspires, and engages.
Summary: Rhode Island PBS seeks a seasoned video journalist and writer to spearhead weekly show production and contribute to special programming projects within the department while collaborating with colleagues. This role also includes producing and writing content for our premier weekly news magazine program, Rhode Island PBS Weekly, and social and digital content.
We are searching for a confident and proactive journalist who can meet tight deadlines and deliver high-quality work. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional interviewing, storytelling, and writing skills. A strong commitment to journalistic integrity and accuracy is essential. Additionally, the successful candidate should be dedicated to local community storytelling, and capable of crafting compelling and well-balanced pieces across various platforms.
Basic Function:
- Collaborate with colleagues to generate and pitch solid story ideas
- Book guests, conduct pre-interviews, and work with on-air talent to line up guests and conduct interviews
- Oversee studio tapings and the post-production process.
- Research, report, and write short and long-form stories for various projects and programs including Rhode Island PBS Weekly. Draft digital stories. Collaborate with the Audience Engagement team on the creation of social assets and distribution of stories across platforms.
Job Responsibilities and Specific Duties (including but not limited to):
- Produces community-driven segments/stories and panels for such as Generation Rising.
- Books, pre-interviews, and writes backgrounders/questions for information and questions for the host.
- Oversees the studio tapings, post-production process, and works with the Audience Engagement team and colleagues to drive audience engagement.
- Reports on important Rhode Island and Southern New England stories.
- Research, report, and draft stories for Rhode Island PBS Weekly and other projects and programs as assigned across all platforms.
- Works collaboratively with senior staff, talent, photographers, and editors.
- Writes scripts independently.
- Produces social assets for shows assigned.
- Writes Web articles for segments and other produced projects.
- Develops a network of credible sources in the community and beyond.
Education / Experience / Qualifications:
- Strong news judgment and journalistic integrity
- Demonstrated experience of successfully completing projects on time
- Excellent writer
- Strong Interviewer
- Must be a team player and willing to collaborate
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, Broadcasting, Communications, or related field OR, any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by Human Resources.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Line producing experience
- Booking producing experience
- Long-form storytelling experience
- Ability to edit on Adobe Premiere
The Ideal Candidate: This role sits within the Public Affairs team and offers an extraordinary opportunity to flex your journalism and writing skills to produce diverse multi-platform in-depth stories that reach the community on a deep level.
We are looking for a candidate who is flexible and can collaborate both internally across production teams and with external content partners on stories, broadcast shows and podcasts.
What We Offer: At Rhode Island PBS, we foster a creative, dynamic workplace where employees can thrive, grow, and connect with our mission. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Health and Wellness Benefits including health, dental and vision insurance;
- 403(b) Retirement Plan Benefit that includes a 100% matching contribution up to 6% of the employee’s contribution, plus a pre-tax employer discretionary match up to 2% of the employee’s compensation;
- Paid Time Off package of 25 days (about 5 weeks), as well as a minimum of 12 holidays each year;
- Other Benefits Options include a flexible spending account, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, pet insurance, and other voluntary insurance options.
How to Apply: Interested applicants should email their application documents to careers@ripbs.org. Required application documents for this position include:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Please provide links to websites, portfolios, and/or other work examples that may be relevant to this position.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but applications submitted by March 3, 2025, will receive priority consideration. Please indicate the position you are applying for in your email’s subject line.
No phone calls, please.
Rhode Island PBS is an equal-opportunity employer committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ candidates are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, military service, or genetic information.
