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About the Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is the hardest-working paper in America, covering the stories and issues that matter most to Chicagoans with depth, integrity, and grit. The newsroom has earned eight Pulitzer Prizes for its hard-hitting investigative reporting, in-depth political coverage, insightful sports analysis, entertainment reviews, and cultural commentary. An industry-leading innovator in local news, it has been recognized nationally for expanding digital and multimedia reporting platforms alongside its indomitable daily newspaper, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023.
In January 2022, the Sun-Times merged with public radio station WBEZ with a shared mission to strengthen local journalism in Chicago. Under the banner of Chicago Public Media, Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. (CSTM) is now part of one of the largest nonprofit news organizations in the nation. This merger reinforces our commitment to serving Chicagoans with the news that matters most -– fact-based, unbiased journalism that is deeply connected to Chicago communities.
Vocalo is looking for a versatile and knowledgeable multimedia content producer to help curate and create the Vocalo experience on air and digitally. There’s a focus on Chicago’s music scene, sharing stories and helping the audience find their next favorite local artist or group.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced audio producer and editor, a lover of Chicago music and the culture around it, and ready to join a creative and ambitious team. This role will be tasked with producing a weekly show, currently in development, that will incorporate music, artist interviews and audience engagement. They will execute the day-to-day strategy for the brand and help develop new opportunities to grow our audience.
There will be responsibilities to assist the Chicago Public Media Arts Culture Desk in coverage with a specific Vocalo lens, as well as the Audience Team to share our work on social media via vertical video and a newsletter. The ideal candidate will also assist in curating the music listening experience for the Vocalo audience via 91.1 and our digital stream.
This role will be based in Chicago and requires someone who is organized, yet flexible.
This is a grant-funded position with a guaranteed duration of two years.
This position is represented by SAG-AFTRA.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
(These include but are not limited to the following. The company reserves the right to add to, delete, change, or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time.)
- Booking interviews with local artists for a weekly show in development
- Recording interviews with local artists and groups, and editing for airing on Vocalo, WBEZ and uploading to on-demand feeds
- Producing, mixing and directing a weekly music show; coordinating studio resources
- Scheduling music using Powergold software
- Building relationships throughout the music community in Chicago for potential partnerships
- Recording and editing video with local artists and groups for use on social media and YouTube
- Helping to curate and program music that airs on the Vocalo broadcast signal, digital stream and is shared via playlists with the audience
- Staying up to date on the latest news from the Chicago music and culture community/scene
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong audio/radio skills
- Video production experience preferred
- Experience producing a daily or weekly show preferred
- Experience with radio systems and music scheduling software
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Audition
- A strong collaborator who enjoys working with a team and has the ability to cultivate strong relationships with colleagues across Chicago Public Media
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, humanities or related field.
COMPENSATION
The expected pay range for this position is $76,500 to $90,000 per ANNUM.
Chicago Public Media provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the organization reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographical location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Working at Chicago Public Media
At Chicago Public Media, we care deeply about our employees as we know attracting, developing, and growing talent is key to our success and enhancing our impact.
Our culture is one where collaboration, diversity of ideas, and innovation are encouraged. We value colleagues who will enhance our culture by bringing new ideas, divergent experiences, and talents to our dynamic workplace.
At Chicago Public Media we believe dedication to a great workplace includes supporting our employees and their families. As a result, we provide a broad and generous benefits package for employees at hire and in the years to come.
Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.
Chicago Public Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we actively seek and welcome people from all backgrounds, orientations, and life experiences to join our team.
The essential functions described above are not all-inclusive and are not intended to create any contractual or other legal commitment. Chicago Public Media may change the content or format of this job at any time in its sole and exclusive discretion without notice.
Salary : $77 - $90