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PRODUCER, ON POINT, WBUR News and Programming

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Job Location

BOSTON, MA, United States

Tracking Code

25500915000815

Posted Date

8/15/2025

Salary Grade

Based on experience

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

WBUR is Boston's NPR and a public media leader. We deliver outstanding journalism across airwaves, digital platforms, on-demand content, and live events. Our mission is to create high-quality reporting and enriching experiences that inspire understanding, connection, and a sense of community for an ever-growing audience.

As a member-supported organization licensed to Boston University, WBUR thrives because of the dedication of our listeners and supporters. At WBUR, talent and ambition drive everything we do.

Our team is committed to excellence and values truth, creativity, diverse perspectives, and thoughtful dialogue. We foster a warm, inclusive culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging. Respect and passion for our mission are at the heart of how we work together.

Looking ahead, WBUR is charting bold new directions, continuing to innovate and evolve for the future. It is a place where you can make a meaningful impact, collaborate with inspiring colleagues, and grow both personally and professionally.

On Point is one of WBUR’s two nationally syndicated shows, broadcast on some 350 stations across the U.S. Its unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, first-person stories, sound design, and in-depth live analysis creates a listener experience that strives to make an increasingly complex world more intelligible and humane. The show is also available as a podcast, and on WBUR’s website and app.

We are looking for a creative, ambitious, self-starter to join the team of On Point producers. As a producer you will conceive and develop original show ideas, skillfully crafting in-depth, single-topic editions, researching, pre-interviewing and booking guests, and recording, editing and scripting original production elements in collaboration with the program host and editors.

Your shows will examine a diverse range of issues in unique ways with original guests and perspectives. You are capable of working independently and enjoy being part of a collaborative team whose members seek to elevate each other’s work.

Qualifications

Required Skills

Capabilities & Proficiencies

An excitement about WBUR’s mission to provide an essential public good: high-quality local journalism and enriching experiences that foster understanding, connection and community. A commitment to journalism fundamentals, including accuracy, fairness, respect, honesty and independence on air and online (for more, see WBUR’s ethics guidelines). Critical thinking Creative, editorially nimble, detail-oriented, dogged in pursuit of the news, and sharply focused on audience sensibilities. Strong writing and editing skills. Ability to efficiently prioritize and meet deadlines. Data collection and analysis of information from different sources. Knowledgeable about general news. Demonstrated commitment to fact-checking. Expertise in audio editing and sound mixing. Knowledge of broadcast and digital tools such as Adobe Audition preferred.

Education And Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent/relevant experience 4 years of experience in journalism, experience in audio is valued. Digital media and fact checking experience.

This position is Boston-based.

This position is covered under our collective bargaining agreement with the SAG-AFTRA union and the minimum salary for this position is $78,413. Additionally, when compensation is being evaluated for a candidate finalist, that amount can increase as experience and internal equity are factored into the offer amount.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Seniority level

Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type

Employment type Full-time Job function

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