Posted: December 8, 2025

Senior Producer

Reports to: Executive Director
Hours: Temporary employee; 20-25 hours per week
Location: New York City (in-person)
Compensation: $35–$45 per hour (commensurate with experience)
Term: Grant-funded through May 2026, with potential for extension
Start Date: January 27, 2026

About the Role

The Bell, in collaboration with Chalkbeat New York, seeks a Senior Producer to direct the production of the third season of P.S. Weekly, a short-form, youth-led podcast featuring news and commentary about the New York City school system. This unique podcast collaboration between a local newsroom and high school journalists will give 10 student interns the opportunity to share youth perspectives on the stories that matter most to them. The show serves as a valuable information source for students, educators, public school parents, and policymakers in the nation’s largest school system.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced, enthusiastic producer who’s ready to take on a leadership role and share their passion for audio storytelling with a new generation of creators. The Senior Producer will ultimately be responsible for a polished and professional-sounding finished product, while giving space to the students to make the podcast their own. They should hold students to a high standard while also recognizing that this is a learning opportunity. Positivity, patience, and flexibility are essential in this role.

The Senior Producer will work alongside The Bell’s team of youth development professionals, Chalkbeat NY’s reporters and editors, and a Technical Director who will provide engineering and post-production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead weekly production meetings with The Bell and Chalkbeat to select stories and plan workflow

• Manage student interns and delegate production roles, with contingency plans for absences or production hiccups

• Provide hands-on editorial guidance as students outline, report, script, and narrate each episode

• Approve scripts and create rough assemblies for the Technical Director

• Collaborate with the Technical Director to finalize each episode for publication

• Support the student host/s and team with ongoing coaching and feedback

• Maintain the production schedule and communicate deadlines clearly

• Provide additional production or editorial support as needed

Qualifications

Required:

• At least three years of audio storytelling experience, including time leading production on a podcast or radio program

• Strong organizational skills and experience managing complex production workflows

• Proficiency with Hindenburg Pro and Zoom H5 field recording

• Creative, flexible problem-solver with excellent writing and communication skills

• Strong journalistic judgment, attention to detail, and understanding of the digital media landscape

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Preferred:

• Experience teaching or working with teenagers

• Experience producing multi-organization collaborations

• Video production or social media skills

• Familiarity with NYC public schools and the local education news ecosystem

Hours and Location

This is a 5-month, 20–25 hours/week fixed-term position based at The Bell’s office in lower Manhattan. Required in-person Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m.–6:30 p.m., with the opportunity for remote work on other days of the week.

Compensation & Benefits

$35.00 – $45.00 per hour commensurate with experience; this range represents the good faith estimate of compensation for this position at the time of posting.

As a part-time, temporary employee, this position is eligible for statutory benefits including New York State Paid Sick Leave, but is not eligible for health or retirement benefits.

To Apply

Send a cover letter, resume, at least two professional references, and a few links to your previous work as a single PDF to hiring@bellvoices.org with the subject line: Application for Senior Producer.

We will review applications on a rolling basis, with a priority deadline of December 19.