Associate Producer, Griot Initiative
Reports to Senior Producer
Production Department

StoryCorps, and its parent organization Sound Portraits Productions, are looking for a part-time temporary Associate Producer for a one-year position. StoryCorps is a widely acclaimed national oral-history project that celebrates our shared humanity and collective identity. Created by the award-winning non-profit documentary company Sound Portraits Productions, StoryCorps is the largest oral-history project ever undertaken.

The StoryCorps Griot Initiative is a one-year grassroots national tour that brings StoryCorps directly into African American lives and communities across the nation. The Associate Producer will be responsible for cutting 24 segments for NPR from StoryCorps Griot material.

The Associate Producer’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Track, listen to, and edit numerous interviews for broadcast on National Public Radio.
* Listen to interviews from StoryCorps Griot to identify potential tape for broadcast;
* Work regularly with the StoryCorps Griot booth facilitators to edit tape;
* Serve as an active member of the StoryCorps production team.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate must be proficient at ProTools, have an ear for stories that reflect our shared humanity and believe strongly in the StoryCorps mission. The position requires strong attention to detail, the desire and ability to sit with headphones on listening to tape for numerous hours each day. You must also be organized and deadline oriented. This person should be self directed and motivated, yet also thrive in a collaborative team environment. This is a dream job for the right person.

Qualifications:
* Expertise in ProTools or another audio editing program
* Ability to produce broadcast quality stories
* Experience shaping and editing stories in any media
* Ability to be flexible and adaptable, and contribute to problem-solving activities within a growing, changing organizational environment.
* Good research, writing and communication skills

Salary: $25K annualized; 25 hour/wk position. This is a one-year position to begin in April 1, 2007.

Please send cover letter and resume to employment@storycorps.net and include “Griot AP” in the subject line. Include both cover letter and resume as attachments entitled: "YourNameLetter" and "YourNameResume". Please indicate if you have applied for a position at StoryCorps in the past. No calls, please.

Applications due by March 1, 2007.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This position will be filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information about StoryCorps, please visit www.storycorps.net

StoryCorps is a project of Sound Portraits, a non-profit company that produces award-winning documentaries for National Public Radio.