Executive Producer, Audio - Apple News

Apple News is at the forefront of media and technology, providing millions of users with news and information from leading news organizations around the globe. We are a 24/7 news team making real-time coverage decisions based on the day's biggest events. We work hand-in-hand with some of the world's biggest publishers, highlighting the best and most engaging content on our platform for our large national audience. We're seeking an experienced audio leader to oversee our shows and identify new opportunities to engage audiences.

Description

In this role, you will be joining an editorial team that works closely with our publishing partners to highlight the high-quality journalism our users rely on every day. Using your sound editorial judgement and audio expertise, you will give direction and feedback to the teams that produce our daily and weekly podcasts - supervising topics and guests, scripts, pacing, and overall quality. You will be innovative in working with new technologies to enhance our products - with the north star being trustworthy, quality information. You will lead strategic conversations with a wide range of people on different teams, including engineers, business leads, product managers, and creative partners. You will seek to understand the critical metrics for your projects and develop strategies to work towards them. And you will effectively communicate your vision for News audio to your team, your cross-functional colleagues, and Apple leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams

Experience producing across multiple sites, remote studios and field production

Previous newsroom leadership roles

Minimum Qualifications

5-7+ years experience working on high-quality editorial audio products and in breaking news situations

Deep expertise and understanding of news and strong editorial judgement

Fluent with data and analytics, and capable of incorporating user behavior into your editorial strategy

Experience working with video and social teams, with fluency in production and platform relationships

Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once

Ability to collaborate and work productively across a large organization

Extraordinary writing, story-telling, and presentation skills and the ability and desire to grow those skills in others

Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving skills

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