Emerging Digital Platforms UX Producer, SCPR #247-19
Pasadena, CA

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Emerging Digital Platforms UX Producer role will focus on optimizing and creating digital audio content for voice UI (ex. smart speakers), and adapting the journalism and storytelling created and produced by SCPR's content teams for emerging product experiences (ex. News on Google Assistant experience, on which we are a pilot publisher). The Emerging Digital Platforms UX Producer will work on the product team and coordinate with the newsroom and content divisions to develop best practices for delivering an audio news product, optimizing user experience across emerging platforms through continuous testing and learning from various approaches; and to establish SCPR as a leader in the space with new product experiences.

This posting has an application deadline of June 30, 2019 (10pm PST).

Temporary non-exempt, full-time position runs for six months w/option for additional six months.

Essential Functions:

* Adapt existing audio to create new audio products (ex. News on Google Assistant)
* Identify and implement best practices across emerging voice and smart speaker platforms to help SCPR stand out as a publisher
* Adapt or select and publish stories that SCPR's content teams have created and ensure they are optimized for voice UI experiences (ex. News on Google Assistant)
* Optimize the exposure and user experience of our presence on emerging platforms
* Host new and emerging audio experiences, as necessary
* Leverage modern CMS tools to publish edited audio
* Produce original sonic branding and call-to-action audio spots according to business goals
* Analyze data about what stories, topics and techniques perform the best with the audience to improve our offerings
* Coordinate with reporters, editors and producers to adapt existing workflows to produce the best-quality product for the platform
* Take a creative approach to how we can stand out as a media brand and attract engaged audiences as these platforms and experiences evolve
* Other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience producing content (4+ years)
* Five or more years' experience providing production support or other applicable experience
* Outstanding product instincts, specifically how technology and media are evolving together to meet audiences where they are going to be
* Working knowledge of how media companies are adapting their coverage for the smart speaker / voice assistant / screenless device space
* Resilient and resourceful in adapting existing newsroom workflows to the emerging platform technical specifications
* Thrive in a daily news setting and love building collaborative relationships with colleagues
* Have the highest ethical standards and a deep commitment to the mission of public media

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

* Working knowledge of smart speakers / voice assistants / screenless devices and how media companies can use them as content distributors
* Solid oral and written communication skills in an interdisciplinary team environment
* Ability to balance small task management with creative big-picture product thinking
* Experience using modern CMS tools (Wordpress, Drupal, etc.)
* Sharp assessment skills with an ability for ruthless prioritization
* Comfortable with running lean
* Ability to learn new technology quickly
* Excellent at translating abstract content and product concepts to stakeholders
* Ability to work independently with little supervision
* Ability to meet deadlines

Preferred Skills and Experience:

* Demonstrated experience in product development is a plus
* Skill in digital audio editing software
* Experience with adapting content for digital platforms and using social media to engage audiences
* Demonstrated thirst for news
* Deep knowledge of Los Angeles / Southern California

Reporting To This Position: None

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation:

* Physical Demands:
* Required to occasionally move about in an office environment to access file cabinets, printers, etc., and remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
* Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
* Required to move about in the community
* Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping.
* Reach with hands and arms
* Balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch
* Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping.


* Working Conditions:
* Moderate noise level
* Occasional exposure to prevalent weather conditions.



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