Podcast Production Assistant
Founded in 2014, Nyah Project’s mission is to clear the pathway to college for underrepresented students by providing training and tech based tools that remove the practical and systemic barriers to higher education. This includes college admissions + scholarship access coaching, leadership development, and transformative fellowships abroad.
Higher education, particularly with college scholarships, not only increases socio-economic mobility, but also fundamentally changes the trajectory of their lives. We believe that access changes lives.
Nyah Project’s impact to date is evidence that Access Changes Lives:
100% of students in our fellows program immediately enroll in college, exceeding national averages by upwards of 40%.
What’s more, 98% of our fellows win scholarships and have accumulated over $30 million (and counting).
Over 96% attribute their success to the programs and opportunities provided by Nyah Project.
Access Online, our on-demand college admissions strategy and skill-building platform has attracted over 50,000 course enrolments and increased the number of students we serve by 560% during the first two years.
Position Summary: As an integral part of the team, the Podcast Production Assistant works to develop and implement our impact storytelling strategy by managing our podcast to creatively showcase our community and initiatives to further Nyah Project’s mission.
Duration: Minimum of four (4) months, with flexibility.
Hours: Approx. 2-3 hours/week, with flexibility based on availability.
Employment Type: Unpaid internship, can be used for class/internship credit or volunteer hours.
Location: Fully Remote
Start Date: Immediately
Responsibilities:
Provide general support to production team to create podcast
Coordinate with podcast guests, production team, marketing team, and other external parties to maintain project schedule
Quality check episode audio and video to ensure they meet standards
Cut and edit audio and video for podcast episodes
Create episode outlines and descriptions
Coordinate with marketing team on weekly podcast creative content
Publish weekly podcast episodes on Spotify
Create weekly podcast blogs on SquareSpace
Manage podcast mailing list and content for e-newsletter
Monitor distribution channels and provide monthly episode analytics updates
Manage digital content library and archives
Assist with related storytelling projects as needed
Qualifications:
Organization. Great organizational skills, able to maintain/track production calendar, keep podcast show on schedule.
Production Experience/Interest. Prior experience with Riverside, Spotify for Podcasters, or other audio/video or podcast production experience preferred.
Technologically-savvy. Proficient with Google Suite, Asana, Slack, SquareSpace, or other graphic design, audio editing, and/or podcast production-related software.
Storyteller. Able to create strong, cohesive brand presence across various digital platforms and tell stories for greater impact.
Creative. Effectively translates recordings into appealing + impactful content. Experience with content creation, AV editing, and/or blogging is a plus.
Communication. Strong verbal and written communication skills with people at all levels from diverse backgrounds.
Detail oriented. Unswerving attention to detail
Independent. Ability to work effectively in a self-paced work environment to meet production deadlines.
Can-do attitude. Highly motivated, positive and helpful attitude
Nyah Project’s policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetics, or other protected classes prohibited by applicable law. Further, we take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. We do not tolerate discrimination of any type or form.
