Podcast Producer

Key details

Application closing date: 3 November 2024
Start date:  December 2024 or January 2025
Reports to: Creative Strategist and Podcaster
Contract: Permanent/Fixed term
Hours: 40% FTE / 15 hours per week
Salary: £37,054.15   –   £43,642.03   /   EUR   42,971.70   –   EUR   50,611.66   / $46,402,91 – $54,652.91 (FTE equivalent pro rata for 40% FTE) plus   employer   pension   contribution, or   equivalent   based   on contractual requirements. Appointment within range depending on skills and experience.
Location: Home-based and globally flexible (subject to contractual ability). We currently have employment contracting arrangements within France, Germany, Israel, Spain and the UK, otherwise alternative contracting arrangements will be made. Candidates must have the right to work in their country of residence.

About the Tax Justice Network

The Tax Justice Network (TJN) is an independent international network, launched in 2003. It is dedicated to high-level research, analysis and advocacy in the area of international tax and financial regulation, including the role of tax havens. TJN maps, analyses and explains the harmful impacts of tax evasion, tax avoidance and tax competition; and supports the engagement of citizens, civil society organisations and policymakers with the aim of a more just tax system. TJN pursues systemic changes that address the international inequality in the distribution of taxing rights between countries; the national inequalities – including gender inequalities – that arise from poor tax policies; and the national and international obstacles to progressive national tax policies and effective financial regulation. 

The Tax Justice Network operates virtually with its legal base in the UK and staff working from home across multiple countries and continents.  

Role Description 

The continuing success and expansion of our suite of Tax Justice Network podcasts means we need a new role to support with research, production and dissemination processes for all of the podcasts, and to take an active lead in helping us expand new audiences globally. 

Our five monthly podcasts are currently in English, Arabic, Portuguese, French and Spanish. They are produced by separate production teams who also have strong knowledge of tax and economic justice issues. Each podcast is focused on its own regional and political context. We have also produced the first of a series, with plans for more, of The Corruption Diaries, which is an easy-listening, weekly podcast of conversations with veterans from the tax justice and anti-corruption movement. We will also start up a new India/Pakistan podcast with others to follow, including a Caribbean region podcast. 

We’re looking for someone with proven skills in podcast production: research and planning, story-telling, editing, interviewing and promotion. Strong English language skills are essential. Multiple languages and experience in communicating in the field of economic and social justice is extremely desirable. You need to be self-motivated, good with working to deadlines, and comfortable working remotely. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Review all podcasts before they’re released and make or manage edits 
• Support with research, planning and production, particularly for the English language Taxcast. 
• Development and production of the next series of The Corruption Diaries 
• Promote the podcasts by sourcing new opportunities, new platforms, new broadcasters 
• Support podcast teams in their promotion efforts 

Person Specification 

Skills 

• Proven audio editing/production experience (ideally you also know Descript) 
• Great creative and story-telling skills 
• Research, fact-checking and fact-sourcing  
• interviewing 
• Production planning 
• Podcast promotion 
• Strong computer and internet literacy 

Attributes  

• Collaboration / To work supportively and effectively as part of a team 
• Commitment / To be focused on achieving high standards in pursuit of TJN’s objectives 
• Adaptability / To find ways of dealing with unexpected opportunities and challenges  
• Resourcefulness / To achieve results with limited financial and human resources 
• Integrity / To choose the right course of action when the alternative might be easier 
• Reliability /to deliver to deadlines (each podcast has one!) 

How to apply 

Please upload your CV and answer a few questions using this link by 3 November at 23:59 GMT. We anticipate that first round interviews will be held week commencing 18 November, by remote video link (Zoom or Teams).