The World Engineer (Freelance)

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and one other day, to be determined by their business unit. Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

JOB SPECIFICS

The following posting is a pipeline requisition meant to identify candidates for future hiring. We are always looking for top talent to join The World and want to make sure we can connect with you if you are interested in learning more about us. We will contact all qualified applicants.

Department Overview

The World is a one-hour, nationally distributed weekday radio public affairs program co-produced by GBH and PRX. The show offers a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe, developed specifically for an American audience. The World’s companion website, theworld.org, offers a similar mix of news and features along with slideshows, videos, blog posts, podcasts, and interactive graphics that expand on the radio content. The World and theworld.org use social media and other relevant tools to maximize user engagement and enhance the user experience.

Job Overview

The World Engineer works closely with The World’s editorial staff in assuring the quality of the overall sound of a live, weekday current affairs program co-produced by GBH and PRX. The program brings international perspective to U.S. domestic stories and reports international news in a relevant and illuminating way.

Responsibilities

• Mix radio stories, evergreen, and holiday shows. Drive the show for 1 hour. Update shows and manage rollovers. Connect and record interviews via apps and phone lines. Manage sound quality across all work.
  
  
  

SKILL SET

• Strong imagination and a willingness to experiment are essential as well as an ability to be genuinely innovative.
• Must have substantial board operating experience in both analog and digital mixing, experience with a live current affairs program, a track record in the creative use of sound and the ability to work calmly under stress on the production of a fast paced dynamic news program.
  
  
  

Education And Experience

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience. Minimum of three years’ experience in the production and broadcast of a live daily news program including previous experience engineering a live news show.

JOB SPECIFICS

The following posting is a pipeline requisition meant to accumulate candidates for future hiring. We are always looking for top talent to join The World and want to make sure we can connect with you if you are interested in learning more about us. We will contact all qualified applicants.

GBH is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve are diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, GBH does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment, or promotion based on race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Process Assistance

GBH will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate an accommodation request, contact the Human Resource department by sending an email to human_resources@wgbh.org or by calling 617-300-2000.