Job Description

Title: Engagement Producer, Close All Tabs

Schedule Format - Location: Hybrid - San Francisco

Pay Information: $42.00 - $51.00 per hour

Close All Tabs, KQED’s tech and internet culture podcast, is looking for a part-time Engagement Producer specializing in video to join our team. The show breaks down how the digital world impacts our real lives, and we’re bringing that mission to video.

You’ll create video and social content for our digital platforms. This includes short-form vertical videos like interview highlights, explainers, behind-the-scenes content, and person on the street interviews. You’ll also create image assets, graphics, and caption copy.

Working closely with the Close All Tabs podcast team, you’ll adapt the show’s audio storytelling into a visual medium and help refine its look and tone. You’ll take each video from idea to publication: pitching, scripting, shooting, editing/post-production, and posting. You’ll also be responsible for helping grow the show’s social presence, expanding to new platforms, and contributing to audience growth.

This is a hands-on role for an experienced visual storyteller who wants to combine polished video skills with strange, absurd, and compelling stories from the internet.

This is a part-time, limited term position reporting to the Senior Editor, Close All Tabs.

KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.

We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.

KQED Code of Ethics https://www.kqed.org/about/code-ethics

The mission that drives us:

KQED provides citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.

Job duties:

• Pitch, produce, and edit short-form video content for Close All Tabs’ social channels, including Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube shorts.
• Write scripts, production notes, shot lists, and other planning materials
• Work with the podcast’s producers on a social media plan to promote new episodes
• Run single-person or potentially small-crew video production shoots and field work, maintaining professional standards for video and audio recording
• Direct performance and delivery of host and other on-camera talent
• Find and license third-party b-roll, photos, music, and other materials, ensuring appropriate rights and permissions
• Optimize content to perform on each platform (length, format, captions, hashtags, thumbnails, calls to actions) and keep up to date with algorithm changes and new formats
• Track performance metrics (views, reach, engagement, follower growth, click-throughs to episodes and subscriptions) and use the results to shape creative strategy
• Maintain an organized archive of assets and templates, and streamline production workflows
• Follow KQED editorial standards, journalistic ethics, and standards for accuracy and fairness
• Meet production and publishing deadlines while managing multiple assignments

Knowledge/Experience Required

• Three or more years of video production, video journalism, or multimedia experience (podcast, newsroom, or digital media preferred)
• Fluency in video editing and post-production tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or Final Cut Pro, plus Descript for selecting and editing video.
• Comfort with static image design (Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva) and motion graphic templates
• Demonstrated ability to produce compelling short- and long-form video, especially for talk-based or interview-driven formats
• Strong storytelling instincts: spotting moments that hook viewers, spark emotion, and prompt engagement
• Experience growing a show’s or brand’s social presence through original, engaging video ideas
• Strong grasp of how each social platforms works: (Instagram feed, stories, and reels; TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Facebook), including what drives performance and growth
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once, prioritize under tight deadlines, and collaborate closely with teammates
• Solid understanding of journalistic principles, including ethics, accuracy, fairness, attribution, and editorial standards

Knowledge/Experience Desired:

• Experience working in a public media newsroom or mission-driven journalism organization
• Familiarity with audio production and sound design
• Experience with long-form video content, including interviews, video essays, and short documentaries
• Experience covering technology and the internet, and a real interest in internet culture, online communities, or gaming
• Experience producing journalism for younger or hard-to-reach digital audiences
• Experience with professional cameras, lenses, lighting, and audio equipment
• B.A./B.S. degree in journalism, communications, film, media production, or a related field preferred
• Love of absurd internet humor a plus

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as necessary to meet the ongoing needs of this organization.