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Job Overview
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Operations
Date Posted
April 14, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Oversee day-to-day operations at NPR’s broadcast facilities in Washington, D.C., managing a team of audio engineers and allocating resources to support content creation across radio, audio/video podcasts, and video streaming.
- • Provide 24x7 immediate response to technology outages and staffing emergencies, rotate on-call duties during nights, weekends, and holidays, and ensure high-quality standards for audio production.
- • Collaborate with geographically distributed teams in New York and Los Angeles, sharing on-call and backfill duties while contributing to workflow development, training, and enforcement across departments and locations.
- • Lead hiring searches, supervise at least 12 direct reports, conduct performance reviews, and make recommendations on hiring, promotion, and discipline while fostering an inclusive workplace aligned with NPR’s mission and ethical standards.
- • Advise teams on audio processing, mixing, and recording technologies, maintain documentation for critical systems, test disaster recovery systems, and ensure compliance with the NABET union collective bargaining agreement.
🎯 Requirements
- • 5+ years of professional production, audio, and/or broadcast experience
- • 3+ years of supervisory experience or team leadership
- • Thorough understanding of audio engineering concepts, principles, tools, and workflows
- • Ability to work independently, multitask, prioritize, and thrive in a 24x7 deadline-driven environment
- • Excellent communication skills (written, oral, documentation creation)
- • Knowledge of broadcast systems and automation, audio/video routers, and production workflows
🏖️ Benefits
- • Access to comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, life/accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability
- • Eligibility for voluntary retirement savings plans
- • Paid time off and financial well-being programs
- • Hybrid work arrangement with requirement to be in the Washington, D.C. office at least 2 days per week
- • Opportunity to work with award-winning news, information, and music programming across a mission-driven multimedia organization
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About National Public Radio, Inc.
National Public Radio, Inc. is a non-profit media organization that produces and distributes news, talk, music and cultural programming across the United States through a network of member stations. Established under U.S. non-profit statutes, it operates independently of government funding, relying on member dues, grants and listener contributions. Its services include flagship programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered, investigative journalism, podcasts and digital content, serving millions of weekly listeners via terrestrial radio, mobile apps and online platforms.
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