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Job as Story Editor – Full or Part Time Remote or Indianapolis

If you enjoy telling sto­ries the Sto­ry Edi­tor role could be a great job for you!

audiochuck is an Indi­anapo­lis-based media com­pa­ny focused on bring­ing their fans edge-of-your-seat sto­ry­telling that speaks to the lat­est gen­er­a­tion of pod­cast listeners.

This Sto­ry Edi­tor job offers can­di­dates the oppor­tu­ni­ty to be remote or to work at their head­quar­ters in Indi­anapo­lis Indi­ana.  audiochuck is look­ing to find qual­i­fied and expe­ri­enced can­di­dates and will tai­lor the role to the right candidate.

You can be a full time employ­ee or part time employ­ee as long as you work at least 20 hours per week.

Who is Audiochuck?

Since Decem­ber 2017, we’ve been cre­at­ing and pro­duc­ing com­pelling con­tent that leaves you crav­ing more. We’ve pro­duced mul­ti­ple shows that have pre­miered at #1, rack­ing up hun­dreds of mil­lions of down­loads a year.

audiochuck is a young, fast-grow­ing, and dynam­ic com­pa­ny that rewards its employ­ees, regard­less of age or expe­ri­ence, accord­ing to the work they do.  We are com­mit­ted to devel­op­ing inter­nal tal­ent and fos­ter­ing a long-term team of tal­ent­ed media pro­fes­sion­als. Addi­tion­al­ly, advo­ca­cy is an essen­tial part of the audiochuck cul­ture. We are pas­sion­ate about using our plat­form to make a pos­i­tive dif­fer­ence in people’s lives by using our time, mon­ey, and resources to advo­cate for vic­tims and families.

What is the Sto­ry Edi­tor role about:

audiochuck is seek­ing a sto­ry edi­tor who can help main­tain and sus­tain the cre­ative vision for our pod­casts while remain­ing true to the writ­ing styles for our shows. Our ide­al can­di­date has the atten­tion to detail required to ensure that each script is edit­ed in line with the show’s cre­ative voice and is near­ly per­fect before reach­ing the cre­ator and host of the show. This role would work on mul­ti­ple audiochuck shows includ­ing the top true crime pod­cast in the world — Crime Junkie and our newest week­ly show, The Deck.

What you bring to the table: 

  • Three years of pro­fes­sion­al writ­ing expe­ri­ence — prefer­ably in ghost­writ­ing, script writ­ing, jour­nal­ism, or aca­d­e­m­ic writing
  • Extreme atten­tion to detail and com­mit­ment to pre­serv­ing each show’s unique voice
  • Abil­i­ty to con­fi­dent­ly fact check information
  • Desire to col­lab­o­rate along­side our in-house team of pro­duc­ers, reporters and writers
  • Abil­i­ty to meet dead­lines and work on sev­er­al sto­ries and scripts for mul­ti­ple shows simultaneously
  • Will­ing­ness to take own­er­ship of your respon­si­bil­i­ties and proac­tive­ly man­age mul­ti­ple projects
  • Skills to craft com­pelling, in-depth stories
  • Open­ness to feedback
  • Pas­sion and eager­ness to do what it takes to deliv­er a prod­uct that is of ser­vice to vic­tims and their communities

What audiochuck will bring to the table:

  • Com­mit­ment to inten­tion­al lead­er­ship devel­op­ment for all employees
  • A tal­ent­ed team of col­lab­o­ra­tive and pas­sion­ate employ­ees to sup­port your work
  • An appre­ci­a­tion for diverse work expe­ri­ence and backgrounds
  • A chance to work on shows from a lead­ing net­work for true crime podcasts
  • Com­pet­i­tive base salary and bonus incentives
  • Ben­e­fits contribution
  • 401(k) retire­ment plan with match
  • Paid time off
  • Team events and activities
  • Ded­i­ca­tion to com­pa­ny cul­ture and pro­mot­ing men­tal health

What You’ll Do: 

  • Vet case sug­ges­tions for poten­tial episodes and the adja­cent advo­ca­cy com­po­nents for Crime Junkie and The Deck
  • Review each script from inter­nal and exter­nal writ­ers ensur­ing they are final­ized pri­or to reach­ing the host and cre­ator of the show
  • Pro­vide feed­back to writ­ers to con­tin­ue their pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and growth
  • Main­tain the pro­duc­tion sched­ule cre­at­ed by the pro­duc­er of each show
  • Work calm­ly and effi­cient­ly under deadline
  • Devel­op and write your own scripts, if desired
  • Serve as an inte­gral part of the edi­to­r­i­al vision for an audiochuck show
  • Col­lab­o­rate with show writ­ers, reporters, pro­duc­ers, and hosts

Does this role sound like you? If so, please sub­mit your resume along with a cov­er let­ter that briefly answers the ques­tions below. 

  • Why are you inter­est­ed in work­ing with audiochuck?
  • How does your pre­vi­ous expe­ri­ence relate to this role?
  • How would you approach learn­ing and main­tain­ing a show’s struc­ture and tone while simul­ta­ne­ous­ly stream­lin­ing the edi­to­r­i­al process?
  • What is a cause/issue you’re pas­sion­ate about solving?

Sub­mit your resume and cov­er let­ter through this link: Apply for the Job Here

 

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