Podcast Co-Host

This is a Freelance Job

To be considered, please submit resume and brief cover letter indicating your level of familiarity with TGI issues and LGBTQ+ political history in California, your commitment to Anti-Racism work, how many years of podcast hosting experience you have, and links to 1-2 relevant work samples.

BACKGROUND

The Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS) records, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBTQ+ elders across the United States, to build community and catalyze social change.
Since 2016, OUTWORDS has recorded nearly 350 interviews in 46 states with the queer generation who mostly came of age in the 1950s and 1960s, and are now in their 70s, 80s, and 90s. It is critically important for us to document the diverse firsthand accounts of these elders while they are still alive to tell them.

DESCRIPTION

OUTWORDS seeks an experienced, freelance Podcast Co-Host excited by, and dedicated to, the organization's mission, vision, and core values. We're looking for a self-motivated, independent worker with outstanding organizational and communication skills. The Podcast Co-Host works directly with the OUTWORDS Communications Director to co-host a series of six 30-minute podcasts focused on transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGI) legislation and politics in California.
Each of the six episodes will include a standalone conversation between two co-hosts and 1-2 LGBTQ+ elders from The Outwords Archive. The interviews/conversations will focus on trans healthcare legislation, trans immigration law, trans BIPOC incarceration, trans representation in the legal system, intersex law, and two-spirit identity as a legal and political issue. Episodes may also include audio from elders' OUTWORDS interviews.

For samples of OUTWORDS' podcast content, please visit our website.

Responsibilities for the Co-Host:
• Establish unified goals with OUTWORDS Communications Director for each interview / conversation.
• Research and co-lead recorded interviews / conversations with California LGBTQ+ elders who are part of The Outwords Archive, using - ----- RiversideFM, Zencastr, or similar. OUTWORDS will assist in the selection of elders.
• Meet all deadlines and manage fast turnarounds as needed.
• Narration of episode introductions / conclusions, season trailer, etc.
• Possibly some writing as needed for episode introductions / conclusions, season trailer narration, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum requirements:
• Familiarity with TGI issues
• Familiarity with California LGBTQ+ politics
• At least two professional or university-level podcast hosting credits or comparable hosting experience, preferably in a similar genre or subject matter
• Capable of working in a team environment with excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrable work ethic
• Ability to take direction well and provide self-direction
• Familiarity with podcast hosting best practices
• Comfort with moderating conversations about dense or heavy topics and making them understandable for the general public
• Experience ''sharing the mic'' and co-facilitating conversations with others

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

As a signatory to the Anti-Racist Small Business pledge, OUTWORDS applies an equity lens to all of its hiring decisions, seeking to provide opportunities to individuals and communities that have traditionally been underrepresented and/or excluded from the media production industry. We are committed to creating, exploring, and maintaining an environment where new, unpopular and/or controversial ideas are safely expressed, and encourage the exchange of such views in an environment of tolerance, curiosity, and mutual respect.
Archiving as a form of social justice also includes actively seeking out interviewees who are BIPOC, living with disabilities, transgender/gender non-conforming, or other marginalized identities, and to actively reverse and rectify historical erasure by recording, preserving, and sharing these stories with respect and care.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, military status, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. OUTWORDS will furthermore consider applicants who may need a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions/duties. Please send a message via Indeed for additional information or to request reasonable accommodations for the application or interview process.

For more about The Outwords Archive, please visit our website.

Job Type: Freelance
Pay: $500 per episode ($3000 total)