Associate Producer, The Clay and Buck Show

Associate Producer, The Clay and Buck Show

The Clay and Buck Show is one of America’s most-listened-to radio programs, heard across 570+ U.S. radio stations, on SiriusXM, YouTube and other distribution outlets. The same program is released in podcast form for on-demand listening. The Associate Producer plays an important role in the preparation of materials and content research for the daily program, in addition to being a vital part of the program during its daily live broadcast creation.

What We Need:

The Clay and Buck Show is one of America’s most-listened-to radio programs, heard across 570+ U.S. radio stations, on SiriusXM, YouTube and other distribution outlets. The same program is released in podcast form for on-demand listening. The Associate Producer plays an important role in the preparation of materials and content research for the daily program, in addition to being a vital part of the program during its daily live broadcast creation.

What You'll Do

The individual who fills this role is expected to know and provide the following:

• An ongoing knowledge of the audience and their expectations for both information and entertainment while listening / viewing the program.

• An excellent knowledge of current events in U.S. and world politics, news events across the U.S. and world.

• The ability to determine the most impactful words shared from individuals who are a part of news stories or those covering them, elected politicians, appointed government officials, commentators appearing in television and radio programs, podcasts and speaking events and edit them to be made ready for consideration to be aired within the radio program.

• The ability to work quickly to find and obtain audio originating from events happening in real-time during the programs’ broadcasts and make them available ASAP for the hosts consideration.

• The ability to transcribe the words selected for possible airing and providing a proper context who and where the words originated from in summary form for the hosts to consider using and the other producers of the program to work alongside of.

• An ability to screen phone calls from listeners of the show in such a way to determine the most entertaining calls that benefit the programs’ listening experience, and by supporting the hosts’ ability to further explore a topic from a different perspective or angle. This work requires a discerning ear and thought process, looking for only specific types of callers that are articulate, use good word economy and can be entertaining. This aspect of the position happens concurrently with listening to the program and maintaining a knowledge of the current conversations and what the hosts are saying on-air, requiring focus and concentration during the three hours of each program.

• An interest and ability to schedule guests for the program, coordinating their appearance with specific times and technical logistics.

• Maintain a general knowledge of the Executive Producer role of the program, so as to assume those responsibilities 20+ times per year while also maintaining current duties.

• Maintain a productive, professional relationship with the hosts, taking into account their feedback of the audio offerings provided to them in the form of audio soundbites prepared in advance, guest booking preferences and prior approvals, listener call and listener audio feedback via Talkback technology and other forms of communication to be incorporated into the program.