Responsibilities:

• Manage the production of the network’s audio shows, which are planned to include six weekly podcasts and one daily podcast by the end of 2022.
• Hire, coach, and support our team of podcast producers, junior producers, audio engineers, and researchers.
• Take promising show pitches from ideas to development.
• Pitch new podcast ideas.
• Design a playbook, standards, and systems to ensure that Lost Debate trains and supports a growing team of producers.

• Lead the development, reporting, sound designing, engineering, script writing, and editing of interview-style and narrative-style podcast episodes.

Qualifications:

• Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
• A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity.

• A track record of excellence in audio journalism.
• Experience managing production teams.
• Skilled at delivering precise and actionable feedback on an ongoing basis.
• The ability to spot and produce excellent script writing.
• Extremely organized and self-motivated; able to demonstrate their process for moving from idea to outline to final show.
• The ability to show high attention to detail and meet deadlines under tight time pressure.
• 5+ years of experience in audio journalism.

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a starting salary of $150K + benefits.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.

Responsibilities:
• Lead the creation of A+ narrative-style and interview-style podcasts.
• Own the production process from start to finish on assigned projects, producing an average of two weekly shows at a time plus other shows in development.
• Collaborate with editorial teams and (internal and external) hosts to develop divisions of responsibility, reporting plans, and scripts.

Qualifications:
• Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
• A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity.
• A track record of excellence in audio journalism.
• Extremely organized and self-motivated; able to demonstrate their process for moving from idea to outline to final show.
• Skilled at delivering precise and actionable feedback on an ongoing basis.
• The ability to spot and produce excellent writing.
• The ability to show high attention to detail and meet deadlines under tight time pressure.
• 2+ years of experience in audio journalism.

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a starting salary of $90K + benefits.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.

Responsibilities:
• Co-host Lost Debate’s flagship video news show, providing the audience with a breakdown of important developments in news and politics.
• Work with the editorial team and producers to create the voice and personality of the show.

• pitch stories worth covering and develop creative segments around Lost Debate’s values.
• Collaborate with the producers and the editorial team to develop divisions of responsibility, reporting plans, and scripts.

Qualifications:
• Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
• A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity.
• Experience in broadcast journalism is ideal but we’d consider other candidates with a strong level of comfort in front of the camera.
• The ability to think on their feet, improvise on camera, interview guests and create rapport with the audience.
• An engaging personality and a good sense of humor.
• The ability to spot and produce excellent writing.
• The ability to show high attention to detail and meet deadlines under tight time pressure.
• 5+ years of experience in journalism is ideal.

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a base starting salary of $125K + benefits, with additional incentives.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.

Responsibilities:
• Support reporters and hosts with research, pitches and gathering video assets.
• Identify and solicit interview subjects, book shoots and conduct interviews.
• Support production and editing of Lost Debate’s flagship show and social videos.

Qualifications:
• Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
• A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity.
• A news and ideas obsessive who enjoys engaging with the issues of the day.
• Finding creative, visual ways to tell important stories that may not inherently have a strong visual element.
• Strong proficiency in video editing on Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Familiarity with social media video strategy on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Self starter and quick learner who will take initiative and finish tasks to completion.

• 2+ years of experience in news or production.

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a starting salary of $70K + benefits.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.

Responsibilities:
• Act as a Swiss Army Knife by helping with a diverse array of projects in our founding phase.
• Provide administrative support for the employee hiring and onboarding process, including scheduling interviews, managing databases, and taking notes.
• Provide fact-checking and copyediting assistance until our full research and editorial teams are in place.
• Assist in the setup and administration of our in-person office in NYC.

Qualifications:
• Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
• A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity.
• A dork who loves checklists and spreadsheets.
• A utility player who is comfortable managing multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Exceptional organizational skills.

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a starting salary of $65K + benefits.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.

Responsibilities:
• Pitch and report written news and commentary for Lost Debate’s website and work with our editors to develop longer-form stories.
• Write and host episodes for Lost Debate’s flagship podcasts.
• Occasionally appear on Lost Debate’s long-form video show.
• Work with Lost Debate’s video team to develop short-form video to accompany stories for Lost Debate’s social media accounts.

Qualifications:
• Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
• A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity.
• A news and ideas obsessive who enjoys engaging with the issues of the day.
• An A+ writer with the range to produce written commentary, audio and video scripts, and investigative pieces.
• A strong level of comfort appearing on camera and on podcasts.
Ideally 8+ years of journalism experience.

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a starting salary of $100K + benefits.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.

Responsibilities: 

• Pitch and report daily text news and commentary for Lost Debate’s website and work with our editors to develop longer-form stories. 
• Write and host episodes for Lost Debate’s flagship podcasts. 
• Occasionally appear on Lost Debate’s long-form video show. 
• Work with Lost Debate’s video team to develop short-form video to accompany stories for Lost Debate’s social media accounts. 

Qualifications: 

•Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
• A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity. 
• A news and ideas obsessive who enjoys engaging with the issues of the day. 
• An A+ writer with the range to produce written commentary, audio and video scripts, and investigative pieces.
• A strong level of comfort appearing on camera and on podcasts. 
• Ideally 3+ years of journalism experience. 

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a starting salary of $90K + benefits.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.

We are a small, start-up team. That means this role includes both high level strategy and the day-to-day execution. Successful candidates will demonstrate an ability and willingness to map out strategies, tactics, goals and metrics as well as handle all aspects of the management of our social media accounts.

Responsibilities:
Manage Lost Debate’s social media accounts (Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter & Facebook).
Conceive, implement and measure targeted paid social marketing campaigns and regularly update the Lost Debate team on performance.
Execute social media publishing schedule and ensure that all posts are accurate, punctual, efficient, and on brand.
Implement marketing plans and manage sizable marketing budgets for all Lost Debate shows in order to meet campaign goals and related success metrics, including growth in monthly downloads and unique listeners and/or viewers.

Qualifications:
Alignment with Lost Debate’s values and beliefs.
A heterodox set of views, a thick skin for robust debate and disagreement, and a burning curiosity.
This role requires a detailed understanding of publishing tools, analytics tools, and social marketing technology along with all native platforms (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more).
A+ writer and copy-editor.
Expert in social media targeted ads.
3+ years of experience in social media marketing and strategy, with a proven track record in audience development.

This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a starting salary of $90K + benefits.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@lostdebate.com.