Producer, Creative Arts​/Media, Social Media

Part-time Producer, What the F
*** Is Water? (Upper Middle)

Upper Middle is a newsletter about the professional-managerial class: the habits, anxieties and status games of semi-rich, time-poor Americans, told through reader survey data. We’re launching a companion video podcast, What the F
*** Is Water? The short pitch is Planet Money for social dynamics.

The show is hosted by Andrew Burmon, founder and editor-in-chief of Upper Middle and author of How to Be Upper Middle Class (Hachette, 2027), and Pam Geist, brand innovation director rew previously produced Finding Fred, a 2020 Peabody nominee.

Episodes are about 35 minutes, on video, released every two weeks on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and You Tube.

Each episode has three segments:

A news-pegged conversation about current social dynamics.

Data from Upper Middle reader surveys.

An interview with a cultural figure or scholar.

• Book guests: outreach, scheduling, prep docs and day-of logistics.
• Run recordings, both remote (e.g. Riverside) and occasionally in person.
• Edit audio and video into a finished episode.
• The visual style is casual and we don’t need polish, just clean multicam cuts and a few short clips per episode.
• Publish to Apple, Spotify and You Tube via Beehiiv, including show notes.
• Keep a simple production calendar and guest tracker.

• You’ve produced an interview podcast before, ideally one with a video component, and can show us episodes.
• You’re comfortable running a show end to end with light supervision.
• You’re based in New York City or northwest Connecticut (Litchfield County or nearby).
• Most of the work is remote, but we want someone who can occasionally be in the room.

• Part-time contract, about $2,000 a month.
• Starting as soon as possible.