Director of News and Public Affairs
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Purpose of the Job/Essential Functions
Austin PBS is seeking an innovative and experienced journalism leader to guide and grow our news and public affairs content serving Central Texas.
This candidate will ensure high-quality relevant and engaging content that reflects the diverse communities we serve. This position will lead a multidisciplinary team of talented journalists and content professionals fostering a culture of editorial excellence collaboration and innovation across broadcast and digital platforms.
Key priorities include growing digital news audiences developing platform-specific content strategies and advancing community-centered journalism through partnerships diverse voices and solutions-oriented dialogue. Current initiatives under this role include Austin InSight a weekly news and feature journalism program and the community-led reporting of Decibel.
The ideal candidate brings strong news judgment team leadership experience and a track record of producing high-quality content while expanding audience reach across platforms.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversees the editorial vision mission strategic plan priorities and policies for all news and public affairs programs at Austin PBS
- Serve as Executive Producer for Austin InSight and ensure production is consistent with the the vision mission goals and editorial policies of the department and station
- Directly supervises reporting and journalism staff and is responsible for recruiting training and coaching
- Directs and manages all short medium and long term planning around current and future news and public affairs projects
- Collaborates with other departments to achieve the strategic priorities of the station which includes but is not limited to fundraising audience programming and community engagement goals
- Establishes fosters and maintains relationships and collaborations with other media organizations
- Communicate with the stations board of directors community advisory board and other stakeholder groups regarding news and public affairs content as needed
- Makes public appearances on behalf of the station
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge & Skills Required
- Seven to 10 years in journalism plus minimum 2 years in leadership
- Bachelors degree in video photography journalism or other similar related fields (or the equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to lead a diverse team toward a common goal
- Demonstrated ability to maintain high journalistic standards and uncompromising ethics
- Understanding and commitment to community engagement through an audience-centered approach
- Must have a creative mindset enthusiasm for online media and an understanding of non-commercial news
- Must have proven abilities in planning and coordinating people and operations.
- Knowledge of Central Texas community a plus
Please provide cover letter & samples of work (reels portfolio writing samples etc.)
This is a full-time salaried position at an annual salary of $100000. This position reports to the Chief Operations Officer.
Austin PBS KLRU-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
About Company
Austin PBS, Austin’s community licensed public television station, bringing exceptional educational television to the Central Texas community.
