Newsletter Editor (Part Time)

Newsletter Editor (Part Time)

WQED Multimedia Remote
We are currently unable to support international remote employment. Candidates must be physically located in and legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.

Reports to: Marketing Director

About the Role

WQED Multimedia is seeking a part-time Newsletter Editor to help our neighbors discover what is available to watch stream hear attend and enjoy through WQED. This role is part editor part curator part community guide. The Newsletter Editor will write and produce WQEDs weekly email newsletter and related audience messages helping viewers and listeners navigate PBS programming WQED local productions Classical WQED 89.3 FM WQED PBS KIDS events education resources and other offerings that serve southwestern Pennsylvania.

We are looking for someone who can write with warmth clarity and good judgment; understand what makes public media valuable; and turn a busy programming lineup into a useful engaging guide for the community. The ideal candidate is a strong writer and careful editor who can explain why a program matters who it may appeal to when and where to watch or stream it and how WQED helps make it available to the region.

Required Cover Letter

Applications must include a cover letter and should include two or three writing samples. Please briefly tell us why this kind of public media viewers guide work interests you and how you would help WQED make its programming more useful discoverable and welcoming to the community. Concise responses are fine. We value clarity over length.

Key Responsibilities

• Write and produce WQEDs weekly email newsletter including subject lines preheaders headlines blurbs calls to action and basic formatting.
• Curate highlights from PBS WQED local programming Classical WQED WQED PBS KIDS events education initiatives and community resources.
• Translate program descriptions schedules streaming availability and internal notes into clear audience-friendly copy.
• Help viewers and listeners understand what is new what is timely what is local and what is worth their attention.
• Collaborate with Marketing Programming Digital Development Education and Classical WQED colleagues to gather accurate information and identify priorities.
• Maintain a consistent WQED voice: warm neighborly useful Pittsburgh-focused and grounded in public service.
• Assemble and proof occasional special-purpose emails and announcements tied to major programs station events fundraising campaigns or community initiatives.
• Review newsletter performance including open rates click-throughs and audience behavior and use those insights to improve future editions.
• Proofread carefully for accuracy grammar links dates times channel information streaming language and tone.
• Help develop repeatable newsletter formats editorial calendars and workflows that make the newsletter easier to produce and more valuable to readers.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to make choices about what is most useful or interesting to the audience.
• Experience writing newsletters digital content program descriptions arts/culture coverage marketing copy journalism or public media communications.
• Ability to write short compelling copy that helps people decide what to watch stream hear attend or share.
• Comfort working with schedules program information links images and digital publishing tools.
• Experience reviewing basic newsletter analytics and using performance data to improve content.
• Strong attention to detail especially with dates times titles names and calls to action.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with colleagues across departments.
• Interest in PBS public media local storytelling arts and culture classical music education and community service.
• Familiarity with Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania is preferred.

About WQED

WQED Multimedia is an iconic public media institutionone of Americas original educational broadcasters. Today we reach hundreds of thousands of neighbors across southwestern Pennsylvania through five broadcast television channels streaming platforms 24/7 classical radio and education and community engagement programs.

This is a moment of real transformation. With major shifts in media consumption the launch of new digital products like WQED the elimination of our federal funding and growing demand for trusted hopeful local storytellingWQED is evolving from a traditional broadcaster into a multi-platform community resource.

Joining WQED now means an opportunity to help shape how Pittsburgh connects through stories culture learning and shared experiences: on air online and in person.

Schedule Pay & Benefits

• On-call position classified as a temporary Project Employee
• Between 10 and 15 hours per week with flexibility to increase depending on station needs and employee availability
• Hourly non-exempt position
• Pay range: $27$32 per hour based on experience.
• No benefits or paid time off beyond what may be required by the Allegheny County Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and the City of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act

Equal Employment Opportunity

WQED Multimedia is a fair and equal employer providing access and opportunities to all applicants without regard to race color creed religious beliefs gender gender identity self-expression sexual orientation marital status age national origin ethnicity ancestry citizenship disability medical condition pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law and as directed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. WQED Multimedia provides equitable consideration for employment for qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements. Qualified applicants with a disability or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply (as a result of their disability) have the right to request reasonable accommodation by emailing