Job Title: Kansas News Service News Editor - KCUR Public Radio, 50956
Location: UMKC Volker Campus
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 35219
Hiring Department

KCUR 89.3

Job Description KCUR 89.3 is seeking a news editor to join the Kansas News Service, a reporting collaboration of public media stations throughout Kansas. This is a chance to work with reporters on a range of statewide stories in an organization that’s becoming increasingly important in the Kansas news universe.

We seek an editor who is passionate about diving deep into issues and working collaboratively with talented reporters producing top-notch journalism. Our reportage aims to resonate with ordinary Kansans and influence public debate on health, government, politics, the Legislature, education, energy and the environment.

The editor is responsible for driving ambitious daily coverage across all of our platforms – radio, digital, social media and possibly through podcasts– and should be comfortable both working quickly on the news of the day. In concert with the managing editor, you’ll assign daily stories on a range of topics and, when time allows, pursue your own reporting or lead the editing on special projects.

The ability to work cooperatively with the managing editor, reporters and news directors across the collaborative defines the position. You’ll find the reporters eager to learn and to share their expertise on the issues that matter in Kansas. While the Kansas News Service aims to be nimble in producing breaking news, the emphasis is on enterprising stories that would otherwise go uncovered – or that other news organizations would tackle with less analysis. The editor should possess a keen understanding of what makes public media journalism special, but also have ambitions to help drive public media forward.

KCUR 89.3 is the NPR affiliate in Kansas City and is an editorially independent community service of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. See www.kcur.org/jobs for information about KCUR and Kansas City.

Characteristic Duties

Ensures the smooth production and delivery of content to partners across the Kansas News Service regional journalism collaborative. The news editor’s work focuses primarily on spot radio stories, but will sometimes include the assigning and editing of digital stories, the occasional feature and possibly editing a podcast.Assigns and edits stories for radio and web, and may bring in other partner station individuals for specific edits or story assignments.Ensures that stories – audio and digital – are filed properly by reporters, and that stations are able to retrieve content efficiently.Generates and approves daily story ideas focused on the social determinants of health in its many interpretations in Kansas.Ensures an efficient approach to news gathering and reporting that produces in-depth coverage of distinction, including breaking news situations.Leads daily news budget calls with partner news directors.Attends KCUR daily news meetings and a weekly meeting with the station’s editorial leadership to create an integrated approach to the team’s work.Edits and works with reporters in the KCUR newsroom as needed.Coordinates coverage among related partners at other public media stations and news outlets. Reports for radio and web as needed.Serves as a resource for talk shows, including identifying sources and opportunities for additional coverage, conducting two-ways and interviews, and appearing as a guest. Oversees the work of interns at times.Participates in assigned fund-raising and outreach activities, on air and off.Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in journalism, communications, education or a related field.Three years of management experience or daily reporting experience in a public media or news organization.Experience in successfully managing content collaborations.Excellent writing skills, proven news judgment, and journalistic integrity.Ability to work on diverse projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.Experience in operating a variety of broadcast equipment including digital editing systems (e.g. Adobe Audition), field recording units, and other production equipment. Demonstrated ability as a newsroom leader.Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with both internal and external audiences.Ability and willingness to work a varied schedule.Enthusiasm for the role of public media in a changing journalism environment.

Full Time/Part Time

This is a full time, benefIt eligible position.

Salary

Salary starts at $47,476 - $58,000

Application Deadline

January 24, 2021

Application Instructions

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of three references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.

Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

If you are experiencing technical problems, please call (800) 488-5288.

Comments KCUR 89.3 is the NPR affiliate in Kansas City and is an editorially-independent community service of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. See www.kcur.org/jobs for information about KCUR and Kansas City.

Comments

The News Editor can work at the KCUR newsroom in Kansas City, Missouri, from the KNS office in Topeka or remotely from a location based in Kansas

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