Description:
The Decibel team at Austin PBS is looking for a sharp, creative and self-motivated multimedia journalist to serve as the primary liaison between our newsroom and the communities we cover. This role supports Decibel, ourcommunity-led journalism project, with producer duties that include coordinating and hosting listening sessions, developing innovative ways to reach new audiences and producing content from community feedback. We are looking for a strategic thinker who works well with a team and can develop new techniques to support our mission of amplifying diverse voices in Central Texas through in-depth listening and storytelling. Good judgment and journalistic ethics are key in this position since you will often be the first point of contact to the community. A successful community engagement producer will be committed to building trust with the communities we serve, supporting authentic storytelling and being transparent about our work.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
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Identifies and cultivates key community partnerships, creating a network of relationships that generates accountability for our work while also sharing resources among our community.
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Develops new and innovative ways to listen to both existing and new audiences
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Pitches and produces stories inspired by audience insights with a special focus on social media content creation
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Writes and publishes articles on the Decibel website
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Develops and manages success metrics for community engagement efforts
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Acts as a liaison between community members and staff, facilitating introductions and connections
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Works with the marketing team to explore new social tools and engagement techniques
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Partners with our reporters by helping them find sources and overseeing a sharing strategy to help us get our work to the people who need it most
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Works with teams across the organization to build audience engagement efforts
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Trains and helps editorial staff approach their work through a community-centered lens
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Learns about accessibility strategies for reaching audiences with limited sight, hearing, literacy challenges or learning disabilities and committed to ensuring our work better meets those needs.
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Fosters an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion
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Represents Austin PBS at events as a speaker, moderator or attendee
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Coordinates content sharing for other news and/or public affairs content
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Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Requirements:
Knowledge & Skills Required:
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3+ years of experience in a newsroom, with at least two years of full-time engagement experience
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Demonstrated experience with digital engagement tools, platforms and/or database systems
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Excellent writing, reporting, editing and engagement skills with the ability to work quickly and accurately
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Demonstrated interest in identifying and deploying cutting-edge engagement and audience development ideas
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Experience organizing communities and audiences, especially in a journalistic context—either digitally (i.e. Facebook groups, social media or web forms) or in real life (events and forums)
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Journalism experience itself, either locally or nationally, especially reporting involving stories that involve underrepresented communities
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Demonstrated ability to generate and execute creative ideas and collaborate with others
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Experience maintaining high journalistic standards and uncompromising ethics
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Ability to work with a flexible schedule that will sometimes include nights and weekends
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Familiarity with video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Creative Cloud suite
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Familiarity with engaged journalism or audience-centered approaches
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You understand our mission and share our values
Compensation & Benefits:
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Competitive salary
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403(b) with a company match plan
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96 hours paid vacation
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Competitive medical/dental/vision insurance
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Our offices are located in the brand new Austin PBS building at ACC Highland, centrally located with free parking, easy access to public transportation, and a number of restaurants in walking distance.
This is a full time salaried position that is currently hybrid. Annual salary of $65,000
Austin PBS, KLRU-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin or disability.