Multimedia Journalist

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

• Identifies and cultivates key community partnerships, creating a network of relationships that generates accountability for our work while also sharing resources among our community.
• Develops new and innovative ways to listen to both existing and new audiences
• Pitches and produces stories inspired by audience insights with a special focus on social media content creation
• Writes and publishes articles on the Decibel website
• Develops and manages success metrics for community engagement efforts
• Acts as a liaison between community members and staff, facilitating introductions and connections
• Works with the marketing team to explore new social tools and engagement techniques
• 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
• Works with teams across the organization to build audience engagement efforts
• Trains and helps editorial staff approach their work through a community-centered lens
• 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.
• Fosters an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion
• Represents Austin PBS at events as a speaker, moderator or attendee
• Coordinates content sharing for other news and/or public affairs content
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• 3+ years of experience in a newsroom, with at least two years of full-time engagement experience
• Demonstrated experience with digital engagement tools, platforms and/or database systems
• Excellent writing, reporting, editing and engagement skills with the ability to work quickly and accurately
• Demonstrated interest in identifying and deploying cutting-edge engagement and audience development ideas
• 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)
• Journalism experience itself, either locally or nationally, especially reporting involving stories that involve underrepresented communities
• Demonstrated ability to generate and execute creative ideas and collaborate with others
• Experience maintaining high journalistic standards and uncompromising ethics
• Ability to work with a flexible schedule that will sometimes include nights and weekends
• Familiarity with video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Creative Cloud suite
• Familiarity with engaged journalism or audience-centered approaches
• You understand our mission and share our values
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 403(b) with a company match plan
• 96 hours paid vacation
• Competitive medical/dental/vision insurance
• 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.