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
Knowledge & Skills Required:
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.
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
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
- 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.
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.
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