Capitol Editor / Producer Job at Community Radio for Northern Colorado in Greele

Capitol Editor / Producer

Pay Range: $57,000 – 65,000 annually

Exempt: Yes

Full Time: Yes

Reports to: Executive News Director

Summary:

The Capitol Editor / Producer will work with the Capitol Reporter and collaborate with editorial partners’ news teams to produce coverage of the Capitol and Colorado politics for radio broadcast and digital news platforms. The Editor / Producer also will implement the KUNC newsroom’s digital news strategy to edit and produce content to make it “shine” for our website and social media. This position is part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance, a CPB-funded state-wide collaboration to expand the coverage of Colorado state government. The ideal candidate will be a strong collaborator with a background in political reporting, preferably in Colorado. Experience with both broadcast and print/digital writing and producing is required. This position is based in Denver.

Essential Functions:

• Works with the Capitol reporter to cover state politics for radio news and digital channels. The Editor / Producer must both report and edit to ensure that issues important to Colorado audiences are being covered, including daily radio and digital stories, as well as long-term news-features that dig deeper into political issues.
• Creates, writes, edits and produces original digital and radio news content, as assigned.
• Plans and communicates daily and longer-term coverage, while soliciting suggestions and requests from the KUNC newsroom and members of the collaboration.
• Works with the KUNC newsroom and partner stations to develop a communication and filing system that keeps the collaboration informed and engaged about editorial initiatives.
• Collaborates with partner colleagues to produce a weekly political podcast.
• Collaborates with partner Rocky Mountain PBS around social and digital videos related to the Capitol coverage.
• Tracks and reports story metrics and carriage as required by the CPB grant.
• Creates digital content that includes explainers, standups and news updates.
• Utilizes the KUNC newsroom and social media calendars to create campaigns for editorial initiatives and social media promotions.
• Monitors for and may be responsible for aiding in the on-line and broadcast reporting of breaking news related to Colorado politics and the Capitol.
• Edits stories in general breaking news situations and works with reporters to acquire and distribute timely and accurate information.
• Works with news staff and editorial partners to adapt and create original content for digital platforms.
• Participates in morning and monthly newsroom meetings with KUNC News staff and editors to pitch story ideas to the newsroom team.
• Works with the Digital Managing Editor to plan for digital special events such as press conferences, legislative hearings, and live interviews.
• Posts content from KUNC collaborators and partners and makes KUNC content available to collaborators.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participates in on-air fundraising as well as station development and promotional functions, as needed.
• Appears on air to talk about reporting and projects as needed.
• Acts as a member of the team who may have a variety of duties during major events such as Election Nights or breaking news situations.
• Familiarizes and follows NPR ethics and style guidelines for all edited and published work appearing on the KUNC website. Shares this knowledge and best practices with newsroom staff throughout the editing process.
• Provides a watchful eye on all KUNC content through a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge

• Experience writing and editing for broadcast and digital or print news publication.
• Experience using Photoshop, video editing tools, & audio editing tools (Adobe Audition).
• Understands and can apply ethical practices when selecting, editing and using photographs for digital stories and social media.
• Excellent understanding of digital and social media concepts and tools.
• Strong knowledge of AP Style and ethics for reporting, headlines and social media.
• Basic knowledge of web design and CMS preferred.
• Basic experience working with data and data visualization preferred.

Skills

• Good editorial judgment.
• Fair and accurate news writing.
• Strong editing skills.
• Attention to detail.
• A sense of mission.
• Interviewing skills.
• Understands or is easily adaptable to different platforms, tech and skills needed to produce work.
• Proficient skills in Adobe and Microsoft tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills utilizing proper grammar.
• Performs work professionally, with ethics and integrity, and maintains confidentiality when required.
• Excellent time management skills.

Abilities

• Ability to multitask and manage competing responsibilities on a daily basis.
• Ability to work collaboratively with outside partners.
• Works with little supervision and exercise good independent judgment.
• A positive team member and maintains effective working relationships with employees and the community.
• Motivated, engaged and committed to seeing a project through.
• Demonstrates respect for the diverse constituencies of KUNC and the public broadcasting system.
• Commits to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
• Thinks creatively about developing digital and audio content.
• Productive, responsible, and enterprising possessing a grasp of how global, national, and regional issues connect to the KUNC listening area.
• Maintains high journalistic standards of objectivity, balance, and fairness.
• Handles multiple and complex priorities with simultaneous demands, organizing and completing tasks according to their importance.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in media, communications, web design, or related field.
• At least three years’ experience in the field reporting or editing. Experience in public media preferred.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license.
• Must reside in Colorado.
• Bilingual in Spanish is helpful.

Physical Demands:

The employee frequently stands, walks, sits, uses hands and fingers, reaches and lifts with arms, climbs, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. The employee is required to frequently lift up to 30 pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Work Environment:

The employee typically works indoors in a standard office environment but is required to travel to other locations for station events and donor meetings.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Community Radio for Northern Colorado’s (CRNC) company mission is to strengthen our community by cultivating the mind and spirit - informing, inspiring, and entertaining. To fully live up to this mission, this position must strive to include diverse voices and amplify those from groups that are rarely heard in the media.

CRNC is an equal employment opportunity employer. We strive to make CRNC an example for other media organizations by modeling diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization. CRNC’s DEI statement can be found here.

Working at CRNC:

CRNC cares deeply about our employees, and we understand that attracting, developing, and growing talent is key to our success and enhancing our impact. We value colleagues who will enhance our culture by bringing new ideas, diverse experiences, and talents to our dynamic workplace. Our goal is to foster a culture of collaboration and innovation.

CRNC’s dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion is reflective in our company. We are fully focused on equality of opportunity and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, national origin, experience, and all other fascinating characteristics that make us different.

Who Gets to Work Here:

We strive to recruit, hire, and create a team of employees that demonstrate these qualities:

Cultural Competency: A high level of cultural competency and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace expressed in both approach and experience.

Collaboration: Effective collaboration and an appreciation of teamwork. Someone who enjoys spending time with others and respects hearing other perspectives and points of view.

Honesty: Honesty is a vital quality for our employees. We expect employees to be truthful with other employees, as well as our customers and stakeholders.

Innovation: Examining content and connections through new and energizing viewpoints. Always seeking to improve how we serve the public by being a welcoming organization to new ideas and initiatives.

Inquisitiveness: Someone who is always striving to learn more and increase their knowledge and that will use the information gathered and skills practiced improving their work performance and relationships with co-workers.

Humility: People on our team should feel pride in their work, but not to the extent of becoming arrogant.

Respect: Acknowledge people’s lived experiences and diverse viewpoints.

About CRNC:

CRNC is a community-licensed public radio station, operated by Community Radio for Northern Colorado, Inc., a 501 (c) 3, Colorado non-profit organization.

The KUNC News Team is a group of dedicated journalists, who are committed to telling the stories of our diverse communities, reflecting the people who live in those communities, and amplifying their voices. We operate with a team mentality, creating engaging and relevant content focusing on internal and external collaboration and experimenting with content styles and distribution.

KUNC is a news and information staple within northern Colorado, serving numerous rural, mountain, and city communities for over 50 years.

Our non-commercial music service, The Colorado Sound, offers unique and diverse music discovery programming. We are based in Northern Colorado but heard throughout the state, across the country, and around the world. The Colorado Sound brings the spirit and soul of Colorado to our listeners through a cross-genre mix of new music, familiar favorites, and regional standouts.

KUNC, and The Colorado Sound, aim to strengthen our communities by cultivating the mind and spirit - informing, inspiring and entertaining. To fully live up to this mission, we strive to include diverse voices and amplify those from groups that are rarely heard from in the media.