Oregon Public Broadcasting is hiring: Executive Editor, Digital Programming in P

Executive Editor, Digital Programming

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About OPB

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is an independent, nonprofit media organization serving communities across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Powered by the generous support of members, OPB connects people through trusted journalism that is freely accessible to everyone. Guided by public service and a commitment to equity, we deliver in-depth, fact-driven coverage of politics, science and the environment, arts and culture, education and more.

The Opportunity

OPB is seeking a strategic and visionary professional with sharp instincts for news and audience-centric journalism to serve as our Executive Editor of Digital Programming. This position will help ensure audiences see OPB’s storytelling, news and information as a relevant and essential part of their daily lives.

The executive editor will lead a team of digital producers and collaborate closely with product, news and content colleagues to drive strategy for the curation, packaging, and distribution of written, audio and video content across OPB’s digital platforms.

Position Details

The executive editor is a strategic professional with strong news instincts who will lead an audience-focused digital production, curation, and distribution team. This is a new leadership role to reimagine and oversee our digital programming strategy for delivering OPB’s written, audio and video stories to audiences across OPB’s website, app, newsletters, and social media.

Responsibilities

50% - Leadership and Strategy

• Lead the digital programming strategy, guiding the identification of the strongest news stories of the day, and the curation and development of engaging content across web, mobile, social media, newsletters and emerging digital platforms.
• Collaborate closely with the director of platform and product and audience intelligence strategist to align digital product and digital programming strategies into a cohesive, user-centered program.
• Work closely with Content, product, Programming and Audience Engagement and the Visuals department to ensure digital producers are involved at the inception of story ideas.
• Monitor emerging trends in digital journalism and adapt our strategies to remain at the forefront of the industry.
• Leverage analytics and user feedback to inform decisions and optimize content performance.

45% - Leadership and Team Management

• Supervise and mentor the digital production team, ensuring identification of the most important news stories of the day.
• Foster a collaborative environment and promote a culture of innovation, creativity, and journalistic excellence.
• Provide ongoing coaching, training, and feedback to staff, encouraging continuous improvement, creativity, and belonging.

5% - Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Most work can be done at an office with flexible options when needed. Work schedule will be determined by OPB business needs, primarily Monday through Friday during business hours.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of professional experience in journalism, digital programming, and storytelling.
• Supervisory experience managing dynamic teams responsible for digital content curation and production.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Strong leadership and team building skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of experience supervising and managing a team of at least 4 individuals.
• Bilingual in English and another language.