KUNM Public Health Reporter Job at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque

Reporter

Requisition ID: req32187

Working Title: KUNM Public Health Reporter

Position Grade: 10

Position Summary:

KUNM at the University of New Mexico is hiring a full-time reporter to report for the Public Health New Mexico project. KUNM’s signal reaches half of our state’s population. They will initiate independent research, investigation, and story development in consultation with the News Director. They will write and prepare stories for broadcast and publication online. They will work as a member of the team to establish the nature and focus of stories and participate in determination of the general direction of the project.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Working with the grant-funded public health team, plans story concepts and performs independent research and investigation in the development of reporting work.
2. Analyzes researched information for quality of reporting, newsworthiness, and relevance to subject matter; interprets and synthesizes information into articles as appropriate.
3. Creates, writes, edits, and prepares broadcast and online content on a range of subject matters relevant to the general direction of the project.
4. Participates in decision-making regarding the general direction, focus, scope, and format of project work.
5. Collaborates with content partners (other radio stations, online and print journalists, data specialists) on joint projects and efforts to broadly disseminate KUNM work. Also collaborates with co-workers on creating social media content based on stories.
6. Keeps abreast of issues and trends within public health, poverty, equity in education and related fields.
7. May host long-form live or pre-recorded broadcasts related to public health and poverty topics.
8. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Conditions of Employment:

• All regular, non-temporary positions assigned to this classification are represented by a labor union and subject to the terms and conditions of the US-UNM Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.

Minimum Qualifications:

Successful completion of at least 60 college-level credit hours; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference for experience with enterprise journalism.
• Preference for experience producing coverage of issues of race, culture, discrimination, community activism, addiction, and structural inequality.
• Preference for in-depth knowledge and experience reporting on Hispanic/Latino and/or Native American cultures, communities and constituencies.
• Preference for high degree of fluency in conversational Spanish.

Campus: Main - Albuquerque, NM

Department: KUNM (402A)

Employment Type: Staff

Staff Type: Regular - Full-Time

Status: Non-Exempt

Pay: Hourly: $18.81 - $25.56

Benefits Eligible: This is a benefits eligible position. The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs.

Application Instructions: Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application. Please include your resume and working links to your audio or other Reporting work. Please also include a one-page cover letter addressing your understanding of KUNM's mission. Include the names and contact information for three (3) supervisory references.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.