BROADCAST JOURNALIST: ARTS & CULTURE

Aspen Public Radio; Aspen (CO); In loco; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Current Newspaper in Aspen seeks an experienced broadcast journalist to report, write, produce, and anchor. You will cover arts and culture beat across our Roaring Fork region, including nonprofits, events, and live interviews, while delivering engaging stories for radio and digital platforms.

You should be a strong writer with solid production skills, capable of live-on-air reporting, and comfortable collaborating with a growing team under the News Director to serve the community with timely,

Competenze

• Solid experience in radio reporting, audio editing and production.
• Strong writing and editing skills with newsroom standards.
• Familiarity with AP and NPR journalistic practices.

Mansioni

• Produce high-quality reporting and cover live events.
• Write and produce daily spot news and weekly features.
• Anchor morning and afternoon newscasts as needed.
• Develop and maintain arts and culture beat coverage.
• Create digital content for website and social media.

Conoscenze

Radio reporting

Audio editing

Production

Anchoring

Writing

AP NPR styles

Time management

Collaboration

Strumenti

Audio editing software

Descrizione del lavoro

We seek an experienced broadcast journalist with a strong skill set that includes reporting, writing, producing, and anchoring. We are looking for someone who is, above all, a good reporter and a team player. We also want you to be a strong writer, have solid broadcast production skills, and be comfortable delivering live newscasts and conducting live interviews on the air. Among other duties, you will be covering a fun and interesting beat that is focused on the local arts and culture sector throughout our coverage area, including both hard and soft news related to nonprofits and arts and cultural organizations and events.

On this beat, you will cover major events throughout our coverage region, such as X Games, Aspen Gay Ski Week, Aspen IdeasFest, and the annual Food & Wine Classic; internationally renowned institutions including the Aspen Institute, the Aspen Music Festival and School, and Jazz Aspen Snowmass; vibrant local arts organizations such as Carbondale Clay Center, The Performing Arts Center at Willis (TACAW), Aspen Words, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and countless other events and organizations large and small.

This broadcast journalist will join a growing team, under the direction of News Director Sage Smiley, responsible for bringing ideas forward that advance how the power of radio can be used to tell meaningful stories. You are a multitasker, able to work on in-depth stories and breaking news pieces simultaneously, and you care deeply about connecting with our unique community in a way that continually improves our public service to our community’s diverse stakeholders.

As a small station, every member of our news team is required to support evening breaking news and production duties (one day per week), weekend coverage (approx. once a month), and take substitute host shifts as needed. It is also assumed that each beat reporter will have approximately 25% of their coverage responsibilities held for general assignment.

Duties:

• Produce high-quality, accurate, and ethical reporting.
• Write and produce daily spot news and weekly features and interviews, including twice-monthly nonprofit spotlight interviews.
• Cultivate a pool of sources throughout the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys.
• Produce digital content for our website and social media channels.
• Anchor morning and afternoon newscasts, as needed.
• Serve as local show producer for Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
• Participate in the production of live events.
• Maintain a local Arts & Culture event calendar in collaboration with hosts and administrative staff.
• Work with the news director and regional NPR editors to nationalize local stories.
• Participate in training and workshops to continue honing your craft and skills.
• Attend donor and station events and participate in on-air fundraising drives.

Required Qualifications:

• Solid experience in radio reporting, audio editing and production.
• Deep knowledge of the ethics and practices of journalism, including AP and NPR styles.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines on a regular basis.
• Well-practiced collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of nonprofit and arts and culture organizations in the Roaring Fork Valley.
• On-air anchoring experience (knowledge of the Morning Edition or All Things Considered clocks is also a plus)
• Understanding of the purpose and mission of public broadcasting.