Senior Manager, Community Impact & Partnerships

The E.W. Scripps Company in; Tulsa (OK); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The E.W. Scripps Company in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Senior Manager of Community Connections to serve as the primary liaison to civic, nonprofit, business, educational, and government groups. You will turn community insights into stronger journalism, partnerships, and events that engage audiences across channels.

You'll lead the newsroom's daily community engagement, coordinate town halls and forums, and ensure timely responses to audience questions while driving long-term community impact.

Qualifikationen

• BS/BA in related discipline or equivalent years of experience preferred.
• Generally, 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in community engagement, journalism, nonprofit leadership, communications, public affairs, partnership development, government relations, or related fields

Aufgaben

• Build and maintain relationships with community stakeholders to understand emerging issues, priorities, and opportunities.
• Gather, analyze, and communicate community insights to station leadership, newsroom teams, and partners to inform decision-making and coverage.
• Partner with News to identify story opportunities, connect journalists with trusted sources, and support audience engagement across community channels.
• Serve as the station's primary community liaison, developing trusted relationships with civic, nonprofit, business, educational, and government organizations.
• Represent the station throughout the community and foster partnerships that create long-term value and impact.
• Ensure responsive, professional communication with community members, partners, and stakeholders, ensuring audience inquiries are acknowledged, routed and resolved in a timely and professional manner.
• Lead the planning and execution of forums, town halls, public-service initiatives, educational programs, and other community engagement activities.
• Partner with News, Sales, Marketing, and station leadership to create meaningful opportunities that strengthen audience relationships and community impact.
• Oversee event logistics, stakeholder coordination, and effectiveness measurement to ensure engagement activities are inclusive, relevant, and impactful.
• Develop and execute a market-wide community engagement strategy aligned with station and regional priorities.
• Advise station leadership on community needs, emerging issues, and opportunities to strengthen trust and local impact.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional community engagement efforts, while sharing best practices, tracking outcomes, and developing team capabilities.

Kenntnisse

Relationship-building

Community listening

Strategic thinking

Public speaking

Influence across orgs

Project management

Empathy & diplomacy

Independent work

MS Office / CRM tools

Customer-service mindset

Ausbildung

BS/BA in related discipline

Jobbeschreibung

The E.W. Scripps Company in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Senior Manager of Community Connections to serve as the primary liaison to civic, nonprofit, business, educational, and government groups. You will turn community insights into stronger journalism, partnerships, and events that engage audiences across channels.

You'll lead the newsroom's daily community engagement, coordinate town halls and forums, and ensure timely responses to audience questions while driving long-term community impact.