Jobs at KQED

Supports KQED’s equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy through learning facilitation, content development, heritage month programming, Employee Belonging Group support, event coordination, resource management, scheduling, and program evaluation. The role develops educational materials, facilitates DEI sessions, coordinates internal stakeholders and vendors, maintains documentation and budgets, tracks participation, and helps ensure organizational initiatives are accessible, organized, and effectively delivered.

Develops cohesive brand identity systems and motion graphics for KQED programs, campaigns, and sub-brands across video, digital, social, print, and environmental platforms. Designs and animates using Adobe Creative Suite, creates reusable motion templates and graphic assets, collaborates with creative and cross-functional teams, presents design concepts, incorporates feedback, and manages multiple assignments in an on-call production environment.

Leads content analytics by designing reporting systems, analyzing performance across digital platforms, generating data-driven insights, advising content teams, automating data collection and analysis, and presenting findings to senior and non-analytical audiences. The role also uses experimentation, data science techniques, LLM prompting, and agentic AI tools to improve content performance.

Leads KQED’s membership fundraising strategy, growth, and performance across on-air, third-party, and emerging channels. Oversees fundraising managers and staff, evaluates programs, develops business cases, sets revenue goals, manages vendors, and uses analytics to guide investment and prioritization. Partners across Membership, Development, Product, Data, Programming, Content, Finance, Legal, and Donor Services to improve donor acquisition, retention, digital experiences, and revenue. Builds a culture of experimentation, collaboration, equity, and continuous improvement.

Produces short-form social videos, graphics, photo content, captions, and scripts for KQED news channels. Plans and shoots Bay Area event coverage, edits and publishes content, collaborates with reporters and photographers, and develops visual strategies to engage new audiences. The role requires strong journalism ethics, fact-checking, social media expertise, Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, video production and photography skills, and the ability to work quickly across multiple projects and news cycles.

Produces original vertical video journalism for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and other digital platforms. Develops story ideas and repeatable formats, conducts research and interviews, scripts, shoots, directs talent, records audio, and manages production logistics. Collaborates with reporters, editors, and Audience Development on post-production, publishing, audience insights, and performance optimization while maintaining journalistic, legal, and editorial standards.

Edits accurate, engaging vertical news videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other platforms. Responsibilities include storytelling, captions, graphics, sound mixing, color correction, motion graphics, asset management, platform-specific publishing, and rapid response to breaking news. The editor collaborates with reporters, producers, newsroom leaders, and audience teams while developing repeatable workflows and applying performance insights to improve social video production.

Paid intern supporting The California Report Magazine through story research, pitching, interviews, field recording, audio production, digital story writing, and social media promotion. The role requires long-form audio storytelling experience, California news awareness, and work at KQED headquarters and in the field. Podcast production, digital audio editing, news feature writing, and multilingual skills are beneficial.

Paid hybrid journalism internship preparing candidates for entry-level reporting careers. Interns cover Bay Area news, interview community members and experts, write concise broadcast and digital stories, meet daily deadlines, pitch story ideas, and collaborate in a newsroom. No professional journalism experience is required.

Supports KQED’s Creative team by producing branded digital and print collateral, editing photographs, developing design concepts, incorporating feedback, sourcing visual assets, coordinating print vendors, and preparing print-ready files. The intern collaborates with internal clients, manages project timelines, presents design rationale, and gains mentorship through diverse design projects.

Support production of KQED’s live Forum radio show by researching topics, pitching ideas, pre-interviewing guests, moderating comments, assisting with broadcasts, creating web and social media content, answering phones, performing basic audio editing, and completing administrative tasks. The internship provides hands-on training in news writing, interviewing, research, and daily public radio production.

Supports KQED Education marketing through online workshop promotion and production, event calendar management, event asset creation, follow-up communications, in-person conference and workshop logistics, newsletter drafting and scheduling, and event data reporting. The intern may also help curate student submissions and support other marketing programs while maintaining nonpartisan public communications and KQED journalistic standards.

Supports podcast operations and audience engagement through social media content, short-form video and audio production, promotional copywriting, asset distribution, data management, research, community interaction, and event planning. The intern collaborates with podcast teams and other departments on audience growth, podcast metrics, promotional strategies, and digital engagement across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.

Supports audience intelligence through data mining, research, quantitative analysis, predictive analytics, automation, data visualization, and stakeholder presentations. The intern will aggregate and analyze datasets, develop actionable insights for organizational decisions, monitor product performance, and lead a project resulting in a portfolio-ready deliverable. The role requires SQL knowledge, analytical ability, strong communication, attention to detail, and independent work.

The Director of Brand will own KQED’s brand strategy, lead a major brand renewal and multi-year integrated campaign, oversee brand architecture and sub-brands, and manage internal creative teams and external agencies. The role partners across marketing, media, research, product, editorial, and membership to build alignment, conduct audience and brand-lift research, ensure consistent brand execution, and strengthen engagement with new and younger audiences.

Own technical product prioritization and roadmaps for KQED’s digital platforms, balancing feature development, infrastructure upgrades, and technical debt. Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to assess system constraints, review APIs, define requirements, manage backlogs, and support Agile sprint planning. Establish product metrics, evaluate system performance, and guide technical trade-offs across web, mobile, content, and personalization systems.

Lead KQED's marketing team to scale brand and performance media across digital and traditional channels. Own strategy, budgeting, measurement, agency relationships, campaign creative direction, and cross-functional collaboration to drive reach, acquisition, engagement, and retention. Build marketing systems, reporting frameworks, and audience journeys while partnering with Product and Audience Intelligence.