Jobs at KQED

Schedules more than 100 newsroom and content department employees, maintains shifts and assignments, supports staffing and scheduling projects, administers SnapSchedule 365, audits timesheets, manages contracts, coordinates training eligibility, and advises on labor rules, overtime, and scheduling costs. The role also provides meeting, reporting, system support, and backup scheduling coverage for broadcast operations.

Manage publishing, packaging, optimization, and performance reporting for KQED video content across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and owned platforms. Create platform-specific copy, thumbnails, metadata, and promotional assets; monitor analytics; moderate audience engagement; conduct content tests; and provide data-informed recommendations. The role collaborates with audience, brand, content, and digital video teams to improve reach, engagement, and discoverability.

Edit KQED television programs and related broadcast and digital content using Avid and Adobe tools. Responsibilities include ingesting and organizing media, editing footage and audio, creating graphics and motion graphics, color correction, audio leveling, final exports, deliverables, archiving, and broadcast delivery. The editor collaborates with production, studio, and editorial teams, troubleshoots workflow issues, reviews screeners, and works independently to complete polished programming and promotional materials.

Reports and produces daily outdoors news, features, guides, alerts, and explanatory stories across radio, podcasts, web, mobile, social, audio, and video platforms. Uses web analytics, SEO, social listening, and audience insights to guide coverage. Conducts research and interviews, verifies facts, contributes to newsroom planning, collaborates across departments, produces field and newsroom content, and meets deadlines under pressure.

Reports, writes, edits, and produces explanatory and breaking-news stories for radio, podcasts, broadcast, web, mobile, social, video, and newsletters. Develops coverage strategies, edits newsroom guides, consults on editorial standards, mentors colleagues and interns, and works under deadline pressure across departments and platforms.

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.

Manage day-to-day operations for Snap Judgment PLUS and Spooked PLUS, driving subscriber onboarding, benefits delivery, renewals, retention, and membership acquisition. Expand and publish audio storytelling on YouTube and emerging platforms, coordinate production and publishing workflows, run social, email, and web engagement strategies, track membership KPIs, and collaborate with editorial, production, and creative teams to integrate audience growth into content planning.

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.

Lead strategy, planning, and execution of audio-driven fundraising and third-party programs. Plan and produce radio pledge drives, develop year-round membership promotion calendar for radio and TV, coordinate cross-channel campaigns, manage vendors and staff scheduling, and analyze campaign performance to optimize donor acquisition and revenue. Partner with Programming, Development, Product, and Analytics to align messaging and donor journeys.

Manage planning and execution of on-air fundraising drives and year-round campaigns. Coordinate timelines, vendors, and deliverables; maintain documentation; monitor live drives. Partner with Data & Analytics to run dashboards and post-campaign analysis, translate insights into recommendations, and help shape fundraising strategy.