Jobs at NPR

Lead and coach a team of mobile engineers to design, build, test, and ship NPR’s flagship native iOS and Android apps. Partner with Product, Design, Data, and Editorial; manage hiring and onboarding; run Agile delivery and code reviews; improve developer experience with automation; and oversee incident response and vendor coordination.

Manage full-cycle technical recruiting for digital media and IT teams, build targeted engineering pipelines, integrate technical assessments into Greenhouse, coach hiring managers on structured interviewing, and ensure EEO/compliance across hiring. Support onboarding, employer branding, and recruitment analytics for technical roles.

Coordinate full-cycle recruitment tasks including interview scheduling, job posting, ATS administration, offer and pre-onboarding processes, Form I-9 verification, reporting, and stakeholder training to ensure compliant, candidate-first hiring operations.

Source, map, and engage passive technical talent across engineering, product, design, and DevOps. Build talent pipelines in Greenhouse, run advanced Boolean/semantic searches, conduct inclusive screening, partner with hiring leaders, track sourcing metrics, and run diversity-focused outreach and events to increase representation in technical hiring.

The Senior Manager of Communications leads an integrated communications program, driving strategic campaigns to promote NPR's journalism and engaging with national media and stakeholders. Responsibilities include developing strategies, managing a team, fostering collaboration, and overseeing public messaging and reputation management.

Design, build, and deploy scalable generative AI systems to improve content metadata and personalization. Lead architecture, MLOps, RAG, prompt engineering, and evaluation; collaborate cross-functionally, integrate ethical AI practices, and monitor performance.

Produce and book interviews and special coverage for NPR across platforms, including the Newsmakers podcast. Generate interview ideas, write production copy, coordinate logistics, work with reporters and hosts in the field and studio, maintain editorial standards, and collaborate with cross-platform teams. Work varied shifts and travel as needed.

Join NPR's cross-discipline product team to build and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Automate deployments with IaC, administer Linux systems, manage databases and CDNs, optimize performance and scalability, maintain documentation, and participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability.

The IT Network Manager oversees network infrastructure, manages a team of engineers, and ensures high availability and security for real-time media transport in a collaborative environment.

Lead strategy to amplify NPR journalism and talent across press, creator platforms, AI discovery, and events. Manage publicists and talent relations, build creator partnerships, pilot emerging channels, partner with newsroom leadership on narrative defense, and set modern KPIs to measure editorial influence.

Lead and manage anchors, producers, and editors for NPR Newscast across broadcast and digital platforms. Oversee weekend operations, editorial planning, hiring/onboarding, talent development, and editorial standards. Collaborate on editorial and operational strategy, adapt workflows and technology, and represent Newscast externally. Occasional travel for reporting or team projects; may fill in for the Executive Producer as needed.