Title: Senior Editor, The Bay
Schedule Format - Location: Hybrid - San Francisco
Pay Information: $112,000 - $140,000
Position Summary:
The senior editor will guide, oversee, and work with the show team to produce content, develop and maintain an editorial agenda, develop and maintain workflow and processes, and assure the highest quality for all content produced.
This position requires an experienced audio journalist proficient at editing scripts and mixes for audio stories, story conception, evaluating pitches, team and workflow management, audio production, writing for audio, writing and editing text stories, and producing other online content for the web, mobile and social media platforms.
Senior Editor, The Bay Addendum:
This role is the Senior Editor of The Bay podcast. The senior editor manages and assigns a team that includes a host and a producer, and works closely with editors, reporters and other journalists at KQED to create an engaging narrative news show that serves the audiences of the nine-county Bay Area. This senior editor is responsible for guiding story and coverage decisions, and holding and steering the creative vision for the program. This senior editor works with other departments at KQED, especially News, to collaborate and provide a platform for expanded reporting and stories. The senior editor should be comfortable with switching between roles and tasks on this small team, including assisting with production (cutting tape, booking guests) and hosting the show when necessary.
KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.
We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.
KQED Code of Ethics https://www.kqed.org/about/code-ethics
The mission that drives us:
KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
This role will work hybrid between working in KQED's newly renovated headquarters and working remotely.
Essential Functions:
- Leads and manages the production and editorial team of the show
- Supervises team members and facilitates their development.
- Sets goals and operational standards for the team and show
- Edits stories and episodes
- Edits a variety of editorial content for the web, mobile and social media, such as audio, scripts, text stories, photographs, video and databases
- Oversees the processes of developing coverage strategies, making assignments and delegating tasks
- Manages editorial and production calendar.
- Leads pitch meetings and approves episode topics.
- Trains and mentors fill-in producers and interns
- Serves as liaison to other internal teams and stakeholders as well as to outside partners or contributors where necessary
- Assists with production as needed
- Helps to plan and execute live or virtual events
- Assumes other duties as assigned
Knowledge/Experience Required:
- Three to five years of experience in audio journalism, including in an editor role
- Experience with people and project management
- Experience writing and editing/giving feedback on audio stories and scripts
- Strong understanding of journalistic principles, ethics and standards, and ability to guide team and content accordingly
- Familiarity with sound design and mixing for podcasts
- Proficiency with Adobe Audition or similar DAW
- Familiarity with writing and publishing for the web via blogs, news content management systems, mobile, social media editing and publishing
- Familiarity with researching and reporting using a variety of technologies, methods and sources
- Ability to stay organized and prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects at once
- Ability to communicate with a variety of individuals and to work inclusively with a diverse staff
- Ability to research and communicate through a variety of mobile and digital tools
- Ability to work under deadline pressures
Knowledge/Experience Desired:
- Experience working in a demographically and racially diverse news environment is strongly desired
- Strong interest and expertise in subject matter of the show
- Video production experience
- Proficiency and strong interest in engaging listeners via social media or other digital platforms
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as necessary to meet the ongoing needs of this organization.
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Skills Required
- Three to five years of experience in audio journalism, including in an editor role
- Experience with people and project management
- Experience writing and editing/giving feedback on audio stories and scripts
- Strong understanding of journalistic principles, ethics and standards
- Familiarity with sound design and mixing for podcasts
- Proficiency with Adobe Audition or similar DAW
- Familiarity with writing and publishing for the web via blogs, news CMS, mobile and social media
- Familiarity with researching and reporting using a variety of technologies, methods and sources
- Ability to stay organized and prioritize multiple projects
- Ability to communicate with diverse staff and work inclusively
- Ability to research and communicate through mobile and digital tools
- Ability to work under deadline pressures
- Experience working in a demographically and racially diverse news environment
- Strong interest and expertise in subject matter of the show
- Video production experience
- Proficiency and interest in engaging listeners via social media or other digital platforms
What We Do
Your Northern California NPR and PBS stations, offering a community-supported, non-profit alternative to commercial media. Through Public Television, Public Radio, Interactive, and Education, KQED provides citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone; and engage audiences to share their stories. KQED helps students and teachers thrive in 21st century classrooms, and takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration—exposing them to new people, places and ideas. KQED celebrates diversity, embraces innovation, values lifelong learning and partners with those who share our passion for public service.
