The salary range for this position is $10,416.67 - $12,500 per month ($125,000 - $150,000 per year) depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.
This position is scheduled to close on 07/24/2024 at 4:30 pm.
Cover letter is required.
Flexibility to work / attend events that occur on nights and weekends is a must.
KPBS serves the greater San Diego community with informative, cultural, entertaining and educational television, radio, and digital programming. KPBS TV/FM is the public television and radio station for San Diego. Licensed to San Diego State University, KPBS supports and furthers the university’s educational and community service mission by informing, enlightening and empowering its audience. It does so not only by presenting national and locally produced programming of value to its San Diego audience, but also by producing programming about San Diego and its people for distribution nationwide.
Under the supervision of the News Director, the Managing Editor drives implementation of the KPBS editorial vision and strategy, and reinforces our mission as a public media news organization. The person will champion staff development, lead change management and encourage risk taking while helping grow our audiences on every platform.
The ideal candidate is a dynamic, empathetic and inspiring leader who brings fresh ideas and cultivates a commitment to excellence. This individual will be a great listener with substantial management experience to be able to usher in a new era for the KPBS newsroom, which is full of passionate journalists, both seasoned and emerging, with diverse skill sets. This person understands the competitive challenges and opportunities in the journalism industry and embraces the trajectories of digital news products and services, as well as audience trends on traditional broadcast platforms.
This person is eager to help foster an inclusive, equitable and welcoming environment within the organization and understands these elements contribute to greater audience service.
The Managing Editor leads a team of editors who supervise reporters with beats including but not limited to metro, military and veterans affairs, science and technology, democracy, homelessness, cost of living, racial justice and social equity, arts & culture, health, environment and education. The successful managing editor will help guide and focus the stories, approaches and topics that distinguish KPBS from our media competitors and other options our audiences may choose.
The News division’s mission is to provide fair, accurate and contextualized reports about important issues affecting the people of San Diego and Imperial counties. The Managing Editor will help accomplish this mission by reinforcing the timely production of reporter beat memos, refining coverage plans and mission statements, encouraging enterprise reporting and maximizing the potential of all platforms. They will also routinely ask how a particular story or project fits into the KPBS editorial strategy: why us, why now and why not.
The Managing Editor understands industry challenges, realities and opportunities, and responds in an appropriate manner and has the emotional intelligence to develop mutual respect with others who may have greater knowledge, skills and abilities in other platforms.
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The following information is intended to be representative of the work performed by incumbents in this position and is not all-inclusive. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility will not preclude it from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical extension of position responsibilities. Job descriptions may be changed at any time based on the needs of the department.
The Managing Editor is responsible for but not limited to:
Editorial Leadership & Planning (60%)
Strategic and Tactical Implementation (30%)
Other Duties and Responsibilities as Assigned (10%)
Preferred Qualifications and Special Skills
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