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This position is open until 2/26/2020 @ 4pm, at which time applications will be reviewed.
KPBS serves the greater San Diego community with informative, cultural, entertaining and educational television, radio, and web programming. KPBS TV/FM is the public television and radio stations 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.
The traffic department is responsible for the scheduling and trafficking of all content that is broadcast on television, radio or other non-broadcast platforms. The management of the traffic database is also the responsibility of the traffic department including scheduling of system updates, identifying and scheduling user training, and establishing business policies and protocols for use of the system. The KPBS traffic department is central to the operations of a number of business activities within the station including the scheduling of the broadcast log for television and radio programming; the logging and management of sales, marketing and other sales and promotional inventory; providing operations support to the stations’ digital operations center; providing proof of performance to the sales and accounting departments, ensuring the interactive department and audience services areas have access to information required to populate the stations’ website and to answer audience inquiries; maintains oversight of the station’s media library and shipping & receiving areas.
This position is within the SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit with KPBS.
This position is open until filled.
KPBS is committed to providing quality local in-depth news and news analysis on all of its platforms – TV, radio, web, social media and mobile. The mission of the news division is to provide balanced, accurate reports about the people and issues of import affecting San Diego & Imperial Counties and its citizens. KPBS provides in-depth coverage on regional issues via reports through KPBS’ multiplatform journalism initiative, which delves into often unknown or untold critical stories about decisions that affect the citizens of San Diego.
The General Assignment reporter – North County, covers news of local relevance and often national significance across all KPBS beats, as directed. The reporter will work collaboratively with beat reporters, and at the direction of the News Editor. The reporter will also work in coordination with other members of the News Division.
KPBS beats involve taking complex concepts and rendering them into accessible and compelling stories. These stories will be carefully grounded in fact, but can still be playful or moving as the subject matter requires.
KPBS news beats are, but not exclusive to, arts & culture, border, education, environment, health, investigative, metro, and military.
The Reporter will pitch news stories, or be assigned stories by the editors, that can be distributed on KPBS radio, TV, KPBS.org, KPBS social networking and KPBS mobile. The news stories will be produced in formats for radio newscasts, in-depth radio features, TV packages, multi-media projects and special reports as assigned. The Reporter works closely with online producers and editors to create original content in support of beat reporting.
The Reporter may be assigned to anchor radio newscasts, and appear as a guest or host on KPBS TV and radio programs. The Reporter is expected to participate in station on-air fundraising activities, and make appearances for KPBS community-building events and other public relations activities.
This position is within the SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit with KPBS.
This position is open until filled, with first review of resumes on 1/14/20.
The Account Executive has a highly visible position that along with the Corporate Development Manager acts as a liaison to the business community. Duties include securing financial commitments for Radio and Television programs, KPBS.org website and various KPBS events in the form of underwriting/sponsorships from the business community, individuals, foundations, agencies and media buyers.
KPBS Television and Radio broadcast programs in the public interest to San Diego. Additionally, KPBS offers digital services through its various digital offerings inclusive of KPBS.org. The KPBS Corporate Development Department is responsible for securing support from corporations, foundations, individual businesses and government agencies. That support is recognized in the form of underwriting or credits in our local, regional and national television and radio programming. Additionally, the Corporate Development Department is responsible for generating revenue through support of the KPBS.org website.