News Director – KCUR 89.3 #65567
KCUR 89.3 FM
Kansas City
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MO
Application Deadline: Thursday, Jan 23, 2020
Description
KCUR 89.3, Kansas City’s NPR affiliate, is looking for an experienced journalist to oversee the day-to-day news operation and reporting. The News Director’s primary responsibility will be to ensure efficiency in the workflow and distribution of journalism of the highest order.
This is an exciting and important time to be a journalist, particularly within the public media landscape. The News Director at KCUR will drive the daily reporting with a perfect combination of energy and calm, creativity and consistency.
A characteristic duty: coach, supervise and edit the work of reporters, newscasters, talk show teams and freelancers who provide content for broadcast and digital platforms. See www.kcur.org for the complete position description.
The ideal candidate for this role has superior organizational skills and high journalistic standards. He/she will be a strong collaborator, an outstanding manager of people and an unflappable leader in a busy newsroom environment.
Review of applications will begin on Thursday, January 2, 2020. This position will remain open until filled. KCUR is an editorially independent service of the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Apply online: https://info.umkc.edu/hr/careers/ Then select Staff Positions – View Jobs.