The KALW News team is looking for an experienced audio story editor, ideally with management experience, to work on our daily news magazine Crosscurrents and other projects. You’ll work in a highly collaborative and supportive newsroom, joining our award-winning team producing short and long-form features and innovative podcasts.
As part of its mission, the KALW News department trains many people in the art and craft of journalistic audio storytelling. It makes for a dynamic and energized newsroom with a changing cast. We have a team of experienced core staffers and contributors with whom you’ll collaborate, but you’ll also work with people who are still learning to do this work well.
This is an independent contract position for 32 hours a week. Candidates must reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Job Requirements:
• Experience editing feature-length audio story scripts (preferably for other radio shows, podcasts, and the like)
• Experience writing or editing spotlessly clean copy
• Competence using Google Drive
• Solid interpersonal skills – our newsroom is diverse and fun and sometimes a little crazy
• Ability to work onsite at KALW at least three days per week
Job Preferences:
• Experience managing collaborative projects
• Experience coordinating and motivating a team
• Experience writing grants
• Experience teaching audio journalism and related skills
• Live, on-air experience
Ultimately, we’re looking for somebody with some proven skills, and we can adapt responsibilities based upon that person’s individual talents and abilities.
We encourage a diverse pool of applicants from a variety of backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. We value diversity.
To apply, please send a cover letter (including your reasons for applying for this particular position, a little about your editing approach or philosophy, and what about you or your life experiences might help us diversify our staff or coverage), CV, clips or links, and three references (including at least one reporter you have edited) to KALWapplications@gmail.com. Application deadline is Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 11:59 PT.