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Job Offer: KUNC Reporter - Mountain West News Bureau:KUNC/The Colorado SoundJob description: KUNC Reporter - Mountain West News Bureau Listing description Summary: This position is located at KUNC News and reports for the Mountain West News Bureau. The MWNB is a collaboration of 13 public radio stations in various Rocky Mountain states covering regional issues affecting the American West, including topics such as wildlife, land use, the environment, tribal communities, health, growth, education, and politics. MWNB is partially funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The reporter is responsible for communicating information on-air and online, in a clear, engaging, and professional manner. The reporter must be a productive, responsible, and enterprising individual with a passion for how global, national, and regional issues connect to the Mountain West listening area. Essential Functions: • Files spot news, enterprise features and occasional investigative series and podcast episodes that appeal to listeners across New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming under the supervision of a remote managing editor. • Works with KUNC's news director and other staff members to help with tasks related to the station's larger mission, such as participating in community events or station pledge drives. • Requires travel around the state and occasionally outside of the state for covering news stories and events. • Reports, writes and produces original stories that live up to KUNC's and NPR's standards for accuracy, fairness, and newsworthiness. • Finds diverse sources and makes use of reporting tools like FOIA and CORA, database acquisition and analysis and data mining to uncover original stories that matter. • Emphasizes stories that elevate marginalized voices and shine light on systematic inequities and failures. • Reports both short-term and medium-term projects, sometimes simultaneously. • Uses and creates audience engagement opportunities to become informed on topics important to listeners. • Responsible for filing to all of KUNC's editorial platforms, including digital and visual media, social networks, and various audio platforms, with the goal of reaching the largest audiences with the biggest impact. • Completes data analysis; requests records under state and federal laws; obtains original documents; completes fact checking and verification. • Uncovers and reports important news information and generates stories that go beyond chronicling and create impact and potentially change. Additional Job responsibilities: • Serves as a backup host on KUNC, when needed. • Participates in station fundraising, development, and promotional functions. • Generates newscast content on topics related to continuing and previous investigations. • Performs other tasks as assigned by Executive News Director and Senior Managing Editor. Knowledge, expertise, and Abilities: Knowledge • Basic knowledge of investigative reporting expertise and data journalism. • Broadcast, digital recording, and editing equipment. • FCC guidelines and requirements. • Digital and social media concepts and tools. • In-depth knowledge and practice reporting on Hispanic/Latino and/or Native American cultures, communities, and constituencies preferred. expertise • Basic hosting expertise preferred. • On-air presentations, as well as interview, writing and production expertise. • Proficient in multimedia storytelling and social media. • Editorial judgment; fair and accurate news writing; a sense of mission; and interviews and online work as required. • Operating a personal computer with proficient expertise in Excel, Outlook, Word, and audio editing software. • Demonstrated knowledge of digital and social media concepts and tools and capability to think creatively about digital content. • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing utilizing proper grammar. • Perform work professionally, with ethics and integrity, and maintain confidentiality when required. Abilities • capability to work with little supervision and to exercise good independent judgment. • Translate complex information to listeners without losing nuance. • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the community. • Think creatively about digital content. • Productive, responsible, and enterprising individual possessing a grasp of how global, national, and regional issues connect to the KUNC listening area. • Maintain high journalistic standards of objectivity, balance, and fairness. • Handle multiple priorities and simultaneous demands, organizing and completing tasks according to their importance. • Commit to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. • Consistently work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at KUNC and within the public broadcasting system. practice and Qualifications • High School Diploma or GED is required and a bachelor's degree in journalism, broadcast communication, or similar field is preferred. • A minimum of two (2) years of practice in news reporting required, with professional broadcast news and hosting practice preferred. • A valid Colorado driver's license and a vehicle is required. • Must be located in Colorado coverage area for radio station. • Bilingual in Spanish is preferred. About CRNC: CRNC is a community-licensed public radio station, operated by Community Radio for Northern Colorado, Inc., a 501 (c) 3, Colorado non-profit organization. The KUNC News Team is a group of dedicated journalists, who are committed to telling the stories of our diverse communities, reflecting the people who live in those communities, and amplifying their voices. We operate with a team mentality, creating engaging and significant content focusing on internal and external collaboration and experimenting with content styles and distribution. KUNC is a news and information staple within northern Colorado, serving numerous rural, mountain, and city communities for over 50 years. Our non-commercial music service, The Colorado Sound, offers unique and diverse music discovery programming. We are located in Northern Colorado but heard all over the state, across the country, and around the world. The Colorado Sound brings the spirit and soul of Colorado to our listeners through a cross-genre mix of new music, familiar favorites, and regional standouts. KUNC and The Colorado Sound aim to strengthen our communities by cultivating the mind and spirit - informing, inspiring and entertaining. To fully live up to this mission, we strive to include diverse voices and amplify those from groups that are rarely heard from in the media. CRNC offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health, dental, and vision. life & short-term discapability insurance, as well as 403b retirement, paid leave, and much more. Organization: KUNC/The Colorado Sound Job Job location: Greeley, CO United States Job Job Category: Reporting Employment Type: Full time Send Application Materials To: Applications can be submitted online. More details are at the KUNC website: https://www.kunc.org/career-opportunities Minimum income: $55,000.00 Maximum income: $63,000.00 Website: KUNC News Email address: E-Mail: mike.arnold@kunc.org Job Field: Radio and Television
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