[grc] DEADLINE EXTENDED: KGNU seeks a News Director

[Evan Perkins]

PLEASE NOTE: the application deadline has been extended to *November 15,
2020*:


*KGNU is hiring a News Director.*  Help shape the future of local
news.  The KGNU News Director is a dynamic, energetic, creative,
team-oriented, and talented individual responsible for leading KGNU’s
award-winning News Department.  The News Director is responsible for
overseeing the editorial agenda, overall direction, and day-to-day
operations of the KGNU News Department. The News Director must excel in a
fast-paced, deadline-oriented, collaborative environment.


The ideal candidate is a superb journalist and experienced manager with
superior organizational skills and high journalistic standards who brings
an inspiring, social and racial equity-centered editorial vision that will
address local news and information gaps with the skills to implement a
strategy to achieve it. Our newsroom prioritizes community relevance and
engagement.


The News Director leads KGNU’s daily local news coverage across all
platforms: radio, podcast, web, social media, and multimedia. The News
Director will drive the daily reporting with a combination of energy and
calm, creativity and consistency.  The News Director will ensure that news
coverage and public affairs programming reflect the highest standards of
journalistic ethics, audio production, and public service to the KGNU
audience and the communities we serve.


The News Director manages our small but mighty team of staff reporters and
producers; while providing journalistic guidance, coordination, training,
and management of our volunteer reporters, producers, hosts and interns.
Fluent Bilingual (Spanish-English) candidates are strongly encouraged to
apply.


A full job description, details and application instructions can be found
on the KGNU website <https://kgnu.org/cgi-bin/moreinfo.py?Notice=1601936572>
.


Thanks for sharing far and wide.

-- 
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
Evan Perkins
Operations Director

KGNU Community Radio
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Boulder, CO 80301-2548
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