Title: Managing editor

Location: St. Louis

Description: The Managing Editor will lead the creation of a Center of Public Media — an innovative and groundbreaking collaboration in 2012 election coverage using the resources and reach of the St. Louis Beacon, St. Louis Public Radio and the Nine Network of Public Media. The work will engage St. Louisans on-air, online, and in person, and may extend after the election with continued coverage of issues and politics. The Center will focus on local and state races and issues and on how St. Louisans affect and are affected by the national election. The hire term is through December 2012 with the prospect of continued engagement contingent on funding.

Goals of the Center include:

• Foster understanding and give voice to voters’ concerns;
• Explain how political issues affect individuals;
• Disclose the influence of money and interests on the political process; and,
• Check candidates’ assertions and positions against facts and reality.

Responsibilities:

• Instigate and manage an innovative strategy for distinctive coverage, drawing on the thinking of the three public media organizations and the public.
• Manage some staff directly and coordinate work of others to maximize the impact and efficiency of the effort.
• Find new ways to make this work useful and relevant to voters, using broadcast, digital and other tools for outreach.
• Maintain project plans, assist in monitoring progress and evaluation of project

• Contribute to and coordinate the development of written documents and the framing of Center impacts and outcomes
• Other duties aligned with the outcomes of the Center

Qualifications:

• Instigate and manage an innovative strategy for distinctive coverage, drawing on the thinking of the three public media organizations and the public.
• Manage some staff directly and coordinate work of others to maximize the impact and efficiency of the effort.
• Find new ways to make this work useful and relevant to voters, using broadcast, digital and other tools for outreach.
• Maintain project plans, assist in monitoring progress and evaluation of project
• Contribute to and coordinate the development of written documents and the framing of Center impacts and outcomes
• Other duties aligned with the outcomes of the Center

To apply: Application deadline is May 15. Submit cover letter, resume, writing samples and references via email to:

The Nine Network of Public Media
Managing Editor
Attn: Human Resources Manager
3655 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63108
jobs@ketc.org