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We are hiring an Arts & Culture Reporter!
About UsIowa Public Radio is Iowa’s public radio organization serving people throughout the state. We have strong relationships with NPR and regional collaborations like Harvest Public Media, Side Effects Public Media and the Midwest Newsroom. We serve our local communities while elevating our reporting for national audiences. And every four years, we have a front row seat for the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.
About the positionWe are looking for a journalist with great news judgement, a strong sense of curiosity, and a passion for all forms of the arts to be our Arts & Culture Reporter. You’ll join a great team in this brand new role, and will work closely with our award-winning digital, reporting, and music staff. Our teams work with NPR regularly, and our reporters’ stories are regularly featured on NPR.org and the NPR news magazines.
If you’re passionate about impactful journalism, ethics and diversity, are adept at handling multiple projects at a time, and want to be part of a great and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.
We know there are great candidates who might not exactly fit what we’ve described here or who have important skills we haven’t listed. If that sounds like you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.
The Arts & Culture Reporter, in collaboration with the Digital Manager, is responsible for growing and serving IPR’s arts-enthused audience through original reporting and product development, which may include an original newsletter and/or podcast. The Arts & Culture Reporter collaborates across IPR’s music and news/talk teams in collecting and developing Arts and Culture/lifestyle stories, and is responsible for pitching and filing original reporting and features, which will be used digitally and on-air, as designated. The Arts & Culture Reporter is responsible for developing a personality and presence across selected emerging digital platforms in order to build the impact of their reported stories. Taking direction from the Digital Manager, the Arts & Culture Reporter is also responsible for cultivating, assigning, and editing IPR’s independent arts & culture contributors.
The beat for this reporter is broad: it covers the entire state of Iowa, and it covers the full umbrella of Arts and cultural news, happenings, and commemorations that may be occurring or available at any given moment. In this way, this position is an Arts & Culture general assignment role, though development of more regular content around particular areas within this beat is possible, in consultation with the Digital Manager.
Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, retirement plan, immediate accrual of vacation (16 hours monthly) and sick (12 hours monthly) time
The Basics- FLSA Classification: Exempt (Salaried, paid once a month)
- Reports to: Digital Manager
- Pay range: Based on experience, $40,000 - $55,803
- Location: 2111 Grand Ave, Des Moines IA 50312. Candidates must be able to appear in the Des Moines office and studio when required. This beat covers the state of Iowa. In-state travel (<20%) is required. Remote work is authorized when appropriate.
- This position requires a current state-issued driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- At least three years of experience in a professional journalism environment, including internships.
- Strong broadcast and print writing skills.
- Experience working in multimedia platforms, including audio, photography, video and web platforms.
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, English, or other related field.
- Two or more years’ experience in Arts and Culture reporting.
- Experience building a personality and presence on at least one social media platform.
- Experience assigning or/and editing the work of other reporters and producers.
- Innovation: We support creativity and embrace new ways of serving our audience.
- Curiosity: We serve an inquisitive audience by asking questions, seeking knowledge and exploring new ideas.
For full consideration, applications must include the following:
- MS Word or PDF: A detailed resume.
- MS Word or PDF: A narrative carefully detailing how your experience compares to the job duties, qualifications, and functions for this position at this organization. The narrative should not exceed two pages. Your narrative should include:
- Three links to online content such as articles you have written and produced. Online content can be a web build-out of a radio story or news content that was designed to be web-only.
- This position will stop accepting applications at 5:00PM on Thursday, January 18, 2024
Iowa Public Radio is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.
It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
The Organization is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy concerning all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
