Digital Editor, Mountain West News Bureau

The Mountain West News Bureau is seeking a digital editor who will also serve as assistant editor to the Managing Editor of this thriving regional collaboration among NPR Network stations in eight Mountain West states. This seasoned journalist will help public radio stations reach new audiences and engage with communities that represent the breadth of our states. This position reports to the Managing Editor of the Mountain West News Bureau, which is housed at Boise State Public Radio. Can work remotely.

The Mountain West News Bureau brings together nearly two dozen public radio stations to plan coverage, share content and deliver vital local and regional news to their communities on all platforms. The bureau launched in 2018 and has just joined NPR’s network of regional newsrooms that are building a new architecture for how stations work together and with NPR to elevate local voices to the national audience. The leading partners are in Idaho (Boise State Public Radio), in Nevada (KNPR and KUNR), in Colorado (KUNC and CPR), in Wyoming (Wyoming Public Media), in New Mexico (KANW) and in Arizona (KJZZ).

Final employment offers are contingent upon a Final Candidate’s successful completion of a Background Verification, and a determination by the University that the information derived from the Background Verification does not disqualify the individual. In addition, a Financial History Check and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Check may be required

The Major Responsibilities and Job Duties are:

• Ensure stories are factually correct, impartial, grammatically sound, and written clearly and concisely
• Post stories to the CMS platform, as needed, in coordination with partner newsrooms
• Fact checking as needed, directed
• Developing story ideas coordination with the Managing Editor, reporters and other editors
• Edit both online and broadcast stories, in coordination/collaboration with the Managing Editor
• Serve as the primary editor/point of contact when the Managing Editor is absent, carrying out the essential newsroom-oriented tasks of the Managing Editor
• Coordinate with the Managing Editor to identify news ideas and stories from our network of partner and associate stations across the Mountain West, helping to facilitate the editing and migration of those stories so that they resonate across the region
• Help start up a new weekly newsletter for the newsroom, writing, editing, and distributing, in collaboration with the Managing Editor and other newsrooms
• Devise a system of digital metrics in coordination with the Managing Editor and others, including the Executive Director, to track the performance of digital content produced by the bureau
• Regularly produce digital reports/data to help the newsroom identify trends across the region we cover
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Organization Relationships:
Internal: Strong collaborative relationships with Boise State Public Radio and the Mountain West News Bureau, including its main partners and associate members across Mountain West states.

External: Working relationships with NPR and other content providers and technology vendors for the station’s digital platforms.