Emerging Journalist Fellow - Audience Engagement

Cascade Public Media - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Seattle, WA

Broadcasting and Content Providers

About the position

The Emerging Journalist Fellow - Audience Engagement at Cascade Public Media is an entry-level position designed to immerse individuals in the world of audience engagement and digital content within journalism. The role focuses on learning how to effectively engage audiences through various digital platforms, including social media and newsletters, while supporting the production of original journalism. The fellow will collaborate with experienced journalists and contribute to projects that enhance audience interaction and community outreach.

Responsibilities

• Learn the ins and outs of how audience engagement and digital content support journalism, including newsletter writing, social media strategies, data graphics, and web management.
• Assist the digital content manager and newsletter editor with engagement duties, including social media posts, headline writing, or newsletter production.
• Act as the engagement lead on at least one newsroom-related project, creating an audience engagement promotional campaign with guidance from the digital content manager.
• Learn how to read, report, and analyze data, including how analytics can impact reporting and newsroom strategies.
• Assist and shadow other journalists in the production of original enterprise journalism.
• Join regular planning and development meetings.
• Pursue occasional reporting opportunities on other assignment desks (news, investigative).
• Work with the editorial staff and others to help identify potential audio and video storytelling opportunities with guidance from the manager.
• Help bring fresh, innovative ideas to engage new readers, whether through social media, community outreach, or other measures.
• Participate in training sessions.
• Collaborate with other team members to foster a positive and productive culture and contribute toward the overall growth of Cascade PBS.

Requirements

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a hybrid environment.
• Proven interest in and basic understanding of journalism.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for the role of public media in a changing journalism environment.
• A proven and demonstrated understanding of journalistic ethical standards and practices.
• Ability to understand, relate to, and communicate the perspectives of diverse communities, historically disadvantaged populations, or economically marginalized communities.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated success in working collaboratively with peers.
• Some experience organizing and managing multiple priorities, and in developing and managing projects.
• Working knowledge of Content Management Systems.
• Working knowledge of word processing platforms.
• Working knowledge of AP style.
• Experience working in email management platforms is preferred.
• Previous experience, education, or understanding of audience engagement's role in journalism is preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion commitment in hiring and workplace culture.