American Public Media Group

Journalist

• Deliver exceptional news coverage that informs, includes, and inspires audiences across Minnesota
• Develop sources, research, report and produce daily general news and in-depth stories and program segments for all channels including radio, podcast, digital, and social
• Work on special assignment in Mahnomen County, including mentoring students and developing stories and content for local Native news partners in the area
• Guides coverage of community concerns and solutions in Mahnomen County
• Maintains a wide variety of sources, with an emphasis on Native and Indigenous voices
• Develops and pitches stories for reports, programs, podcasts, and/or digital content, including video and social with a depth and diversity of knowledge
• Delivers voice, sound, and visual rich stories and material with little oversight, including substantive reports on a quick turnaround on varied subjects on a deadline, digital media (including written and visual content for social media and online publication), breaking news, and/or feature stories
• May be assigned to live reports and two-ways, if appropriate

Reporter II

Producer

• Write and produce highly shareable content on tight deadlines, including graphics and short-form videos, for all social platforms.
• Assist with various social media campaigns, including membership drives.
• Strategically schedule and publish content across all social platforms.
• Ensure executions are on-strategy for brand, positioning and voice.
• Work collaboratively with newsroom partners.
• Use data to inform how and what we post.
• Stay up-to-date and ahead of the curve on social media best practices.
• Ensure consistent voice and branding across our social platforms.
• Help cultivate and develop conversations between our audience, hosts and reporters.

Assistant Producer I, Social

• Re-write broadcast scripts into article copy
• Work with Marketplace producers to identify strong broadcast content that would translate well to web
• Pull audio links from our audio system and embed into web stories
• Select photos, adjust in Photoshop as needed and embed photos for articles, write captions in AP style
• Perform a preliminary name and fact check on radio copy for the web
• Curate the homepage, selecting articles for the top of the page and other key elements on the home page
• Monitor all copy flow, daily and communicate with editors and reporters
• Write podcast descriptions and titles for the shows
• Publish podcasts in a timely manner to catch morning listening traffic
• Double- and triple-check posts for spelling, grammar and factual accuracy
• Work with our editorial partners at the BBC to publish their content for Marketplace on the website
• When needed, edit radio reporters assigned to MMR for short, breaking news pieces, including the Marketplace Minute podcast
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reporter II

Assistant Producer I, Social

Assistant Digital Producer – On-Call