Full-stack Engineer

• Develop, maintain, and support our core backend APIs
• Manage and refine API integrations with key external software
• Maintain and update Piano software implementation on NPR.org
• Partner to develop new front-end and back-end code that powers user lifecycle on NPR products
• Collaborate across teams to implement A/B tests
• Ensure technology meets security and compliance standards
• Deploy consistent log monitoring
• Leverage modern developer tooling
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code
• Participate in all phases of quality assurance and defect resolution
• Mentor and coach junior engineers

Software Engineer – Product & Audience Technology

Attorney

• Work with NPR journalists to request access to records under the federal Freedom of Information Act and state public records laws;
• Work with NPR staff attorneys and outside counsel to prepare appeals from inappropriate denials of such requests;
• Track federal FOIA and state public records requests and appeals across the NPR newsroom and the newsrooms of NPR Member stations engaged with NPR in collaborative reporting projects;
• Work with NPR staff attorneys and outside counsel to pursue FOIA, state public records act, and court-access litigation, and, time permitting, to defend content-related lawsuits against NPR and NPR journalists;
• Conduct legal research and advise NPR legal colleagues and reporters on FOIA, state public records act, court-access, and other media law issues;
• Prepare memoranda, presentations, and other materials for internal and external audiences
• Prepare training materials and work with staff lawyers and newsroom leaders to train journalists in the effective use of FOIA and state public records laws.

Legal Fellow – Ishiyama Transparency in Government

Communications

• Write compelling donor collateral, including tailored proposals and reports for NPR’s principal gift donors;
• Write impact reports, stewardship pieces, newsletters, web content, marketing pieces and other materials as assigned;
• Support the Senior Director of Donor Communications in crafting executive and board communications;
• Serve as project manager, overseeing the timely production and delivery of donor materials;
• Provide writing and editing support for communications and development-related materials;
• Manage the production and distribution of digital donor communications, including newsletters, impact reports, donor emails, and donor-specific online features for NPR’s website;
• Maintain and curate a database of graphics and photographs for use in communications materials;
• Manage freelance designers and other contractors to help create donor materials as assigned;
• Support division-wide knowledge management by organizing newsroom updates, program announcements, audience insights and other relevant data;
• Manage content calendars for donor communications and stewardship activities;
• Collaborate with colleagues across NPR, including other teams within Development, Marketing and Communications, our newsroom, among others.
• Ensure all donor materials are of the highest quality and aligned with the NPR brand.

Manager, Donor Communications

• Manage all technical aspects of the life cycle development of NPR RAD’s archive, taxonomy and music production products; carry out the gathering, analysis, and development of specifications and requirements as provided by product owners
• Work closely and communicate effectively with RAD product owners and team, thoroughly developing an understanding of how best to work with each of us
• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships and communication with other NPR technologists and external vendors
• Identify and act on ways to improve and align RAD products with other NPR products and services
• Keep current with technological developments and incorporate new knowledge as appropriate
• Write and regularly update documentation to make workflows and outcomes visible

Full Stack Developer, Research, Archives and Data Strategy

Manager

• Scale personalization efforts by adapting standardized templates for mid-level donors
• Drive data-driven donor renewal and upgrades by developing timely touchpoints
• Qualify new donors to determine their specific affinity and capacity for support
• Manage a portfolio of donors with the capacity to make gifts in the $10K-$25K range
• Support the design and implementation of pilot fundraising initiatives
• Maintain meticulous records in Salesforce
• Communicate frequently with colleagues to foster a collaborative fundraising environment
• Exemplify fundraising best practices and a high level of ethics

Manager, Leadership Giving

Director

• Ensure the CDO is briefed and prepared for all speaking engagements, presentations, and internal/external communications.
• Anticipate the needs of the CEO, CDO, and other leaders in donor-facing roles and proactively prepare materials, strategies, and follow-through plans.
• Coordinate closely with the CDO to help the CEO integrate donor strategy into the executive’s overall calendar and institutional priorities.
• Act as the lead for high-stakes, time-sensitive initiatives assigned by the CDO, providing dedicated stewardship and project management for priority organizational goals.
• Serve as a cross-departmental coordinator on behalf of the CDO to ensure consistency and alignment across the Development Division.
• Drive internal collaboration by managing departmental agendas, overseeing task forces, and leading cross-team initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Manage budget activities across all Development departments in coordination with Finance and Operations.
• Collaborate with Development leaders, including Operations and Fundraising staff, to ensure coordinated divisional fundraising efforts.
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of division-wide human resources projects like reviews, trainings, and professional development opportunities.
• Work closely with CDO to identify professional development opportunities and craft the budget to support them.
• Direct and mentor the Executive Assistant and the Manager of Foundation Operations; provide strategic oversight to ensure administrative and operational excellence across the department.
• Work closely with CDO on managing hiring processes and working closely with the People Team to fill departmental roles.
• Spearhead team-wide culture and engagement initiatives, including talent recognition and professional celebrations. Serve as the primary Development liaison to the People Team to manage recruitment, hiring processes, and organizational role changes.
• Develop and manage strategic plans that match NPR’s top donor prospects with engagement opportunities involving the CEO, CDO, VP, Editor in Chief, Foundation Chair, and other executives.
• Prioritize and schedule donor meetings for NPR leadership, ensuring the highest-value opportunities are identified, prepared, and executed with clear objectives.
• Oversee briefing and follow-up processes so that every donor interaction is purposeful, well-timed, and strengthens long-term relationships.
• Manage the process of high-end correspondence for the CEO, CDO, and other senior executives, ensuring all donor communications are timely, strategic, polished, and relationship-building.
• Oversee all Foundation and Trustee-related engagement, including the strategic planning and execution of board meetings, committee sessions, and high-level donor stewardship.
• Align schedules and travel with the greatest revenue-producing potential to maximize the efficiency and impact of NPR executives’ time with donors.

Director, Strategy and Integration

Producer

• Work on all aspects of the production and distribution of NPR’s fundraising materials and maintain relationships with both external station staff and internal teams who contribute to the materials.
• Bring organizational and project management skills to work that involves colleagues across internal and external departments and organizations.
• Produce and distribute a variety of audio promos and promotional assets for NPR member stations’ use.
• Write and distribute the NPR Day Sheet to station colleagues, serve as editor for other colleagues' work.
• Provide backfill for production on the funding credit team and across other team functions — including, but not limited to funding credit production and SiriusXM channel maintenance — as necessary.
• Assist in the development of video protocols and standards in the same broader work areas outlined above.

Producer I, Programming & Promotion

Backend Engineer

• Responsible for design, development and maintenance of our Content Distribution System. Work closely with the Product Owner and peers from the development team.
• Follow software development procedures and report directly to the Sr. Manager of Software Development.
• Write, edit, and debug software in Java.
• Respond promptly and professionally to bugs reported by QA.
• Ability to conduct system analysis independently to keep our systems current with changing technologies.
• Analyze system specifications and break down requirements to well defined development tasks.
• Test new code thoroughly to ensure logic is correct, and that program results are accurate
• Document code consistently throughout the development process.
• Provide assistance to testers and support personnel as needed to determine system problems.
• Participate in code deployments to QA and production systems.
• Identify and respond appropriately to production problems.
• Join the developer “on-call” rotation after approximately 3 months.
• Participate in disaster recovery site readiness and testing
• Participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum activities (e.g. backlog grooming, planning, demos and retrospectives).