Job Description

Job Summary:

PBS Wisconsin News is hiring! We are looking for a full-time Indigenous Affairs multimedia reporter. This is a great opportunity for broadcast and multimedia story-tellers to work as part of a collaborative partnership between PBS Wisconsin News and ICT (formerly Indian Country Today) to produce original, deadline-driven news content, with a strong reporting focus on Indigenous communities and issues.

The Indigenous Affairs reporter will engage audiences through the production of broadcast television news video reports as well as digital news articles, audio, video and social media content.

Reporting would focus on issues important in Indigenous communities and all of Wisconsin as we are a statewide network intent on geographic and cultural diversity in our coverage. Your work will be impactful on the state and national stage.

This position formally reports to PBS Wisconsin News and will be responsive to the direction of the ICT Executive Producer.

A competitive salary, recognition of life-work integration and excellent benefits as part of UW-Madison come with this position. You'll join a team of award-winning journalists with state-of-the-art technology and production support.

Responsibilities:

Researches, prepares, and reports stories that are balanced, issue-oriented, and analytical for use in news and/or public affairs programs. Employs editorial judgement to select sources, conducts and records interviews, writes scripts, and may edit audio and/or video during the production of reporting assignments.

• 60% Contributes content including interviewing sources, writing stories/reports, and completing other necessary production tasks to create news/public affairs reports
• 5% Applies editorial judgment and maintains industry standards of journalistic ethics and excellence
• 10% Stays abreast of developments in assigned areas, maintains contacts on continued stories to ensure follow-up, and researches topic areas to provide in-depth reports
• 15% Collaborates with digital content teams on both long-term and short-term multimedia projects
• 10% Works in partnership with PBS Wisconsin News and ICT staff to produce and disseminate reporting

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in journalism or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:
- Experience in broadcast and/or online video reporting and multimedia content creation.
- Demonstrated experience reporting on Indigenous community matters (experience gained in school, such as internships or for school productions will be considered).
- Strong attention to detail with demonstrated excellent writing, grammar and proofreading skills with knowledge of AP style.
- Basic media production experience including videography and editing.
- Demonstrated ability to work productively and successfully with people from indigenous communities.
- Strong knowledge of Indigenous community current events and issues.
- Proven ability to work under deadlines in both independent and collaborative settings.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of Wisconsin communities, current events and issues.
- Experience with on-camera reporting.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

PBS Wisconsin is open to this position being based anywhere in Wisconsin with the expectation of traveling to and occasional stays in Madison for onboarding, training and team meetings as needed.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Terminal, 24 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

Salary:

Minimum $55,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Anticipated salary range for this position is $55,000 to $60,000. Actual pay will depend on relevant experience and qualifications.

Additional Information:

This position requires the ability to work some evenings, weekends, overnights with travel throughout Wisconsin as stories warrant.

This position regularly requires travel within Wisconsin for interviews, shoots, and other production activities. The person in this role, must have the ability to independently travel to all required locations at agreed upon times. They must also be able to transport any needed production equipment with them and arrive at the scheduled time for production activities.

Travel expenses will be reimbursed as appropriate within UW policies. Please note, any driver must be able to be approved as a UW Authorized Driver to receive mileage reimbursement.

PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio are part of Wisconsin Public Media. The person in this position will be required to comply with the Wisconsin Public Media Code of Ethics located here: , in addition to the UW-Madison code of ethics.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

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How to Apply:

The following must be received for your application to be complete:
1) Resume
2) Letter of interest specifically addressing the listed qualifications and delineating how your work and experience meet the qualifications.
3) Provide one document with links to the following types of work that demonstrate past experience in reporting on Indigenous issues:
- 3 journalistic video reports that showcase a mix of narrated and non-narrated reporting styles. Please include the written scripts for the reports.
- 2 examples of digital news reporting, preferably multimedia in style.

Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references with one being a current or past supervisor. Include their title, email address, and phone number. Please note that references will not be contacted without your prior knowledge.

Contact:

Mariah Stuckey
mariah.stuckey@wisc.edu
608-890-2272
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Reporter(PB014)

Department(s):

A46-PUBLIC MEDIA/PBS WISCONSIN

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Terminal

Job Number:

301454-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here

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About University of Wisconsin Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been a catalyst for the extraordinary since its founding in 1848. Our students, staff, and faculty partake in world-class education and conduct prolific research that solves real-world problems. Our guiding principle is the Wisconsin Idea, a commitment to outreach that creates a better future for our state, our nation, and the world. We value the contributions of each person and recognize that diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation.

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