Full-Time Positions
Director of Membership & Donor Services (Houston Public Media)
Donor Relations Manager
Senior Director- Division Business Operations (This position is in Administration & Finance Division)
Radio and Content Producer
Houston Public Media — Houston's NPR and PBS affiliates — has an immediate opening for an experienced radio and media Producer. This position is responsible for programming our daily live radio talk show and podcast Town Square with Ernie Manouse, imagining creative strategies to build show audience including social and digital, and developing new projects across all media. This position has unlimited potential for a motivated and enthusiastic producer.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Field and studio production for television and radio, live and pre-recorded situations
- Live remote production experience
- Experience integrating across departments including Marketing, PR, Sales
- Prior experience in fast-paced production environment
- Proven ability to meet deadlines
For your interview, come prepared to pitch three topics that might be appropriate for a daily live topical news and public affairs talk show.
News Anchor
Houston Public Media is looking for our next midday radio news anchor who will help continue our commitment to daily, local newscasts. Our ideal candidate will have solid news judgement, experience doing live newscasts in a medium or large market, be a motivated self-starter who knows how to stack a local radio newscast and be able to react quickly to breaking news and other developing stories. Concise, clear writing is a must, with the ability to tell a story in just a few seconds. A conversational, natural delivery is also preferred. Our anchor will work with reporters on live-shots and story coordination. Familiarity with Adobe Audition and broadcast studio equipment is also required. Our midday anchor should also be able to produce daily newscast stories as-needed for other dayparts and support our other anchors. If you don't meet all these requirements but are a quick learner with previous live, on-air experience in a professional news environment, let's talk.
Salary: 5,135.00 - 6,674.00
Required Attachments by Candidate: Resume, Cover Letter/Letter of Application
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The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
For all employment opportunities, check out Houston Public Media on the UH Taleo Job Site.
Internship Opportunities
News Internships
An internship in Houston Public Media’s newsroom provides exciting opportunities to develop and strengthen journalism skills in newsgathering, feature reporting, digital platforms and multimedia production. At the end of your internship, you should have 3-4 completed projects for your portfolio and have real-world experience for your resume.
Candidates should demonstrate a strong interest in journalism and be self-starters who are curious about the world and looking for opportunities to learn and grow.
Applicants should have at least three of the following competencies and be willing to learn the others:
- Strong writing for digital and/or broadcast (weighted most heavily)
- Audio production
- Research
- Photojournalism
- Social media best practices
- Vocal performance for broadcast
Please send your resume, cover letter, and work samples to newsinternship@houstonpublicmedia.org.