Temporary Community Engagement Specialist Broadcast Media Center

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Broadcast Media Center (BMC)

invites applications for a

Temporary Community Engagement Specialist

to join their team. This position works with the University of Montana (UM) Broadcast Media Center (BMC) to understand and reach new audiences, and coordinate community engagement efforts across multiple departments throughout Montana Public Radio (MTPR). This position ensures that MTPR is serving all Montanans with its program offerings by understanding who Montanans are, and identifying gaps. The individual in this role will provide functional supervision to student interns (as needed); however, this position is not responsible for the management or supervision of classified staff members or contract professional employees.

Essential Responsibilities:

Convene community gatherings for presentations on multiple platforms (e.g. live events online and in person events)

Guides newsroom and programming departments through a diversity audit to reveal who we are including now, and who we are leaving out

Cultivate community connections, including new media partnerships (especially with BIPOC community groups and media)

Identify community narratives, missing or misinformation, and opportunities for enterprise projects

Host productive conversations with diverse groups of people

Communicate across the MTPR organization, and with the public we serve

Serve as a member of the BMC/MTPR senior staff

Act as face and voice of community engagement for MTPR including possible on-air work.

Act as coordinator and facilitator between MTPR staff and the America Amplified team.

Coordinate and communicate with MTPR staff.

Serve as member MTPR senior staff.

Work as part of BMC/MTPR team by helping build and maintain a work atmosphere of trust and respect including communicating professionally, positively and effectively.

Required Skills

Experience connecting to and engaging with a wide variety of communities across Montana.

Ability to identify and converse with community leaders.

Experience organizing community town halls, listening sessions, conversations and/or events.

Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and present data, in writing and on-air, in an understandable manner.

Knowledge of journalism standards of balance, fairness, and fact checking

Knowledge of Montana.

Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills.

Minimum Required Experience

Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university.

About the Broadcast Media Center

and UM

Montana Public Radio enriches the mind and spirit, inspires a lifetime of learning, and connects communities through access to exceptional programming. Montana Public Radio will be the essential and trusted source for information and cultural programs. Montana Public Radio has at its foundation the core values of independence, excellence, integrity, and innovation.

We insist on meeting the highest standards of journalism with trustworthy, balanced and inclusive content

We balance a major commitment to locally produced programs with acquisition of national and international content

We require excellence in the quality of our craft

We commit to providing reliable access to our service

We strive for innovation in our content and in improving our service

We welcome both critique and praise and respond with openness and candor - assuring a constructive approach in all our interactions

We are prudent and accountable with the resources entrusted to us

We promise that our fundraising activities will be positive and principled

Montana Public Radio is deepening its engagement with communities across the region through the America Amplified initiative. Through this initiative, hosted by WFYI in Indianapolis and funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, participating stations aim to put people, not preconceived ideas, at the center of its reporting process. America Amplified prioritizes meaningful in-person and online engagement in order to build trust, expand audiences and deepen the impact of public media journalism

The University of Montana is flagship, research institution with approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. It is located in Missoula, a culturally vibrant community of about 75,000, surrounded by mountains and three rivers converge. Abundant recreational opportunities in surrounding state and national forests and nearby Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park complement a thriving intellectual atmosphere. The University of Montana offers eligible employees a generous benefits package that positively separates UM from other local employers and offers many programs and policies to support work-life balance for its employees.

The University of Montana is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who would assist the University in demonstrating its five priorities for action

: Place student success at the center of all we do; drive excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, and research; embody the principle of “mission first, people always; partner with place; and proudly tell the UM story.

To learn more about the University of Montana, Missoula, and the State of Montana, please visit the links below.

University of Montana

Video: Mission First, People Always

UM on YouTube

City of Missoula

Video: There's This Place

Destination Missoula

Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce

The State of Montana

Visit Montana

Position Details

Position Title:

Media Info Spec

Department:

Broadcast Media Center

Work Schedule:

Full-time, 1.0 FTE (40 Hours a week), Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 12 months/year

Salary:

$14.59 - $18.266/

hr.

Union Affiliation:

FOCUS-MFPE

Benefits Include

Insurance package, mandatory retirement plan, and wellness program.

Criminal Background Investigation is required prior to the Offer of Employment In accordance with University regulations, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. ADA/EOE/AA/Veteran's Preference

Reasonable accommodations are provided in the hiring process for persons with disabilities. For example, this material is available in alternative format upon request. As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, we encourage applications from minorities, veterans, and women. Qualified candidates may request veterans’ or disabilities preference in accordance with state law. References:

References not listed on the application materials may be contacted; notice may be provided to the applicant. Testing:

Individual hiring departments at UM may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions. Employment Eligibility:

All New Employees must be eligible and show employment eligibility verification by the first date of employment at UM, as legally required (e.g., Form I-9).

Company info

The University of Montana
Website : https://www.umt.edu