Kansas City Media Collective seeks a project manager – part time

The Kansas City Media Collective is looking for someone who can help manage collaborative reporting projects between six different non-profit journalism and journalism adjacent organizations. You are someone who thrives when you are creative problem solving, and implementing sustainable systems that deliver impactful journalism. You are comfortable serving as a neutral third-party and balancing different interests.

What you’ll do:

• Act as the central point of contact for all collaborative communications for the KCMC.
• Help facilitate conversations among the collaborative members about reporting priorities.
• Track story pitches and ensures the necessary people and resources are available.
• Design workflows to encourage content distribution across the collaborative members’ platforms.
• Schedule and manage meetings with collaborative partners.
• Coordinate any future events (virtual or in-person), working closely with community organizations.
• Manage administrative and budgeting duties.

Who you are:

• You thrive in an energetic, people-focused environment.
• You care about making Kansas City an equitable city with a thriving journalism community that keeps citizens informed and holds people accountable.
• You are confident both keeping the trains running behind the scenes and speaking publicly.
• You are proactive, generating new ideas and pathways for execution.
• You are a creative thinker and value listening to diverse audiences.
• You understand the current challenges of building trust between community and newsrooms.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish is a plus.
• Newsroom and journalism experience is a plus.
• Candidates must live in Kansas City or the immediate surrounding area.

What you get:

• This is a 1-year contract position without benefits except for optional participation in the 403(b) retirement. Consideration for an extension of the contract will occur. The ideal candidate will start immediately.
• The contract will pay $29.00 per hour for a 25-hour-per-week position for one year.
• Flexibility is a key feature of this job, with the opportunity for a hybrid mix of remote and in-person work along with flexible scheduling.

If interested in this exciting opportunity, send cover letter, resume to humanresources@kansascitypbs.org. Please include in your cover letter how you learned about this position.

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