BROADCAST HOST & ASSOCIATE EDITOR Job at Greater Public, Aspen, CO

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Aspen Public Radio

ASPEN , CO

Application Deadline: Saturday, Aug 09, 2025

Description

BROADCAST HOST & ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Post Date: June 2025

Aspen Public Radio is a 44-year-old public media organization serving the vibrant Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. We seek an experienced public radio reporter/host to join our news team as the daily host/anchor for All Things Considered and to serve as associate editor at Aspen Public Radio in Aspen, CO.

Aspen Public Radios mission is to support, nourish, and enrich our community by providing informative, entertaining, and educational radio and digital programming in a reliable and professional manner. Our community is home to many organizations and internationally renowned festivals, including The Aspen Institute, Ideas Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen Film festivals, Rocky Mountain Institute, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, and The Wheeler Opera House. The valley features gourmet dining, art galleries, an airport, and hundreds of miles of hiking, biking, climbing, skiing, kayaking, rafting and world-class fly fishing, as well as one of the most photographed parts of the country: the mountain peaks of Maroon Bells. Our service area is Aspen to Glenwood Springs; Rifle to Eagle.

Our culture is friendly and familiar, but we are professional broadcasters with high standards, telling character-driven stories with a strong standard of accuracy, often providing context to complex issues inherent to the Mountain West.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking to hire an experienced broadcast journalist with a strong skill set that includes reporting, writing, producing, and anchoring. We are looking for someone who, above all, is understanding of what it takes to be a good reporter and a team player. We also want you to be a strong writer, have solid broadcast production skills, and be comfortable delivering live newscasts and conducting live interviews on the air. As host/anchor, youll be responsible for delivering newscasts, alongside local and regional features during All Things Considered Monday through Friday. As associate editor, you will support our News Director with daily editing responsibilities for both radio and web, working closely with our extended team of reporters, which includes three full-time reporters and three reporters who work in conjunction with other news outlets in our region.

This broadcast journalist will join a team responsible for advancing the power of radio to tell meaningful stories. You are a multitasker, with the ability to show up strong on the air each day, create an attractive and supportive environment for the entire reporting team, and follow your reporting passion as time allows. You care deeply about connecting with our unique community in a way that continually improves our public service to our communitys diverse stakeholders.

As a small station, every member of our news team is required to support evening production duties (one day per week), weekend coverage (approx. once a month), and participate in breaking news coverage.

Duties

Anchor All Things Considered each weekday

Edit radio and digital content alongside our news director

Work with the news director and regional NPR editors to nationalize local stories

Serve as local show producer for Morning Edition and All Things Considered (approx.once a week)

Maintain strong relationships with partner newsrooms

Participate in the production of live events

Produce high-quality, accurate, and ethical reporting, as time allows

Participate in training and workshops to continue honing your craft and skills

Attend donor and station events and participate in on-air fundraising drives

Required Qualifications

Solid experience in radio reporting, audio editing and production, and on-air anchoring

Deep knowledge of the ethics and practices of journalism, including AP and NPR styles

Excellent writing and editing skills

Strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines on a regular basis

Well-practiced collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of the purpose and mission of public broadcasting

Familiarity with the Western Colorado region

Professionally fluent in Spanish

Experience working within DEI initiatives

To apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, references, and two of your best audio reporting or editing examples (6 minutes or less) to jobs@aspenpublicradio.org with Host Editor in the subject line.

We will review applications beginning on Monday, June 30, 2025, but the position will remain open until filled. No phone calls, please.

This is a full-time salaried position reporting to the Aspen Public Radio news director, requiring availability for day, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Benefits

100% employer-paid health insurance

paid vacation

ten (10) staff holidays

two (2) Volunteer Time Off days

403(b) match

complimentary access to Aspen Recreation Center

ski pass financing and rapid transit bus pass financing

relocation support may be available

shared staff passes to world-class events such as the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival, Aspen Film festivals, the annual Food & Wine Classic, Aspen Music Festival and School summer and winter performances, and more

It is required that this employee be a year-round resident in the Roaring Fork Valley. Salary range is $65,000 $76,000. Aspen Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer.

For Additional Information About This Position, Please Contact

Breeze Richardson

9709209000

jobs@aspenpublicradio.org

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Full-time

Job function

  • Job function

    Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Non-profit Organizations

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