Preferred Education
Master’s degree or postgraduate work in journalism, broadcasting, public policy, social science, or related fields.
Preferred Experience
- Reporting, writing, editing, producing, or anchoring for public media, digital newsrooms, print, or commercial broadcast.
- Experience providing editorial oversight or working as an editor, including assigning stories, shaping coverage priorities, and managing news workflows.
- Experience reporting on public policy, civic issues, environment, social trends, health, or regional government.
- Multi-platform storytelling (audio, digital, social, video).
- Familiarity with western/central Oregon issues, geography, and communities.
Language Statement
We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all.
Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:
Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane’s commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. KLCC values applicants who can further its role of reflecting the diversity of our community through its news and programming. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education and public broadcasting.
Equivalency Statement:
We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address in the optional Supplemental Question how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.
Position Purpose:
The Assistant News Director/Reporter supports KLCC’s mission by helping manage daily news production, coordinating with reporters, and ensuring accuracy, fairness, and editorial excellence across KLCC’s radio and digital platforms. This position assists the News Director with story assignments, editing, workflow organization, and the development of emerging reporters.
The Assistant News Director/Reporter also produces original reporting, either on-air or digital, and may occasionally anchor newscasts, contribute to long-form programming, or participate in community engagement events.
This role requires sound editorial judgment, strong writing and editing skills, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to maintaining KLCC’s high ethical and journalistic standards.
Essential Functions:
Editorial and Newsroom Support
- Work with reporters on story development, including idea generation, sourcing, and angle refinement.
- Provide editing oversight of daily news content prior to publication or broadcast.
- Assist with scheduling and coordination of daily and weekly story assignments.
- Monitor regional news and community issues to identify coverage priorities.
- Support the News Director in maintaining KLCC’s editorial standards, workflow, and content strategy across platforms.
- Participate in local, regional, and national editorial partnerships when appropriate.
Reporting & Production
- Produce regular news stories for broadcast and digital publication.
- Host or anchor newscasts or special programming as needed.
- Participate in the production of KLCC long-form journalism, including interviews, podcasts, and live events.
Assist with the production of KLCC news products such as email newsletters, podcasts, and special series.
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Community Engagement
- Cultivate and maintain community contacts to support robust and diverse news coverage.
- Participate in public events, town halls, and debates as assigned.
- Respond to listener/reader inquiries regarding coverage and news standards.
Team Development & Operations
- Provide coaching and feedback to reporters, interns, and fellows.
- Promote an inclusive, equitable, and supportive newsroom environment.
- Support training initiatives on journalistic ethics, digital publishing, and newsroom best practices.
Institutional Responsibilities
- Understand and carry out Lane Community College’s commitment to student success, lifelong learning, and community service.
- Support membership and donor engagement campaigns in collaboration with KLCC’s membership and philanthropy teams.
- Ensure the implementation of the College’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunities concerning policies, goals, and timetables in assigned areas. Ensure staff development on diversity, inclusive climate, and respectful learning and working environment issues.
- Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.
- Other duties as assigned.
Equity and Inclusion
- Demonstrate Lane Community College’s core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences. These are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships and are applied to all position responsibilities.
- Duties are carried out respectfully, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.
- Must demonstrate an active concern for meeting the needs of students, staff, and the public.
- Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and the Center for Accessible Resources departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities.
Supervision Statement:
Reports to the News Director. Manages daily editorial operations and provides guidance and coaching to reporters, interns, and content contributors. Collaborates closely with the Program Director, digital team, and Public Affairs production staff.
Physical Demands/Working Environment:
This position will work primarily in an office environment, with some field reporting and public events required. Some moderate lifting and transportation of equipment may be necessary. KLCC covers communities throughout western and central Oregon and occasional travel outside Eugene-Springfield may be assigned. Work safely.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Broad knowledge of local and regional issues.
- Strong editorial judgment grounded in journalistic ethics.
- Skilled in both radio and digital content workflows.
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively under deadline pressure.
- Familiarity with FCC rules governing public media.
- Proficiency with digital editing tools, studio production, and content management systems.
- Ability to mentor reporters and help them grow professionally.
- Commitment to innovation, creative problem-solving, and audience service.
- Ability to embody and advance Lane Community College’s values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Expected Competencies
- Analytical Thinking.
- Building Relationships.
- Change Advocate.
- Teamwork.
- Service Mindset.
- Process Improvement.
- Innovation.
- Supervision and Leadership.
- Strategic Project Management.
Applicant Instructions:
Applicant Instructions
- Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties. See our FAQs for more details.
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae (CV) may not take the place of any section in the application.
Required Documents
To be considered a candidate for this position, all of the following must be included in the application package:
- Application – Complete and submit online via the applicant portal.
- Resume – Comprehensive of experience, education, and accomplishments
- Cover Letter – Clearly detailing how you meet the qualifications for the position.
- Work Samples – Please provide 2 examples of your journalism, for print or broadcast, using the ‘Portfolio/Work Sample’ section of this portal.
- Transcripts – see instructions below
If applicable: DD214 – Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail, or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources at Lane Community College, attn. Zack Roush,
[email protected], Fax: 541-463-3970.
Additional Documents and Letters of reference are not accepted.
Questions?
- For assistance with the online application call Human Resources at 541-463-5586.
- For position questions contact Zack Roush, [email protected].
How to monitor your application:
- Enter [email protected] into your Safe Senders list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process.
- Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.
Positions close at 9:00 pm PT.
Transcript Instructions:
Attach under “Optional Documents”, fax, e-mail, deliver or mail to:
Lane Community College
Human Resources
Posting #260052, Attn: Zack Roush
4000 E. 30th Ave.
Building 3, 1st floor
Eugene, OR 97405
- Selected candidates will be required to provide official transcripts within thirty (30) days of hire.
- International degrees will require a foreign degree evaluation for their US equivalent. For more details, click here.
Union Association:
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