President and General Manager

Aug 27

KUOW
Seattle, WA

Anticipated Start Date: December 2024

Description

The next President and General Manager will be an energizing, collaborative, and inclusive chief executive who provides overall vision, leadership, and strategic direction for KUOW, one of the most diverse and innovative public radio stations in the United States. The President and General Manager has full oversight of KUOW including its content and programming, personnel, physical plant and technical support, marketing, community outreach, fundraising, general administration, and racial equity initiatives.

The next President and General Manager will start from a highly advantageous position, inheriting a financially stable budget, a high-functioning and deeply experienced executive staff, a passionate base of donors and patrons, a demonstrated commitment to diversity, racial equity, inclusion, and belonging, and vibrant support from the University of Washington and the Pacific Northwest community. This leader will be a champion for award-winning journalism, innovative programming, groundbreaking podcasts, and engaging community events, as well as advancing KUOW’s passionate mission to create and serve a more informed public.

Responsibilities

The President and General Manager will:

Build, lead, mentor, and support a high-performing executive team and staff, inspiring all with open, positive, and collaborative leadership that advances KUOW’s culture of innovation, experimentalism, and deep commitment to diversity, racial equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Build positive and mutually beneficial relationships with the Vice President for External Affairs, UW administration, PSPR Board of Directors, KUOW staff, community partners, donors, volunteers, and external interested parties.
Oversee the development and implementation of comprehensive plans for audience and revenue growth through digital media innovation that ensures KUOW’s continued service excellence and financial stability.
Continue to raise the external visibility of KUOW and build an increasing pipeline of new high-capacity funders, donors, and prospects through a strong and compelling case for support.
Serve as a passionate catalyst for collaboratively shaping and articulating an exciting vision for KUOW’s next phase of dynamic growth and impact in an environment that is rapidly migrating from broadcast to digital delivery, upending traditional public radio.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess most of the following qualifications and skill sets:

A strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of KUOW and deep passion for the role of quality, independent journalism in society.
A minimum of nine years of successful senior-level leadership experience in an organization with similar or larger complexity and size or with a demonstrated record of consistent growth and impact in a smaller organization, including experience in fundraising, marketing, communications, program design, strategic planning, and board relations.
Strong understanding of digital media and innovation related to content distribution and digital fundraising.
Strong cultural competence with a demonstrated commitment to diversity, racial equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Salary Range and Employee Benefits

The salary range for this position is $300,000 to $400,000.

UW offers a wide range of benefits including medical and dental insurance programs; ability to plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options; generous vacation and sick leave policies; and protection for you and your family with life and long-term disability insurance. Relocation assistance will be provided for the successful candidate.

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About the Organization

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio is Seattle’s NPR news station. An independent, nonprofit news organization, KUOW produces award-winning journalism, innovative podcasts, engaging community events, and more. Since 1952, KUOW has served listeners in Seattle and Western Washington at 94.9FM (KUOW), Bellingham at 90.3FM (KQOW), Olympia at 1340AM (KUOW), with a coverage area of 3.9 million people and more worldwide online.

JOURNALISM AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

KUOW’s local coverage is produced primarily by internal content teams. Local KUOW coverage includes local broadcast and web stories on the Puget Sound region, the broadcast shows Soundside, Week in Review, and the podcast Seattle Now. KUOW is a member of NPR and pays an annual membership fee to NPR as well as fees to broadcast specific programs such as Morning Education and Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.

KUOW also acquires programming from other national and international producers, including American Public Media, PRX, WNYC, and the BBC. KUOW aspires to create and share factual and insightful journalism that is relevant to a wide range of constituencies (especially audiences public media has not historically prioritized).

KUOW newsroom’s coverage priorities include how Western Washington is rethinking police accountability, housing and homelessness; how community is adapting to climate change; how work and life continue to evolve during a global pandemic; and local threats to democracy. As an organization that is committed to anti-racism, KUOW seeks to elevate stories that can shift the dominant narratives around race and racism from a focus on individuals to a focus on systems. KUOW is committed to telling stories that center race, gender, culture, and the many diverse communities that make up the PNW region

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