Coordinator, Media Resources

Full-time, Regular

Reports to: Executive Director, Media Resources

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Media Resources Coordinator, you’ll support the efforts of PBS NewsHour’s Media Resources division, which is comprised of business development, licensing and content syndication and media assets. You’ll perform a variety of administrative and logistical tasks related to licensing requests, content licensing and syndication partnerships and management of NewsHour’s digital asset management system.

YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS

You will work closely with the NewsHour business development & licensing team to understand the departments workflows, systems and goals. Concurrently, you’ll shadow media assets-focused team members to get to know the lifecycle of media in our organization – from camera to archive to re-use and licensing. Working closely with all the members of the media resources division, you’ll be an instrumental player in developing and implementing administrative procedures that support the entire operation.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

You consistently contribute your skills and knowledge to efficiently support the workflows and coordination of the media resources division. You effectively support your collaborators in business development & licensing to ensure ongoing growth in that sector. You successfully collaborate with your media assets-related team members and colleagues across editorial, production and operation platforms to help maintain our complex system of active and archived media flow. Your maturing interests in non-fiction content licensing and in tv news production have contributed to continued growth in your position.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

WHAT WE OFFER

ABOUT THE PBS NEWSHOUR

With roots in public service journalism beginning in 1973, the PBS NewsHour today is on a mission to bring balanced, in-depth news coverage to all. Innovative and fast-paced, life at the NewsHour is focused on collaboration, trust, and above all, enterprising important, considered news. NewsHour is unique in that the team is small and tight-knit, and must accomplish what no other daily news organization does: be the gold-standard of reporting for a nightly, hour-long broadcast, and to crucial digital platforms.

You’ll enjoy working at the NewsHour if you enjoy contributing to meaningful reporting, working on small teams in which your ideas are not just valued but vital, and pushing yourself to grow your skills every day.