Employment & Internship Opportunitues

Employment Opportunities

Morning Edition Host/Senior News Producer

New England Public Radio (88.5FM WFCR and 640AM WNNZ) seeks a creative reporter/producer to host Morning Edition for its growing news department. In addition to regular newscasts, the host will anchor “Morning Edition Extra,” a 20-minute Friday morning local program, and produce high-quality spots and features. The ideal candidate will be a strong writer and reporter with a conversational on-air presence and have the ability to organize and effectively deliver live newscasts.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with four years experience as a radio or television reporter or program host. Excellent communication/language skills and judgment in evaluating and handling news and public information. Ability to:  research, report, write, edit, produce and voice high-quality spot and feature material consistent with public radio styles and standards; travel to locations and sources of news stories; work as part of a team; work hours outside the normal business day; work under deadlines. 

Salary: hiring range $44,100 - $54,300; normal hiring range $44,100 - $49,200. (For exceptional candidates, consideration may be given for salary offer up to $59,400.) 

Send cover letter, resume and writing sample to Search R31879, Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 by May 18, 2012. 

The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Members of Minority Groups are Encouraged to Apply

Senior News Editor

New England Public Radio (88.5FM WFCR and 640AM WNNZ) seeks an experienced, creative news editor/producer for its growing news staff. The Senior News Editor will work closely with the News Director to assign, edit and produce daily spots and features for broadcast in Morning Edition and All Things Considered. They will also plan and produce weekly and monthly news and culture shows ranging from pre-produced 17-minute segments to full-hour, live call-in shows. The successful applicant will have excellent news judgment, be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, create scripts designed for radio broadcast and consistently meet deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with four years experiences as a news reporter and/or editor, preferably in public radio. Sound, creative news judgment; commitment to balance and basic journalism ethics. Ability to develop story ideas, make coverage decisions and report, write, voice and edit to public radio standards.

Familiarity with digital audio editing and web-content entry techniques; broadcast content software such as Newsboss or Burli and studio technology and practices. Ability to work outside normal business hours and travel.

New England Public Radio is located in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, a region renowned for distinguished educational institutions and a vibrant artistic and cultural life. The area is easily accessible to the major metropolitan centers of the Northeast.

Salary: hiring range $44,100 - $54,300; normal hiring range $44,100 - $49,200. (For exceptional candidates, consideration may be given for salary offer up to $59,400.) Excellent benefits.

Send cover letter, resume and air check on CD to Search R31869, Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Review of applications will begin October 17, 2011 and continue until position is filled. The air check should, if possible, include examples of feature reporting and newscast or hosting experience.

The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Members of Minority Groups are Encouraged to Apply

Internship Program

As part of the national public broadcasting system, New England Public Radio brings its 180,000 weekly listeners acclaimed news and entertainment programs like All Things Considered and Morning Edition, A Prairie Home Companion and Car Talk.  Our locally produced programs feature classical, jazz, and world music, and our own award-winning regional news.

Our mission is to provide the area with diverse news, information, music and cultural programs of the highest quality.  New England Public Radio is committed to programs that entertain, educate, and inform in a lively, provocative, varied, and sensitive way.  We help listeners explore and enjoy the world around them and enhance the quality of their lives.

Opportunities are available in the areas of News, Production, and Marketing.  These opportunities are designed with two purposes in mind: to provide experience in the area of interest and to help NEPR meet its operational needs. New England Public Radio will conduct an initial screening of applicants and contact finalists for in-person interviews.

New England Public Radio offers four paid internships per semester at its Amherst studio. Unpaid internships are available at the station during the summer months. Priority will be given to UMass Amherst and Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith College students, however all students are welcome to apply.

Click here for information, application and deadlines for internships at the Amherst studio.

In addition, New England Public Radio offers unpaid news internships for students from Springfield area colleges at our Springfield Studio located at 44 Hampden Street in Springfield, MA.

Click here for information, application and deadlines for internships at the Springfield studio.