Regional Team Lead

• Edit and guide a team of reporters covering Oregon outside the Willamette Valley and Southwest Washington, helping them build beats and sources.
• Report, write, and produce breaking and enterprise news stories across multiple platforms (audio, digital, video).
• Plan and assign coverage with the Regional Managing Editor, ensuring OPB leads in speed and substance.
• Represent OPB at community events and on-air programs.

This role strengthens OPB's coverage of underrepresented communities in Oregon and Southwest Washington, fostering informed public discourse and civic engagement.

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3 years of professional journalism experience, including 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Experience editing and covering hard news topics such as government, politics, climate change, wildfire response.
• Strong time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Full-time, regular status, benefits eligible. Hiring range: $48.55-$51.00 per hour (approx. $101,000-$106,000 annually). Remote position with occasional travel.

OPB is a leader in public media, serving diverse communities of the Northwest with fact-based, in-depth news and information about politics, the environment, science, arts, history, and cultures.