Jobs at WBEZ Chicago

Lead governance and operational systems for membership revenue across brands: define audience/CRM rules, ensure operational readiness, maintain attribution and revenue reporting integrity, manage payment and donation platform vendor performance, and enforce standardized processes to support scalable acquisition and retention initiatives.

Report breaking, trending, and feature news for the Chicago area, producing accurate, well-sourced stories on tight deadlines, collaborating with editors and colleagues, creating in-depth pieces and multimedia elements, and working nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Provide administrative support to the newsroom and Editorial Operations Manager, including budget administration, expense and payment processing, contracts for freelancers, onboarding/offboarding, managing subscriptions and shared resources, coordinating conferences, trainings, internships, and supporting staff development and communications.

Lead daily news coverage across broadcast, digital, podcasts and print; plan assignments, edit audio and text, report as needed, set coverage priorities, and train staff to maintain editorial standards.

Manage Chicago Public Media's midlevel leadership giving program, supervise and mentor Leadership Giving Officer(s), cultivate and solicit donors, oversee donor engagement and stewardship strategies, track solicitation and database activity, coordinate with membership team, and support events and fundraising pipeline development.

Lead and manage the institutional giving team to develop and execute foundation and corporate fundraising strategies. Oversee portfolios of 50–80 institutional donors, coach staff, prepare proposals and stewardship reports, maintain CRM data, and monitor team performance to grow multi-year revenue and donor relationships.

The Senior Financial Analyst manages financial modeling and reporting, assists in decision-making, oversees budget cycles, and leads system implementations while ensuring compliance and training.

The Accounting Manager oversees daily accounting operations, ensuring compliance with GAAP and managing the team's general ledger and month-end close cycles, while training and supervising accounting staff.

Senior newsroom leader responsible for community-centered editorial strategy, audience growth, and multiplatform publishing. Oversees Audience, Engaged Journalism, and Platforms teams; uses analytics and community feedback to guide editorial priorities, workflow improvements, and platform innovation. Partners across product, technology, membership, and marketing to expand reach and ensure sustainable, audience-first journalism.