Teams 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.