Executive Producer, Minnesota Native News
Executive Producer, Minnesota Native News
Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
Contract – Freelance position
AMPERS is the largest statewide association of community radio stations in the United States, currently comprised of 17 independent community radio stations in Minnesota. The stations primarily serve underserved populations including greater Minnesota, tribal nations, diverse communities, and students. From Grand Marais and Thief River Falls,to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. AMPERS helps member stations serve their diverse communities by generating revenue, developing and sharing programming, and works to correct the narrative regarding historically underrepresented communities through accurate storytelling and reporting.
Minnesota Native News is a is a weekly radio segment covering ideas and events relevant to Minnesota’s Native American communities since 2014. MNN is produced and distributed by AMPERS and airs on tribal and community stations across Minnesota. MNN reaches more than 124,000 listeners each week. The team includes a majority of Native reporter-producers all sharing in the editorial and story-telling duties.
AMPERS is seeking a Minnesota-based contract Executive Producer to manage the weekly Minnesota Native News newscast. The ideal candidate has experience in audio production and working in and with Indigenous communities.
Duties include:
- Executive Produce weekly Minnesota Native News (MNN) shows highlighting 2-3 stories from Indian Country-Minnesota,
- Pitch story ideas when needed,
- Source interview contacts from Minnesota’s Indigenous communities when needed,
- Coach MNN producers on how to meet production standards and adhere to the MNN style & reporting guide,
- Manage the weekly editorial calendar, including ensuring that producers deliver stories on deadline,
- Lead monthly MNN editorial meetings in partnership with the Director of News Programming and VP of Programming,
- Recruit producers from Minnesota’s Indigenous communities
- Communicating progress about weekly shows to AMPERS’ Director of News Programming and VP of Programming,
- Monitor and post to the MNN social media platforms,
- Communicate progress about the weekly show to AMPERS, and
- Other duties as assigned by AMPERS staff.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience with storytelling and/or journalism,
- Experience with either recording, voicing, and/or audio production,
- Experience with media storytelling,
- Organized and detail oriented,
- Excellent communications skills,
- Willing to both participate in training and train others,
- Able to deliver on deadline, and
- Based in Minnesota.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience working with and reporting about Indigenous communities,
- Experience covering Minnesota Indigenous issues across regions of the state, and
- Experience with audio editing.
Work Environment
- 100% remote,
- Family-friendly environment,
- Strong commitment to diversity,
- Candidate must provide their own computer and equipment, and
- Candidate will report to AMPERS’ VP of Programming and Director of News Programming.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equal Employment
AMPERS strongly encourages women, people of color, Native Americans, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and Veterans to apply. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, veteran status, medical condition, national origin or ancestry, or any protected category prohibited by state and federal laws.
Compensation & Benefits
- $750.00 per week (roughly 15 hours per week)
Length of contract
June 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, with the possibility for extension
Application Process
AMPERS will accept applications for the Executive Producer position on a rolling basis. All interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references via e-mail to jobs@ampers.org.
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