Employment
At Texas Public Radio, our mission is to engage, inspire and inform, to empower our community to make life better. We are dedicated to being a vibrant community hub, delivering diverse programs, activities, and conversations that inform, uplift, and bring our audience together. Our vision is to become a beloved and trusted multimedia source, financially sustainable, and recognized throughout the region.
In our workplace, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to create an environment where differences are respected, and innovative ideas and perspectives are welcomed. We seek talented individuals from various backgrounds, experiences, cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles and are committed to their growth and development.
TPR is a dynamic, non-commercial, non-profit multimedia outlet, operating seven public radio stations that broadcast across 39 counties, covering a vast 40,000 square miles of South-Central and West Texas. Our flagship stations, KSTX and KPAC, primarily serve San Antonio and its neighboring counties, while our other stations reach the Hill Country, Highland Lakes, Del Rio, Gonzales, and the Midland/Odessa regions. With a broadcast reach of 3.6 million people and a digital presence accessible to anyone with broadband, TPR is committed to bringing quality content to our diverse and expansive audience.
Take a look at the job openings below to see how you can become an essential part of our mission.
Texas Public Radio currently has 6 open positions:
1. Controller
2. Corporate Support Account Executive
3. Local Government & Communities Reporter
4. Community Engagement Editor
5. Early Childhood Education Engagement Producer (part-time)
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1. TITLE: Controller
SUMMARY:
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is seeking a strategic, collaborative and detail-oriented Controller to lead the organization’s accounting and financial operations while ensuring accuracy, compliance and sound financial stewardship.
Based in San Antonio, this leader will oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, internal controls and compliance. You'll partner with executive leadership and the Board of Directors to provide financial insight, guide resource allocation and strengthen processes that support organizational goals.
Whether you're leading financial reporting and audits, managing budgets and forecasts, supporting department leaders, or improving financial processes and controls, your work will help ensure the organization’s financial health and long-term success.
Click here for the full job description.
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2. TITLE: Corporate Support Account Executive
SUMMARY:
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is seeking a driven, relationship-focused, and results-oriented Corporate Support Account Executive to develop and manage corporate underwriting, sponsorship, and partnership opportunities that generate revenue while advancing the organization's public service mission.
Based in San Antonio, this Account Executive will cultivate and manage relationships with local and national businesses, identify new sponsorship opportunities, and create customized underwriting solutions across broadcast, digital, and event platforms. You'll partner with clients and internal stakeholders to align marketing objectives with Texas Public Radio's mission, programming, and audience while ensuring exceptional service, campaign success, and compliance with FCC underwriting guidelines.
Whether you're developing new business opportunities, strengthening long-term sponsor relationships, coordinating cross-functional campaigns, or helping organizations connect with audiences in meaningful ways, your work will generate vital support that enables Texas Public Radio to inform, educate, and serve the communities of Central and South Texas.
Click here for the full job description.
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3. TITLE: Local Government & Communities Reporter
SUMMARY:
The Local Government & Communities Reporter, based in San Antonio, reports on local government, public policy and civic life with a focus on how decisions made by public officials shape people’s daily lives and communities.
This reporter tracks daily developments at City Hall, county government and across local government agencies while also producing public service journalism, breaking news coverage, important alerts, explanatory reporting and accountability journalism on issues including housing, growth, infrastructure, public safety, transportation, climate resilience and neighborhood change.
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is a mission-driven, award-winning, multi-platform news organization serving audiences across South Texas and beyond.
Click here for the full job description.
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4. TITLE: Community Engagement Editor
SUMMARY:
San Antonio Report (SAR), a primary digital news brand of Texas Public Radio (TPR), is seeking a strategic, collaborative and detail-oriented Community Engagement Editor to help strengthen our content strategy and deepen connections between our newsroom and the community we serve.
Based in San Antonio, this role will edit and produce high-quality newsletters, commentary and other digital content while helping identify new opportunities to engage audiences and bring more community voices into our journalism. You’ll review and edit commentary from non-staff writers, work directly with contributors to develop their ideas into clear and compelling pieces, and identify potential contributors and conversations through story comments, social media and other community channels. You’ll also write and edit headlines, summaries and photo cutlines, coordinate visual needs, and ensure content meets our standards for style, accuracy and digital best practices.
We’re looking for a strong writer and editor with excellent editorial judgment, an eye for what will resonate with audiences and the interpersonal skills to work effectively with contributors of varying levels of experience. You should be highly organized, comfortable with AP Style and SEO best practices, able to make thoughtful decisions on deadline, and eager to learn new tools and technology.
This is an entry-level opportunity for someone with college experience or at least one year of experience gathering or producing news and information online. The right person enjoys working collaboratively, solving problems and adapting as the needs of a fast-moving digital newsroom evolve.
Click here for the full job description.
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5. TITLE: Early Childhood Education Engagement Producer
SUMMARY: This position is supported by grant funding currently secured through March 31, 2028. Continuation beyond that date is dependent upon future funding.
Schedule: Part-time, no more than 20 hours per week
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is seeking an enterprising, empathetic and collaborative Early Childhood Education Engagement Producer to help connect families and caregivers with our reporting on the critical first five years of a child’s life. This is a part-time, hybrid position based in San Antonio, working no more than 20 hours per week.
Working closely with TPR’s Early Childhood Education and Development Reporter, the producer will create engaging videos, social media posts and other multimedia content while building relationships with parents, caregivers, educators, childcare providers and community organizations. The role will help identify the questions and information needs that can shape our journalism and ensure our early childhood reporting is accessible, useful and engaging.
This is a role for someone who enjoys getting out into the community. You’ll help organize listening sessions, community conversations and public events, build a diverse network of trusted sources and find creative ways to share TPR’s reporting and resources beyond our traditional platforms.
We’re looking for a strong storyteller and producer with experience in social media, video production, journalism, community engagement or communications. Familiarity with South Central Texas and organizations serving young children and families is especially valuable.
Click here for the full job description.
Texas Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. See our 2025-26 EEO report at this link.
In our workplace, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to create an environment where differences are respected, and innovative ideas and perspectives are welcomed. We seek talented individuals from various backgrounds, experiences, cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles and are committed to their growth and development.
TPR is a dynamic, non-commercial, non-profit multimedia outlet, operating seven public radio stations that broadcast across 39 counties, covering a vast 40,000 square miles of South-Central and West Texas. Our flagship stations, KSTX and KPAC, primarily serve San Antonio and its neighboring counties, while our other stations reach the Hill Country, Highland Lakes, Del Rio, Gonzales, and the Midland/Odessa regions. With a broadcast reach of 3.6 million people and a digital presence accessible to anyone with broadband, TPR is committed to bringing quality content to our diverse and expansive audience.
Take a look at the job openings below to see how you can become an essential part of our mission.
Texas Public Radio currently has 6 open positions:
1. Controller
2. Corporate Support Account Executive
3. Local Government & Communities Reporter
4. Community Engagement Editor
5. Early Childhood Education Engagement Producer (part-time)
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1. TITLE: Controller
SUMMARY:
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is seeking a strategic, collaborative and detail-oriented Controller to lead the organization’s accounting and financial operations while ensuring accuracy, compliance and sound financial stewardship.
Based in San Antonio, this leader will oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, internal controls and compliance. You'll partner with executive leadership and the Board of Directors to provide financial insight, guide resource allocation and strengthen processes that support organizational goals.
Whether you're leading financial reporting and audits, managing budgets and forecasts, supporting department leaders, or improving financial processes and controls, your work will help ensure the organization’s financial health and long-term success.
Click here for the full job description.
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2. TITLE: Corporate Support Account Executive
SUMMARY:
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is seeking a driven, relationship-focused, and results-oriented Corporate Support Account Executive to develop and manage corporate underwriting, sponsorship, and partnership opportunities that generate revenue while advancing the organization's public service mission.
Based in San Antonio, this Account Executive will cultivate and manage relationships with local and national businesses, identify new sponsorship opportunities, and create customized underwriting solutions across broadcast, digital, and event platforms. You'll partner with clients and internal stakeholders to align marketing objectives with Texas Public Radio's mission, programming, and audience while ensuring exceptional service, campaign success, and compliance with FCC underwriting guidelines.
Whether you're developing new business opportunities, strengthening long-term sponsor relationships, coordinating cross-functional campaigns, or helping organizations connect with audiences in meaningful ways, your work will generate vital support that enables Texas Public Radio to inform, educate, and serve the communities of Central and South Texas.
Click here for the full job description.
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3. TITLE: Local Government & Communities Reporter
SUMMARY:
The Local Government & Communities Reporter, based in San Antonio, reports on local government, public policy and civic life with a focus on how decisions made by public officials shape people’s daily lives and communities.
This reporter tracks daily developments at City Hall, county government and across local government agencies while also producing public service journalism, breaking news coverage, important alerts, explanatory reporting and accountability journalism on issues including housing, growth, infrastructure, public safety, transportation, climate resilience and neighborhood change.
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is a mission-driven, award-winning, multi-platform news organization serving audiences across South Texas and beyond.
Click here for the full job description.
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4. TITLE: Community Engagement Editor
SUMMARY:
San Antonio Report (SAR), a primary digital news brand of Texas Public Radio (TPR), is seeking a strategic, collaborative and detail-oriented Community Engagement Editor to help strengthen our content strategy and deepen connections between our newsroom and the community we serve.
Based in San Antonio, this role will edit and produce high-quality newsletters, commentary and other digital content while helping identify new opportunities to engage audiences and bring more community voices into our journalism. You’ll review and edit commentary from non-staff writers, work directly with contributors to develop their ideas into clear and compelling pieces, and identify potential contributors and conversations through story comments, social media and other community channels. You’ll also write and edit headlines, summaries and photo cutlines, coordinate visual needs, and ensure content meets our standards for style, accuracy and digital best practices.
We’re looking for a strong writer and editor with excellent editorial judgment, an eye for what will resonate with audiences and the interpersonal skills to work effectively with contributors of varying levels of experience. You should be highly organized, comfortable with AP Style and SEO best practices, able to make thoughtful decisions on deadline, and eager to learn new tools and technology.
This is an entry-level opportunity for someone with college experience or at least one year of experience gathering or producing news and information online. The right person enjoys working collaboratively, solving problems and adapting as the needs of a fast-moving digital newsroom evolve.
Click here for the full job description.
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5. TITLE: Early Childhood Education Engagement Producer
SUMMARY: This position is supported by grant funding currently secured through March 31, 2028. Continuation beyond that date is dependent upon future funding.
Schedule: Part-time, no more than 20 hours per week
Texas Public Radio (TPR) is seeking an enterprising, empathetic and collaborative Early Childhood Education Engagement Producer to help connect families and caregivers with our reporting on the critical first five years of a child’s life. This is a part-time, hybrid position based in San Antonio, working no more than 20 hours per week.
Working closely with TPR’s Early Childhood Education and Development Reporter, the producer will create engaging videos, social media posts and other multimedia content while building relationships with parents, caregivers, educators, childcare providers and community organizations. The role will help identify the questions and information needs that can shape our journalism and ensure our early childhood reporting is accessible, useful and engaging.
This is a role for someone who enjoys getting out into the community. You’ll help organize listening sessions, community conversations and public events, build a diverse network of trusted sources and find creative ways to share TPR’s reporting and resources beyond our traditional platforms.
We’re looking for a strong storyteller and producer with experience in social media, video production, journalism, community engagement or communications. Familiarity with South Central Texas and organizations serving young children and families is especially valuable.
Click here for the full job description.
Texas Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. See our 2025-26 EEO report at this link.