Charlotte Documenters Program Manager in Charlotte, North Carolina at Queens University Of Charlotte
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Job Description
● Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage in
journalistic writing
● Work effectively independently and as a member of a team
● Ability to rally stakeholders and solve problems creatively and collaboratively
● Experience cultivating deep relationships, trust and solutions with a community (we
know this can mean many things and want to hear how it manifests in your work)
Don’t meet every qualification listed? We encourage you to apply anyway! Research shows that
marginalized communities – such as women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people of color – are less
likely to apply for roles unless they meet every single requirement. A t the Charlotte Journalism
Collaborative, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible
environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. If you’re passionate about our mission
but your experience doesn’t perfectly ali gn with every qualification in the job description, we
still encourage you to submit an application. You might be the perfect fit for this role!
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
● $60,000 Annually
● Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including: medical, dental
and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, a 403b retirement plan, with two
options (pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions) with a match, vacation and
generous paid holidays, tuition remission and tuition exchange, Queens-paid life
insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental leave when
eligible, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program
(EAP), free access to the Levine Center, wellness programs. In addition, employees may
choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance.
● Professional development opportunities
● Flexible work schedule - some night/weekend hours may be required
APPLICATION TIMELINE
● Applications due by July 20
● Applicants will be notified if they have proceeded to the next stage—an online or in-
person interview—within 2 weeks
ABOUT CITY BUREAU
City Bureau is a journalism lab reimagining local media. Its programs inform, engage and equip
people to strengthen information systems in communities underserved by existing media. Since
2016, Documenters have trained more than 4,000 people, covered more than 8,000 public
meetings, hosted more than 600 free public workshops, trainings and discussions, and are
actively tracking 860 government bodies.
ABOUT QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
Located in the heart of the nation’s second fastest growing metropolitan area, Queens University of
Charlotte leverages the city’s diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom. Nationally
recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education, Queens
blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community
engagement. Focused on supporting success for diverse learners, faculty build close and
collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps
for flourishing at Queens and beyond. At the graduate program level, the University offers innovative
educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities.
Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and
teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry, non-profit, and community
organization sectors.
Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership, Queens is positioned to
be among the new forerunners of American higher education. This is a defining moment for
Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving, we are thinking much
bigger.
Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position
themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative
approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges.
By 2030, Queens aspires to become the leading, private, national university of Charlotte with
deep, meaningful, and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy;
inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the world’s most pressing
challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected, integrated, and innovative set of
experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and
investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a
comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates
throughout the community.
Queens University of Charlotte aims to be a leading comprehensive university, distinguished by its
commitment to transforming the lives of its students and enhancing the intellectual and cultural fabric
of its community. Queens is a campus where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values.
The mission of Queens is to provide transformative educational experiences that nurture intellectual
curiosity, promote global understanding, encourage ethical living, and prepare individuals for
purposeful and fulfilling lives. To this end, the University recruits talented faculty, staff, and students
from across the United States and around the world. Queens encourages applications from women,
people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically
minoritized communities. The University also invites applications from individuals who are prepared
to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body and to
collaborate with colleagues to make Queens an equitable and inclusive place to live, learn, and
work.
Queens works to provide an accessible living, learning, and working environment for current and
prospective faculty, staff, and students and visitors to our campus. If there are accommodations, we
can provide to make your application process more accessible, please contact the Director of
Human Resources (hr@queens.edu, 704-337-2297). The position duties and responsibilities listed
above should be able to be completed with or without reasonable accommodations. HR works in
partnership with employees to manage the workplace accommodations process.