Moody College of Communication

Job Posting Title:

Moody College of Communication, KUT & KUT/X, Hays County Reporter

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Hiring Department:

KUT Radio

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Oct 15, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

KUT is looking for a journalist to cover Hays County in Central Texas. This could be a great opportunity for an early career journalist to cover a little bit of everything and find your passion as a reporter. Candidates must be able to multi-task as they will have to juggle coverage on everything from local school boards to city councils to the county commission and everything in between. The reporter must live in Hays County.

Purpose

Who We Are

KUT News, KUTX 98.9, “Texas Standard,” and KUT and KUTX Studios are four entities operating under one independent, non-profit umbrella: KUT Public Media.

KUT Public Media informs, connects and strengthens the Central Texas community. Through independent local, regional, national and international news, and transformative music and community storytelling, we bring people together, amplify voices and provide critical information. KUT Public Media is a voice of — and for — the Central Texas community

This full-time position contributes to our mission by providing high quality journalism and reporting expertise for KUT broadcasts, events and recordings.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Report local news, including newscast spots, feature stories and live interviews aired during daily programming on KUT News and published on our digital platforms.  Generates ideas, research topics, writes, reports, mixes stories and posts to the web. Ensures that all content produced meets KUT standards of accuracy, fairness, and balance.
• Develop deep knowledge of a designated beat. Plan collaboratively with editors to identify story lines on that beat to follow. Develop and maintain contacts on designated beat.
• Report news for state and national programming as appropriate; participate in newsroom editorial and planning meetings; participate in group editing sessions; provide editing for broadcast and digital stories as assigned.
• Participate in on-air fundraising and make special public appearances as assigned; serve as on-call talent for special coverage during emergencies. This could include going on live KUT broadcasts during breaking news.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree. One year of professional experience within a news organization. Experience meeting strict deadlines and reporting under strict time limits. Experience covering daily and spot news, in-depth features. Knowledge of the operations of public radio local and national news. Must be able to multi-task. Must be able to travel to community and respond to breaking news on short notice. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Radio/Television/Film, Communications, Journalism or related field. At least three years of full-time broadcast reporting and/or production experience in radio or news programming. Superior production skills including demonstrated ability to use Adobe Audition. Familiarity with Hays County. Spanish speaking skills. Experience moderating live discussions.

Work Shift

Monday through Friday (8 Hours/Day) is typical. Schedule will be centered around reporting responsibilities. There will be times when the work schedule will extend beyond standard office hours based on specific business needs, including occasional weeknights and weekends during special news events.

Salary Range

$50,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office as well as studio audio equipment. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Frequent standing and sitting and the use of manual dexterity. Lift and move standard office files and supplies. Various conditions for reporting in the field. Work hours may include occasional evenings, weekends and some holidays during peak periods to meet deadlines. Final candidate will be required to pass a background check prior to starting employment.

UT Austin is a Tobacco-free Campus.

Required Materials

• Resume

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

• Examples of radio and digital work.

What benefits do I receive with UT? The university offers an impressive benefits package including, but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Optional Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options.

• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan.
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred    Compensation program 457(b).
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses.
• Staff tuition assistance once eligible.
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets.
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums.
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses.

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Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page, and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

The Division of Student Affairs supports all members of the university community through our mission of developing programs and services that allow everyone to thrive and contribute to the dedicated excellence at the core of our institutional mission.

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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for E-Verify purposes is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
•    E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
•    E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
•    Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
•    Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.