Manager, Audience Engagement

The Chief Audience Engagement Officer (CAEO) is Arizona Public Media’s senior executive responsible for advancing AZPM’s strategy for community visibility, engagement, public service impact, and regional partnerships. As a member of the executive leadership team, the CAEO ensures that AZPM’s educational initiatives, original content, and outreach activities authentically reflect and serve the various communities of Southern Arizona while expanding awareness, utilization, and financial support of AZPM’s services.

The CAEO serves as a strategic bridge between AZPM, the University of Arizona, and the broader community, helping to position public media as a powerful platform for civic engagement, public understanding, lifelong learning, and community impact. This role underscores AZPM’s unique contribution to advancing the University’s Land Grant mission by translating knowledge into public awareness, value and strengthening connections between the University and the people it serves.

Combining visionary leadership with operational excellence, the CAEO oversees community engagement, educational outreach, digital engagement, marketing, communications, brand strategy, and community partnerships. The successful candidate will champion AZPM’s role as Southern Arizona’s trusted public media organization, civic convener, storyteller, educator, and catalyst for community dialogue and action.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Lead and support AZPM’s business development and revenue‑growth activities by identifying, developing, and converting opportunities that leverage AZPM audiences, content, media platforms, facilities, technology, and production capabilities.
• Support achievement of organizational revenue objectives by developing and selling integrated media and marketing solutions that combine broadcast, digital, social, events, and other AZPM capabilities to address client and partner business objectives.
• Develop and maintain business relationships with current and prospective corporate sponsors, donors, business leaders, community organizations, media partners, and other stakeholders to support revenue‑generating opportunities and strengthen community relationships.
• Expand AZPM’s presence within Arizona’s media, film, video, and creative industries by identifying strategic partnerships, prospective clients, and commercial opportunities that support sustainable earned income.
• Collaborate with Production Services, Development, Membership, Corporate Support, and other AZPM teams to implement business plans and sales strategies, support revenue targets, evaluate financial and client‑development activities, and identify new business opportunities.
• Identify and develop potential revenue‑generating products, services, and business opportunities by applying emerging media platforms, audience trends, technology, AZPM assets, and changing client needs.
• Lead the business development and sales strategy for AZPM’s production and facility services, actively pursuing media production companies, corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, government entities, and other organizations seeking high‑quality production, studio, meeting, and event…