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Help Shape the Culture Behind Pittsburgh's Public Media

 

People are at the heart of everything we do.

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, home to 91.3 WYEP and 90.5 WESA, is looking for an experienced Human Resources & Administration Manager to help cultivate an engaged, collaborative, and high-performing workplace while supporting the mission of independent public media.

This is more than a traditional HR role. You'll serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, a resource for employees, a partner to our union, and a key contributor to the operational success of our organization. You'll also play an important role in supporting our Board of Directors and helping ensure the administrative excellence that allows our teams to focus on creating exceptional journalism and music programming for our community.

If you're someone who enjoys solving problems, building relationships, navigating complex employee issues, and creating systems that help people thrive, we'd love to meet you.

 

What You'll Do

As our Human Resources & Administration Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day HR operations while helping build an outstanding employee experience from recruitment through retirement.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and offboarding efforts.
• Serving as the primary HR resource for employee relations, coaching managers, resolving workplace concerns, and supporting employee success.
• Managing labor relations, administering collective bargaining agreements, partnering with union leadership, and supporting negotiations and grievance processes.
• Overseeing performance management, employee development, leadership training, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Administering compensation and benefits programs, including open enrollment and leave administration.
• Ensuring compliance with employment laws, HR policies, and organizational practices.
• Managing HR systems, reporting, and organizational metrics.
• Supporting administrative operations, organizational planning, and cross-departmental initiatives.
• Coordinating Board of Directors administration, governance records, meeting logistics, and required documentation.

 

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a collaborative HR professional who combines strong technical knowledge with exceptional interpersonal skills.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5 years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• At least three years working in a unionized environment.
• Experience administering collective bargaining agreements.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, labor relations, and HR best practices.
• Experience conducting employee relations investigations and resolving workplace issues.
• Outstanding communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with HR information systems and workforce reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification.
• Experience working in nonprofit organizations, public media, higher education, or other mission-driven environments.

 

Why Join Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting?

At Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, you'll join a team dedicated to serving our community through trusted journalism and music discovery. We believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to creating a workplace built on collaboration, respect, accountability, transparency, and continuous learning.

We invest in professional development, encourage innovation, and believe every employee plays an important role in advancing our mission.

 

Work Environment

This position is based in our Pittsburgh office. Standard business hours are 9:00-5:00 Monday through Friday, with occasional evening or weekend work to support organizational events and Board meetings.

 

Our Commitment

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive, equitable, diverse workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, and empowered to succeed.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

 

About Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting is a team full of passionate and fun people dedicated to our crafts as well as our communities.

We operate two local public radio stations and a local newsroom that serves the community across radio, digital and event platforms. 90.5 WESA is Pittsburgh's Independent News Station and an award-winning, dynamic and ambitious newsroom serving southwestern Pennsylvania over-the-air, online and through our daily newsletter, Inbox Edition. 91.3 WYEP is one of the most highly regarded non-commercial Triple-A music stations in the country and has been a cultural institution in Pittsburgh for more than 50 years.

Our organization plays a vital role in building connections across southwestern Pennsylvania and strengthening our communities through exceptional journalism and cultural exploration and education . . . and we have a powerful broadcast network to help!

 

What's it like working at PCBC?

At Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, you'll find a team that is passionate about serving our community through trusted journalism and music. We work hard, celebrate our successes, and genuinely enjoy working together. Our culture is collaborative and inclusive, with approachable leaders, open communication, and a shared commitment to helping one another succeed. We value flexibility and understand that supporting work-life balance helps our employees bring their best selves to work every day.

We provide competitive salaries in an affordable city. The minimum compensation for this position is $55,000, commensurate with experience and ability. Our full-time exempt employees also get access to an extensive benefits package, including a 403(b) retirement plan with 6% company match, medical, dental and vision, three weeks of vacation, sick time, 10 company holidays and 12 weeks of paid new parent leave. We invest in the professional growth of our team, encouraging continuing education and participation in conferences and seminars.

 

Want to know more?

We believe a strong organization includes employees from a broad range of backgrounds, with different skills, experiences, and passions. And if you don't meet every position qualification, but you have a story to tell, we'd still like to hear it. Please apply and tell us more about yourself. Visit our careers page to get more details and to apply.