Austin, Texas, United States · Hybrid
POSITION DESCRIPTION Central Texas Media Ecosystem Coordinator Consultant | Lenfest Expert Network About the Opportunity The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is seeking a Central Texas Media Ecosystem Coordinator to supp…
Skills: Relationship Building, Community Engagement, Ecosystem Intelligence, Event Planning, Stakeholder Management
Austin, Texas, United States • Hybrid
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Serve as a local point of contact to strengthen connections among news organizations in Central Texas. Support the Lenfest Expert Network by coordinating community events and providing local ecosystem intelligence.
Requires deep familiarity with the Central Texas media landscape and strong connections within journalism or civic networks. Experience in media support, philanthropy, or community organizing is preferred.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Central Texas Media Ecosystem Coordinator
Consultant | Lenfest Expert Network
About the Opportunity
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is seeking a Central Texas Media Ecosystem Coordinator to support a two-year initiative designed to strengthen local news organizations serving communities across Central Texas.
This role serves as a locally embedded extension of the Lenfest Expert Network, helping participating organizations stay connected, engaged, and informed throughout the program. The coordinator will provide local insight, support relationship-building across the ecosystem, and assist with community-facing events and activities.
This is a relationship-centered position focused on community engagement, ecosystem awareness, and local coordination. The role is ideal for someone already active in the local media, civic, nonprofit, or philanthropic ecosystem who is interested in helping strengthen connections across the region.
Position Details
Location: Central Texas (Austin region preferred)
Time Commitment: Approximately 5–10 hours per week on average
Contract Period: July 2026 – March 2028
Compensation: $2,500 per month, subject to final contract terms and scope of work
Reports To: Cheryl Thompson-Morton, Head of Advisory Programs, Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Responsibilities
Relationship Building & Newsroom Engagement
Ecosystem Intelligence & Trend Spotting
Event & Convening Support
Program Feedback & Learning
Ideal Qualifications
We are seeking someone who is:
Experience working in journalism, media support organizations, philanthropy, civic engagement, community organizing, or related fields is preferred.
About the Lenfest Institute
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is a nonprofit organization whose sole mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for great local journalism. The Institute owns and supports The Philadelphia Inquirer and provides grants and programs to local news organizations across the country through initiatives including the Lenfest Expert Network.
The Lenfest Institute's sole mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for local journalism.
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is the first-of-its-kind organization whose sole mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for great local journalism. A distinctive organization of news executives, media entrepreneurs, software and technology executives, philanthropists, community leaders and leading academics, the Institute is working to transform the news industry in the digital age to ensure that high quality local journalism remains a cornerstone of our democracy. The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is a mission-based non-profit corporation devoted to local journalism. The Institute was founded in 2016 by cable television entrepreneur H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest. Lenfest gifted to the Institute an initial endowment of $20 million, which has since been supplemented by other donors, for investment in innovative news initiatives, new technology and sustainable business models for local news. Lenfest also gifted sole ownership of the Philadelphia Media Network (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and philly.com, the Philadelphia region’s largest news website), to the Institute, assets for which he had invested more than $80 million. The Philadelphia news properties are now the largest newspapers in America operated as a public-benefit corporation, under the non-profit ownership of the Institute, dedicated solely to the mission of preserving local journalism nationwide. These news properties will also serve as a live lab for the Institute’s innovation investments. Through grant-making and program activities, the Institute provides both financial resources and hands-on expertise to individuals and organizations seeking to help invent the future of sustainable local journalism.
Offices: 100 S Independence Mall W, Suite 600, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, US
The Lenfest Institute's sole mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for local journalism.
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is the first-of-its-kind organization whose sole mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for great local journalism. A distinctive organization of news executives, media entrepreneurs, software and technology executives, philanthropists, community leaders and leading academics, the Institute is working to transform the news industry in the digital age to ensure that high quality local journalism remains a cornerstone of our democracy. The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is a mission-based non-profit corporation devoted to local journalism. The Institute was founded in 2016 by cable television entrepreneur H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest. Lenfest gifted to the Institute an initial endowment of $20 million, which has since been supplemented by other donors, for investment in innovative news initiatives, new technology and sustainable business models for local news. Lenfest also gifted sole ownership of the Philadelphia Media Network (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and philly.com, the Philadelphia region’s largest news website), to the Institute, assets for which he had invested more than $80 million. The Philadelphia news properties are now the largest newspapers in America operated as a public-benefit corporation, under the non-profit ownership of the Institute, dedicated solely to the mission of preserving local journalism nationwide. These news properties will also serve as a live lab for the Institute’s innovation investments. Through grant-making and program activities, the Institute provides both financial resources and hands-on expertise to individuals and organizations seeking to help invent the future of sustainable local journalism.
Offices: 100 S Independence Mall W, Suite 600, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, US
