Vegas PBS President & General Manager

Job Description

Vegas PBS seeks a visionary, strategic, and community-centered leader to serve as its next President and General Manager. This is a rare opportunity to lead one of the nation’s most distinctive public media organizations, where media, education, and community engagement come together in powerful and scalable ways. It’s a role defined by public accountability and engagement with a broad and diverse range of stakeholders.

The next leader will guide Vegas PBS into a new chapter by expanding multiplatform storytelling, diversifying revenue streams, strengthening its role in education and workforce development, and advancing innovative approaches to audience engagement. This includes leveraging data, digital platforms, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence to enhance both content and community impact.

Vegas PBS is one of the few PBS stations that is licensed by a school district, and the collaboration between the two organizations is growing in scope and significance to better serve the 280,000-plus students enrolled in the nation’s fifth-largest school district. As a CCSD employee, the President and General Manager will participate in all CCSD benefit programs and will be vested in the state retirement system after five years of service. Reporting to the Chief Community Engagement Officer of the Clark County School District and serving concurrently as Executive Director of SNPT, the President and General Manager will lead a financially stable, strategically focused organization supported by a strong leadership team and dedicated staff.

Opportunity areas include:

• Advancing a future-focused public media organization in one of the nation's most recognizable, diverse, and dynamic regions.

• Expanding the role of public media in education, workforce development, and civic life.

• Strengthening multiplatform storytelling with a distinctive editorial voice.

• Growing and diversifying audiences through data-informed strategies.

• Elevating local production as a national model for community storytelling.

• Building cross-sector partnerships with education, business, and civic leaders.

• Building on a strong base of supporters and partners to expand revenue-generating initiatives and create new ones.

• Developing innovative and sustainable revenue models.

• Expanding initiatives that bridge the gap between Pre-K–Grade 12 education and Southern Nevada’s evolving workforce needs, fostering student awareness of and preparation for high-demand career pathways.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

The successful candidate will bring strategic vision, executive leadership experience, and a deep commitment to public service.

• Significant senior executive leadership experience, ideally as a General Manager, President, or Senior Executive within public media, broadcasting, journalism, or a related mission-driven media organization.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex organizations operating at scale, including partnerships across public institutions, nonprofit governance, and community stakeholders. 

• Experience leading organizations through industry transformation, e.g., digital strategy and emerging media technologies.

• Proven ability in strong financial management of a multimillion-dollar organization.

• Ability to fundraise through diverse revenue streams, including philanthropic, corporate, and public funding sources.

• Preference for experience overseeing and innovating local production and/or multiplatform content strategies.

• A track record of building associations with groups such as community organizations, education institutions, the private sector, and government, including elected officials. 

• Exceptional communication, diplomacy, and relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to strategically engage and influence donors, policy makers, and board members in high-stakes settings. 

Education

Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred. Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning, including engagement with emerging media trends and digital transformation.
 

Key Leadership Competencies 

• Visionary, strategic, and forward-thinking

• Anticipates changes in media and education

• Inspiring communicator and storyteller, comfortable in critical fundraising environments

• Collaborative and relationship-oriented leader who builds trust across organizations and communities 

• Innovative and entrepreneurial problem-solver who seeks new opportunities for impact and sustainability

• Mission-driven with a deep commitment to education, community impact, and public service

• Passionate advocate for the role of trusted media in a healthy democracy

• Business acumen and fundraising success

• Ability to define, listen to, and serve diverse audiences 

• Team leadership skills – building trust, alignment, and accountability as part of a workplace culture that values diverse perspectives

• Lifelong learner

How to Apply

Candidates should submit applications to recruitment@vegaspbs.org. 

Required Materials: 

A letter of introduction, your resume, and a one-page statement on innovation for Vegas PBS that exemplifies your ability to think strategically about the future, identifying emerging trends. 

For optimum consideration, applications should be received by June 12, 2026. 

Candidates who are selected as finalists will be asked to provide official college transcripts and three letters of recommendation. 

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