Director Of Human Resources

About the Role

One of the Northwest’s most respected and historic media organizations is seeking a strategic and people-focused Human Resources Director to help lead their organization through the next era of mission-driven journalism and media innovation. This executive leadership role will oversee all human resources operations within a dynamic newsroom and publishing environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership
• Lead employee relations, investigations, and workforce planning
• Oversee HR compliance with Federal and Washington State labor laws
• Support labor relations and collective bargaining activities
• Drive recruitment, retention, onboarding, and leadership development initiatives
• Maintain HR policies, systems, and organizational best practices
• Help strengthen organizational culture, accountability, and mission alignment
• Partner with newsroom and operational leaders to support sustainable growth and transformation

Skills

• Human resources
• HRIS (e.g., Rippling)
• Employee relations
• Talent acquisition
• Compliance
• Compensation
• Organizational development
• Labor relations

Experience within media, publishing, nonprofit, or mission-driven organizations is strongly preferred. Experience in unionized environments is also preferred.

Qualifications

Expert-level experience required. This is a permanent, fully onsite position based in Spokane, WA.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $95,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year.

Benefits

For detailed benefits information, please refer to the 2026 Benefits Guide.

Schedule

This is a fully onsite position in Spokane, WA.