Audience Support Associate, App Retention

OVERVIEW A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide. Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR . This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR. Intro to Position The Audience Support Associate, App Retention will help shape an audience-centric culture that will drive improvements to NPR digital platforms by being a tireless advocate for our users. In this role, you will be the voice of the NPR App user, working to earn and maintain the trust of our audience with every single interaction.This person will work across divisions to ensure our NPR owned-and-operated platforms continue to evolve to meet and exceed user expectations. You will advocate fiercely for the audience by turning user feedback and app reviews into actionable insights for our product, design and engineering teams. And you will build trust with our audience by being responsive to their concerns and helping to overcome challenges they may have. Responsibilities Work end-to-end resolution of user issues, treating every technical glitch or user experience problem as an opportunity to deepen audience loyalty. Proactively identify trends in app performance and user sentiment, moving swiftly to improve the digital product experience. Identify communications that are sensitive and timely in nature and create strategies to respond or escalate to other stakeholders as appropriate. Maintain a high standard of service, ensuring that bugs are not just patched, but structurally addressed so they stay fixed. Review documentation and help maintain an extensive database of audience help articles & response templates, ensuring they are up to date and easily discoverable, to reduce dependencies on institutional memory. Triage, test and verify user-reported issues, partnering closely with product managers and engineering staff to diagnose and resolve problems. Manages sensitive audience interactions with deep care and thoughtfulness. Collaborates closely with the stakeholders to create response language that is accurate, concise, actionable, and clear for a largely non-technical audience. Partner closely with audience support staff across divisions to identify trends and coordinate responses when necessary. Regularly represent the audience in conversations with a range of stakeholders including executives, product managers, engineers, and designers. The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time. Minimum Qualifications 3-5 years of experience in customer service or audience relations Experience with software development process Interest and enthusiasm for technology Passion for your customers with a strong drive to represent them Preferred Qualifications Stay current with new major technological developments, such as new operating systems and surfaces. Interest in mobile and audience-revenue technologies. Required Skills/Competencies Audience-Obsessed Mindset: A proven track record of going above and beyond to satisfy users, with an ability to turn frustrated users into lifelong brand advocates. Data-Driven Empathy: The ability to look at support metrics and patterns (tic…