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Job DescriptionDescription: Government Reporter- $55,620+ Annually, Top News Organization, Meaningful Work Position Summary: A Reporter delivers local print and digital content to the reader, providing coverage of stories within the community they serve, which involves collecting information, interviewing sources, developing relationships, and writing accurate, intelligent, and engaging stories. Duties include writing articles for a monthly newspaper, generating digital content for the website and daily newsletter, and developing story ideas for content through their reporting. A Senior Reporter shares the same required knowledge, skills, abilities and responsibilities as a Reporter & Reporter II, but has additional qualifications and responsibilities specific to their position, such as producing shared content, copyfitting all of their own content, editing other writers’ stories, contributing to department training, helping other teams as needed, and filling in for their editors whenever required. Note: While our office is in Jersey Village, Texas, this role will cover updates for two markets: Bellaire, Meryeland & West University, and Heights, River Oaks & Montrose. Minimum Qualifications: • Experience in interviewing and writing, • College degree—preferably in journalism—or related coursework, • At least 1 year of experience with Community Impact, including 6 months as Reporter II, • Familiarity with AP Style, • First-rate reporting and writing skills, • Proficiency in writing both hard news and features, • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, • Ability to hit monthly print and daily digital deadlines, • Excellent news judgment and ability to generate story ideas, • Ability to learn industry-specific software, including content management systems, • Access to reliable transportation, • Shoot photographs for stories as needed, • Contribute ideas for graphics and sidebars for each story, • Adhere to Community Impact’s editorial stylebook and AP style guidelines, • Generate original story ideas and present them at internal planning meetings, • Develop, maintain, and grow a network of news sources and community contacts, • Commit to the highest level of accuracy and complete all writing within established deadlines, • Beat coverage, including regular in-person meetings of city councils, school boards, or other entities, • Represent the company in a professional manner at networking events and other external functions, • Interview news sources in person (occasionally from the desk) and from a variety of perspectives to ensure accurate reporting, • Investigate, analyze, and interpret newsworthy events within the assigned community to produce and write original, engaging, and content-appropriate news stories and features, • Helping produce shared content for the newsroom, metro, and state, • Must complete additional training required for additional job responsibilities, • As needed:, • Copyfitting their own content, • Helping copy-edit web stories, • Serving as a peer to new CI reporters, • Filling in for other writers and understaffed markets, • Taking ownership of daily content and newsletter planning, • Provide training, including metro trainings or department-wide Lunch & Learns, • Copyfitting other reporters’ stories and doing first reads on other writers’ stories, except leads Starting hourly rate of $26.74 ($55,620 annually) or more with experience Mileage Reimbursement: $135 monthly stipend for gas, mileage, and tolls Paid Time Off: 112 hours annually Paid Holidays: 10 per year, plus an additional paid day off for your birthday Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Employer-Paid Life Insurance Additional Coverage: Supplemental insurance options, including Accident and Critical Illness Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement and development If you are ready to make a real difference in your community, apply today. Requirements:

Job DescriptionCompany Description About KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more fair world. Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you! KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni. Job Description The Manager of Curriculum role is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has deep content knowledge of Secondary HS English, has a passion for curriculum and instruction, leverages content-based coaching strategies and techniques to build the capacity of instructional leaders, is committed to advancing social justice and culturally relevant pedagogy, and is eager to influence the future of secondary school math curriculum and instruction across KIPP Texas and beyond. The Manager of Curriculum will play a critical role at the state-level in an effort to drive improved student results by ensuring that every student has access to rigorous, excellent, grade-level curriculum that will be implemented in KIPP schools in our Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio regions. You know you are successful if: * You are an equity-minded educator who fosters a culture of sustainable change through embedding KIPP Texas’ mission and core values and supporting anti-racism frameworks to deliver KIPP Texas transformation. * You are an English/ELAR content knowledge expert who has a proven record of results with English/ELAR at a school-level. * You are a detail-oriented planner who can demonstrate independence, flexibility. and resilience throughout cycles of change. * You are both persistent and adaptive in your approach to solving complex challenges across a variety of shareholders. Key Responsibilities The Manager of Curriculum's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: * Develop and/or adapt English/ELAR curriculum based on feedback from the stakeholders, including course overviews, pacing calendars, unit plans, lesson plans, and assessments aligned to the KIPP Texas English/ELAR Vision. * Ensure all English/ELAR curriculum & assessments are top-quality and aligned to a college-ready bar and Texas state standards before students engage with them. * Conduct ongoing progress monitoring and data analysis (state-wide and region-specific) to make necessary adjustments to curriculum materials. * Review English/ELAR professional development materials for regional academic teams, instructional coaches, and teachers, including unit and lesson internalization, instructional best practices, and responding to data * Build relationships with principals, assistant principals, teachers, and regional academics teams across the state to solicit feedback on the English/ELAR curriculum. * Collaborate with other KIPP Texas academics teams (student support services, assessment & achievement) to ensure curriculum and supporting materials are accessible for ALL students, including students with IEPs and multilingual learners. * Stay up-to-date on best practices in secondary English/ELAR instruction and model best practices for instructional coaches as needed. Qualifications Required Education and/or Experience: * Bachelor’s degree required Skills and Qualifications Content and Pedagogical Expertise * Strong understanding of the college-ready bar for students in English/ELAR, exceptionally high standards for students’ potential, and an unyielding belief that ALL students can achieve at high levels * Deep knowledge of secondary English/ELAR (including TEKS and AP English Skills), with a strong understanding of the full K-12 English/ELAR continuum * Master English/ELAR teacher, coach, and instructional leader (ideally at the secondary level) with proven results * Strong understanding of and prior experience with curriculum development, including but not limited to: alignment between objectives, learning experiences and assessment; principles of backwards planning; essential questions to drive inquiry * (Preferred) Experience coaching teachers and/or leaders to improve instruction through observation & feedback; can identify targeted impact statements (action steps) based on observations to improve instruction efficiently and effectively Technical Skills * Detail-oriented and obsessed with accuracy, especially in the areas of curriculum and assessments * Meets deadlines and timelines aligned to the academic calendar and needs of the organization * Ability to create own work plan and can project plan around multiple priorities and fast-paced deadlines * Able to succinctly present summaries and updates * Can work across multiple modes of communication (virtual and in-person) to impact others and achieve goals * Advanced understanding of Microsoft Office suite and (preferred) Adobe Reader and Google Drive * (Preferred but not required) Able to fluently navigate WHMH Into Literature and AP for All English/ELAR, AP Classroom, Illuminate, and Tableau, or other similar assessment and data analytics platforms Communication, Interpersonal, and Team Skills * Builds and maintains strong relationships across a variety of levels and stakeholders * Strong verbal and written communication skills; tailors message for the audience, context, and mode of communication * Builds consensus and resolves conflicts; exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations * Skillfully navigates systems and structures at various levels in a large district * Comfortable with ambiguity and can translate abstract ideas into concrete work plans and products Problem Solving and Systems-Level Thinking * Understands how various systems, departments, shareholders and stakeholders interact to achieve short and long term goals * Makes decisions using data and takes initiative to solve problems and create stakeholder buy-in * Exhibits flexibility and a solutions-oriented mindset when faced with shifting priorities, demands, and timelines * Identifies and prioritizes mission-critical issues and offers innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems * Exhibits consistent focus on goals and results and sets clear metrics for success Leadership Skills * Motivates, inspires, and moves other adults to action to achieve ambitious goals * Builds coalitions and works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders at all levels, including but not limited to state leaders, regional leaders, school leaders, coaches, teachers and students * Establishes clear expectations, deliverables and deadlines across organizational layers Empathy and Commitment to Cause * Deep belief in the mission and values of KIPP and commitments to improving student achievement * Passionately believes that all students can achieve at high levels. Demonstrates cultural competencies and a deep understanding of and empathy for issues facing students Physical Requirements: * The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. * Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer/laptop * Attending conferences or training sessions Work Environment: * Typical office environment with frequent interruptions * This role can be based in the following locations with KIPP Texas Public Schools: Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio Additional Information Compensation and Benefits As a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and disability plans. KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Job Description Location: Houston, TX (Onsite) Department: Analytical Development Reports to: Associate Director, Analytical Development About CTMC CTMC is a pioneering biotech joint venture, formed by National Resilience and MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Our mission is to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside. We offer a wide range of cell therapy modalities, including CAR-T, TIL, and TCR-T. Our expert team collaborates closely with MD Anderson’s research and clinical faculty, bringing impactful cell therapies to cancer patients. Since inception in May 2022, our team has filed eight INDs and have received approval, without delay, demonstrating our commitment to delivering innovative treatments to patients with speed and precision. Our alliance with National Resilience enables us to remain at the forefront of biomanufacturing practices, leveraging advanced technology and processes to deliver exceptional results. Our growing, state-of-the-art, 60,000 sq. ft. industrial facility in the Texas Medical Center is staffed by an integrated team of industry veterans and academic scientists who are passionate about bringing life-saving cures to patients. Our unique joint venture structure, with two highly established partners, provides us with the financial stability and long-term horizon to achieve our organizational goals. At CTMC, we value our employees and offer a variety of development opportunities within our novel corporate structure to inspire professional growth and satisfaction. We foster a team-first culture and a balanced work-life environment to ensure our staff is energized and engaged in our mission to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside for patients who need them. If you share our passion for advancing the frontiers of medical science with innovative therapeutics and want to join a highly dedicated team committed to delivering novel cures to patients, we invite you to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how your skills and expertise can help us achieve our mission. Responsibilities • Perform testing and data analysis on CAR-T, TILs, and other cell therapies by flow cytometry, ddPCR, ELISA, and functional co-culture assays with minimal supervision., • Contribute to the design, optimization, and qualification of new release and characterization assays to support product development and technology transfer., • Independently execute routine and non-routine laboratory operations, including equipment maintenance, reagent preparation, inventory management, and coordination of supplies to ensure operational readiness., • Maintain comprehensive and accurate documentation of laboratory activities, raw data, results, and analyses in accordance with team’s best practices., • Collaborate cross-functionally with Process Development, Quality Control, Materials Management, and Project and Alliance Leadership teams to support program objectives., • B.S. preferred, or equivalent education and experience with 1-2+ years of industry experience in cell and gene therapy, analytical development, or related disciplines., • Previous experience with aseptic cell culture technique required (i.e. culturing suspension cells and/or adherent cells; primary cells or cell lines)., • Experience with, or understanding of, analytical testing equipment (e.g. Flow Cytometer, Microscope, Plate Reader, PCR) preferred., • Demonstrated attention to detail in following procedures and maintaining accurate documentation., • Ability and desire to learn new competencies and contribute to a collaborative team atmosphere., • Desire to contribute and help establish a culture of continuous improvement, collaborative spirit, and dedication to safe workplace practices. The incumbent in this position works in a laboratory environment as well as an office environment. The incumbent in this position will use the following equipment and shall have the following physical demands: Equipment- • Computer, printer, fax, telephone, • Frequent standing and walking required., • Frequent sitting, reaching, and computer/keyboard usage., • Occasional lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 20 lbs. required., • Must be able to stand or sit for extended periods., • Must be able to wear personal protective equipment when required. The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as considered necessary.

Job Description Location: Houston, TX (Onsite) Department: Analytical Development Reports to: Associate IV, Analytical Development About CTMC CTMC is a pioneering biotech joint venture, formed by National Resilience and MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Our mission is to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside. We offer a wide range of cell therapy modalities, including CAR-T, TIL, and TCR-T. Our expert team collaborates closely with MD Anderson’s research and clinical faculty, bringing impactful cell therapies to cancer patients. Since inception in May 2022, our team has filed eight INDs and have received approval, without delay, demonstrating our commitment to delivering innovative treatments to patients with speed and precision. Our alliance with National Resilience enables us to remain at the forefront of biomanufacturing practices, leveraging advanced technology and processes to deliver exceptional results. Our growing, state-of-the-art, 60,000 sq. ft. industrial facility in the Texas Medical Center is staffed by an integrated team of industry veterans and academic scientists who are passionate about bringing life-saving cures to patients. Our unique joint venture structure, with two highly established partners, provides us with the financial stability and long-term horizon to achieve our organizational goals. At CTMC, we value our employees and offer a variety of development opportunities within our novel corporate structure to inspire professional growth and satisfaction. We foster a team-first culture and a balanced work-life environment to ensure our staff is energized and engaged in our mission to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside for patients who need them. If you share our passion for advancing the frontiers of medical science with innovative therapeutics and want to join a highly dedicated team committed to delivering novel cures to patients, we invite you to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how your skills and expertise can help us achieve our mission. Responsibilities • Perform testing and data analysis on CAR-T, TILs, and other cell therapies by flow cytometry, ddPCR, ELISA, and functional co-culture assays., • Support the development, qualification, and transfer of new analytical methods for product release and characterization., • Manage the sample inventory system, including processing, cataloging, and tracking of incoming and expected samples., • Conduct routine laboratory operations including equipment maintenance, reagent preparation, inventory management, and ordering supplies., • Maintain comprehensive and accurate documentation of laboratory activities, raw data, results, and analyses in accordance with team’s best practices., • Collaborate cross-functionally with Process Development, Quality Control, Materials Management, and Project and Alliance Leadership teams to support program objectives., • Perform additional duties as assigned in support of departmental and organizational goals. Qualifications/Skills • Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience., • Previous hands-on experience with aseptic cell culture technique required (i.e. culturing suspension cells and/or adherent cells; primary cells or cell lines)., • Experience with, or understanding of, analytical testing equipment (e.g. Flow Cytometer, Microscope, Plate Reader, PCR) preferred., • Demonstrated attention to detail in following procedures and maintaining accurate documentation., • Ability and desire to learn new competencies and contribute to a collaborative team atmosphere., • Desire to contribute and help establish a culture of continuous improvement, collaborative spirit, and dedication to safe workplace practices. The incumbent in this position works in a laboratory environment as well as an office environment. The incumbent in this position will use the following equipment and shall have the following physical demands: Equipment- • Computer, printer, fax, telephone, • Frequent standing and walking required., • Frequent sitting, reaching, and computer/keyboard usage., • Occasional lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 20 lbs. required., • Must be able to stand or sit for extended periods. The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as considered necessary.

Job DescriptionSalary: Initially, over 75% to 90% travel to Ohio or relocation to Ohio will be required. Direct Sales: Targets results-oriented high revenue potential sales calls to ensure a successful direct sales program, in accordance with goals established by department budget and marketing plan. Must have own reliable transportation and possess a valid state driver's license in order to make sales calls. Key Account Management: Maximizes current hotel key accounts by identifying and capturing those that offer revenue growth. Achieves a minimum of 90% of productivity goals and 100% of activity goals, as established by management. New Account Development: Captures competitor's accounts through networking, research and reader board surveys in order to target and solicit those most probable to generate new business. Acquires referrals from existing accounts: Follows up on all leads within 48 hours of receipt in an effort to create new business for the hotel, and, when appropriate, sends leads to other Sage hotels. Plans and implements an on-going Targeted Account Development 'hit list' in order to create new revenue and acquire valuable hotel contacts, and contracts. Continually targets and prospects for new business through telemarketing, individual creativity and innovation. Yield Management: Utilizes yield management techniques by profitably negotiating room rates and function space commitments in order to enhance the hotel's financial performance. Account Service and Management: Maintains well-documented, accurate, organized and up-to-date file management system in order to serve client and employer in the most expedient, organized and knowledgeable manner. Develops strong customer relationships through frequent communication and the use of professional, courteous and ethical interpersonal interaction. Develops customer profiles and maintains an effective trace system, including trace dates and references, in order to best meet client needs, resulting in superior account service and increased revenues. Promptly follows-up on all customer needs and inquiries in an efficient and expedient manner.