Managing editor job description
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Example managing editor requirements on a job description
Managing editor requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in managing editor job postings.
Sample managing editor requirements
- Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of editorial experience.
- Strong understanding of AP Style.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Sample required managing editor soft skills
- Leadership and team-building capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.
- Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
Managing editor job description example 1
Lee Enterprises managing editor job description
The Eagle, located in Bryan, TX, a Lee Enterprises company, is seeking a Managing Editor to lead its news staff as it provides excellent coverage of the Brazos Valley on digital and print platforms.
This managing editor must be forward-thinking and innovative, with a focus on growing our audience through a variety of storytelling methods.
The managing editor will assign and edit content; oversee reporters and editors, and ensure that all content meets our rigorous standards. A candidate must embrace urgency and a web-first strategy, including breaking news and video. This editor should use data to drive newsroom decisions regarding content and staffing. Overall, our managing editor should focus on news that informs, engages, educates, enlightens and attracts new audiences.
The successful candidate must be a professional journalist with at least five years of daily newspaper experience and a bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
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* Job Family News
* Pay Type Salary
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* Bryan, TX, USA
This managing editor must be forward-thinking and innovative, with a focus on growing our audience through a variety of storytelling methods.
The managing editor will assign and edit content; oversee reporters and editors, and ensure that all content meets our rigorous standards. A candidate must embrace urgency and a web-first strategy, including breaking news and video. This editor should use data to drive newsroom decisions regarding content and staffing. Overall, our managing editor should focus on news that informs, engages, educates, enlightens and attracts new audiences.
The successful candidate must be a professional journalist with at least five years of daily newspaper experience and a bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
Other details
* Job Family News
* Pay Type Salary
Apply Now
* Bryan, TX, USA
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Managing editor job description example 2
Nexstar Media Group managing editor job description
The Hill, a division of Nexstar Media Group, is looking for a strong senior leader to fill an all-new role on our leadership team. The Deputy Managing Editor will be tasked with sharpening the work of an already strong seasoned political team and developing the skills of our editing ranks as we work to be even more relevant to more Americans.
While we'd love a newsroom leader who lives in the Washington, D.C., area, we're a nationwide news operation - for the right candidate, we'd consider remote work opportunities. We are on a mission to grow national readership that lives at the junction of politics, policy and American life, and the new Deputy Managing Editor will be a key part of that mission.
About the role
The Hill's Deputy Managing Editorwill improve both our journalism and our connection to audiences. They'll work with some of our brightest reporters, helping them focus on what matters most and improving the quality and depth of enterprise reporting as well as the reach of their stories. They'll use a combination of gut instincts and audience data to ensure our work matches the needs and interests of a nation hungry for context. They'll also work with our editor ranks, guiding them to become stronger in leadership skills, editing firepower, understanding of analytics and beyond.
They'll partner closely with The Hill's managing editor to help us produce more and sharper project work while honing our planning muscles. And they'll help ensure that daily reporting continues to be fast and authoritative; their work will help our journalists understand what stories have the most impact and how to balance urgency with importance.
Skills and qualifications
Experience: This is a senior leadership position. Your proven track record of leading news teams to improved journalism and results is the most important factor in consideration. A multi-year background in coaching reporters is required, as is experience developing the skills of editors.
Journalism and strategy: As with any modern editor, we expect you think like a strategist as well as a top-tier editor. You should be able to balance the art of impactful journalism with the science of analytics. You should be able to demonstrate times you have grown audience or subscriptions using tools and tactics. Top candidates will show they can coach powerful journalism while being pragmatic about reaching new readers and planning growth strategies.
Flexibility: A willingness to pitch in is important. We function as a unified team, diving in to edit stories, shepherding breaking news or working an evening shift to help cover for our colleagues.
Camaraderie: The Hill is a collegial newsroom that prides itself on pitching in to get the job done. Being a team builder as well as a partner - especially in today's distributed, remote work environment - is important.
Please upload your materials with as much of the following as possible: your updated resume, a brief cover letter explaining your interest in this role, qualifications or success metrics and links to samples of your work. Completing these steps will ensure that you receive the highest consideration.
Compensation ranges from $110-$140k per year + commensurate with experience and skill level.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, Life Insurance, and 401K with company match.
About the Hill
Established in 1994, The Hill is the country's definitive digital source for non-partisan political news and information. Inside the Beltway, it's known as an essential, agenda-setting read for lawmakers and influencers. Beyond the Capitol, The Hill's trusted content is shared more often on social media than any other political news brand in America.
Our properties include TheHill.com, reaching a monthly audience of 41M; Hill.TV, the largest independent video platform within the Beltway with 1.4B annual views; The Hill's print edition, one of the most influential sources for law and policy makers; Elevate Studios, creating breakthrough branded content offerings for leading marketers; and The Hill Events, which hosted 70 virtual events last year, featuring 92 Members of Congress and 88 industry leaders in meaningful policy discussions.
#LI-Remote
While we'd love a newsroom leader who lives in the Washington, D.C., area, we're a nationwide news operation - for the right candidate, we'd consider remote work opportunities. We are on a mission to grow national readership that lives at the junction of politics, policy and American life, and the new Deputy Managing Editor will be a key part of that mission.
About the role
The Hill's Deputy Managing Editorwill improve both our journalism and our connection to audiences. They'll work with some of our brightest reporters, helping them focus on what matters most and improving the quality and depth of enterprise reporting as well as the reach of their stories. They'll use a combination of gut instincts and audience data to ensure our work matches the needs and interests of a nation hungry for context. They'll also work with our editor ranks, guiding them to become stronger in leadership skills, editing firepower, understanding of analytics and beyond.
They'll partner closely with The Hill's managing editor to help us produce more and sharper project work while honing our planning muscles. And they'll help ensure that daily reporting continues to be fast and authoritative; their work will help our journalists understand what stories have the most impact and how to balance urgency with importance.
Skills and qualifications
Experience: This is a senior leadership position. Your proven track record of leading news teams to improved journalism and results is the most important factor in consideration. A multi-year background in coaching reporters is required, as is experience developing the skills of editors.
Journalism and strategy: As with any modern editor, we expect you think like a strategist as well as a top-tier editor. You should be able to balance the art of impactful journalism with the science of analytics. You should be able to demonstrate times you have grown audience or subscriptions using tools and tactics. Top candidates will show they can coach powerful journalism while being pragmatic about reaching new readers and planning growth strategies.
Flexibility: A willingness to pitch in is important. We function as a unified team, diving in to edit stories, shepherding breaking news or working an evening shift to help cover for our colleagues.
Camaraderie: The Hill is a collegial newsroom that prides itself on pitching in to get the job done. Being a team builder as well as a partner - especially in today's distributed, remote work environment - is important.
Please upload your materials with as much of the following as possible: your updated resume, a brief cover letter explaining your interest in this role, qualifications or success metrics and links to samples of your work. Completing these steps will ensure that you receive the highest consideration.
Compensation ranges from $110-$140k per year + commensurate with experience and skill level.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, Life Insurance, and 401K with company match.
About the Hill
Established in 1994, The Hill is the country's definitive digital source for non-partisan political news and information. Inside the Beltway, it's known as an essential, agenda-setting read for lawmakers and influencers. Beyond the Capitol, The Hill's trusted content is shared more often on social media than any other political news brand in America.
Our properties include TheHill.com, reaching a monthly audience of 41M; Hill.TV, the largest independent video platform within the Beltway with 1.4B annual views; The Hill's print edition, one of the most influential sources for law and policy makers; Elevate Studios, creating breakthrough branded content offerings for leading marketers; and The Hill Events, which hosted 70 virtual events last year, featuring 92 Members of Congress and 88 industry leaders in meaningful policy discussions.
#LI-Remote
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Managing editor job description example 3
TEGNA managing editor job description
WXIA's Managing Editor will help lead day-to-day editorial coverage for all platforms and help plan for special events including coverage of station initiatives and campaigns. This position works closely with reporters and photojournalists to improve and innovate our on-air presentation, plus offer daily feedback, training, and mentorship. The successful candidate will understand the value and need for the creation of enterprising content and have a track record of accountability and on-air experience that is presented in smart, engaging formats. They must have good news judgment and know how to cover breaking news aggressively for all screens. This management position has direct reports and reports to the Assistant News Director.
Responsibilities:
* Mentor and coach reporters
* Evaluate and recruit potential hires
* Coordinate content across dayparts, newscasts and platforms
* Work closely with content discovery center on daily and future assignments
* Station liaison with sales department on community projects
* Daily script review
* Collaborate on newsroom projects, goals and initiatives as necessary
* Plan for all-screen coverage of events
* Search for the next story and sidebar stories from lead stories
Job Requirements:
Requirements:
* A degree in Journalism or a Communications-related field is preferred.
* 5-10 years reporter experience preferred
* Excellent presentation, writing and editing skills, research and story development skills are a must.
* Ability to work under tight deadlines; ability to multitask and prioritize multiple needs simultaneously.
* Must be able to work flexible shifts, including holidays, evenings, mornings, weekends.
* Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
* Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
* Physical Demands Set: Light work: Involves sitting most of the time, walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 63 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit
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TEGNA requires all employees to be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We encourage and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, veteran status or genetic information. TEGNA complies with all applicable laws related to accommodations.
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Responsibilities:
* Mentor and coach reporters
* Evaluate and recruit potential hires
* Coordinate content across dayparts, newscasts and platforms
* Work closely with content discovery center on daily and future assignments
* Station liaison with sales department on community projects
* Daily script review
* Collaborate on newsroom projects, goals and initiatives as necessary
* Plan for all-screen coverage of events
* Search for the next story and sidebar stories from lead stories
Job Requirements:
Requirements:
* A degree in Journalism or a Communications-related field is preferred.
* 5-10 years reporter experience preferred
* Excellent presentation, writing and editing skills, research and story development skills are a must.
* Ability to work under tight deadlines; ability to multitask and prioritize multiple needs simultaneously.
* Must be able to work flexible shifts, including holidays, evenings, mornings, weekends.
* Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
* Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
* Physical Demands Set: Light work: Involves sitting most of the time, walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 63 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit
URL blocked - click to apply
.
TEGNA requires all employees to be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We encourage and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, veteran status or genetic information. TEGNA complies with all applicable laws related to accommodations.
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024