Job Details
Summary:
The Baltimore Sun seeks a dynamic editor to lead our coverage of public safety in the Baltimore area. This beat is vital to our public-service mission as a news organization and key to furthering The Baltimore Sun as the pre-eminent news source in the region.
This person would be responsible for assigning, editing and producing content that serves our audience on multiple platforms (mobile site, desktop, apps, social, newsletters, print, etc.). This editor would ensure quick response to breaking news while directing a talented team to produce thoughtful enterprise, analysis and investigative projects that readers can't find anywhere else.
Beyond supervising a core group of beat reporters, this editor would work with visual journalists and multimedia journalists to develop additional and innovative ways to tell stories in a compelling manner digitally. This role requires not only guiding stories from idea conception to final edit, but also writing compelling headlines, maximizing SEO and keeping digital channels updated in a hyper timely manner.
What you will do:
- Guide reporters on story and content development, ensuring the content is fair, balanced and compelling
- Supervise reporters to develop enterprise pieces providing contextual news and information
- Ensure content is edited quickly for digital distribution
- Use expertise and good judgment in assigning content in the most appropriate formats, such as stories, takeaways, photo galleries, video, audio, timelines, charts, graphics and interactive tools
- Ensure that headlines are optimized for search engines and social
- Help manage the timeliness and presentation of any topic area or digital channel assigned to him/her
- Use audience metrics/analytics and keen news judgment to inform decisions on content assignments and engagement strategy
What you will bring: - Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field, or equivalent experience
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Prior experience as a supervisor
- Proven ability to work quickly and accurately using a Web-based content management system
- 1-2 years of professional Web site production experience is preferred
- Fluency in Web technology and online content publishing required
- Must work well in a team environment, have the ability to multitask in a deadline-driven environment, and adapt constructively to change
- Technically savvy and able to quickly master new processes and software tools used for content editing and production
- Personal or professional experience using Web-based social networks is preferred, or must become adept at using them
Interested candidates need to submit a cover letter and a resume (as a PDF)
Who we are: The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tribune Publishing. Our mission is to deliver the truth every day. We bring you the stories that matter most, written without bias, so you can make informed decisions. The Sun's Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism works to protect your interests, help navigate your daily life and tell the stories that connect you with the communities where you live and work. In print and online, The Baltimore Sun reaches nearly 900,000 readers each week in the Baltimore area, making us the region's most widely read source of news and information. As we continue building our exciting digital future, it's our mission to serve our community by delivering the truth every day, engaging our readers and driving results for our advertisers.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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