American Public Media Group seeks a weekend editor

LAist seeks a news editor to oversee our multi-platform, weekend coverage, making us a go-to source of news and information on air and on LAist.com.

Responsibilities:

You’ll work with our host, reporters and producers to go beyond wire copy and planned events to create lively and useful coverage that also extends into Monday
Wednesday-Friday will be spent planning and prepping our weekend coverage, as well as assisting on daily edits as needed
On Saturday and Sunday, you will assign and edit stories for both broadcast and digital distribution
As weekend editor, you’ll monitor social media for breaking news and have the authority to deploy coverage teams as necessary
We’re known as leaders in engaged journalism, an approach that prioritizes listening to community members and responding to their questions and concerns
This extends into our daily reporting, and this editor will be expected to understand and embrace this approach
Pitch, assign and edit stand-out content for weekend use on both LAist 89.3 and LAist.com
Respond to breaking news as necessary by reporting, editing and assigning coverage that will appear on air and on LAist.com
Maintain a daily news calendar and be involved in long-term planning
Play a key role in keeping the newsroom on track to meet audience growth goals
Understand and deploy our promise to practice diversity, equity, and inclusion in how we assign, report, edit, produce, and distribute our journalism
Ensure that all stories comply with SCPR standards and practices, including standards of accuracy, fairness and balance
Participate in the editorial leadership team, helping plan and execute coverage across desks, develop new approaches for cross-platform reporting
Provide clear guidance, feedback, and supervision to assigned staff. This includes editorial and performance assessment
Work with other members of the management team to provide strong, consistent leadership of the department
Provide clear direction to direct staff through coaching, mentorship, performance meetings and on-going feedback
Involve senior managers and HR on performance issues as needed
Foster a creative and productive work environment
Create development opportunities and individualized development plans for staff and training to enhance skills and foster growth
Represent the newsroom internally and externally
Other duties as assigned
Promotes learning through interactions among people of different backgrounds and many perspectives

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field or equivalent work experience
Two years editing or equivalent experience, including experience of managing the work of others
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in reporting
Experience in maintaining high journalistic standards under deadline pressure, including standards of objectivity, balance and fairness
Some experience providing work direction or supervisory experience
Experience assigning stories and editing copy
Experience with digital news production and presentation
Knowledge of broadcast journalism and public radio, or ability and willingness to learn
Knowledge of radio, digital, and print style (AP and our internal style guide), or ability and willingness to learn
Ability to make decisions on deadline, direct coverage, and communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors
Ability to effectively execute multiple assignments on deadline
Leadership and personnel skills and ability to develop high-performing teams
A strong commitment to principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Ability to consistently work well with others and to inspire and lead the staff
Strong communication skills and passion for building community relationships via networking both in-person and through social media/online
Ability to develop complex story ideas that provide analysis and add context
Ability to use non-traditional approaches, and community engagement tools/methods, crowdsourcing and digital newsgathering techniques, including curation and aggregation
Commitment to public service journalism
Required to move about in the community