The Bangor Daily News is seeking a skilled senior editor to lead coverage of coastal Maine and other topics.
The ideal candidate is an experienced editor with a track record of directing ambitious journalism that drives impact, grows audiences and wins awards. But we’d also consider accomplished reporters looking for the next step in their careers.
In this role, you’d supervise six employees and help them identify trends and shape coverage strategies. You should be an excellent line editor, but that’s only part of the job. Editors here work closely with reporters during the story generation and reporting process to establish ledes and nut grafs, identify sources and understand what job the story is doing for the reader.
You would also coach reporters to help them advance in their careers here, which means identifying training opportunities and giving regular feedback on progress toward company and professional goals.
The central role of this position is to direct news coverage of coastal Maine, roughly from Portland to Calais. It’s a fascinating and desirable area with a high quality of life and tons of great stories. We see this is a major growth region for us, and we’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running and help reporters to get big scoops and execute major projects that get us noticed.
The position is based anywhere on the coast, but the editor would need to regularly travel to meet with reporters and to our home office in Bangor.
If you’re the right person for this challenge, this is how we would describe you:
You’d be joining a large, and growing, statewide news organization in its fourth generation of local ownership. We believe that there’s a bright future for local newsrooms that invest in good journalism and put their audiences first. This role is a key and influential part of that plan.
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If you think you might be our next great hire, please submit your resume and cover letter to jdyer@bangordailynews.com.
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