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Barron’s seeks a digital editor

Barron’s is undergoing a digital investment and transformation program and requires an exceptional digital editor to help us present and deliver our reporting across digital platforms. The Digital Editor will be responsible for a variety of activities, from online production and the development of new storytelling formats, to training other members of the newsroom and working with the product and technology teams to upgrade our CMS.

The digital editor will:

  • Oversee online programming, including the production and publication of online content, making sure that our mix of content is timely and distinctive
  • Work with editors to develop and launch new storytelling and distribution experiments, translating Barron’s reporting into new online formats
  • Ensure that all headlines, online copy and visuals are digital and audience first, across platforms
  • Push for the development and adoption of new production processes and tools across the newsroom, including the training of other editorial staff
  • Advance the cause of workflow efficiency and help develop products that can benefit the newsroom
  • Manage the Barrons.com homepage and apps

Requirements:

  • At least 5 years working in a digital role in a newsroom
  • Up-to-date understanding of digital metrics, social media, and digital distribution trends
  • Fluency in a variety of CMSs and graphics programs
  • Experience in project management, process improvement, and digital transformation
  • Excellent headline-writing and proofreading skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
  • High degree of initiative, strong attention to detail and a solutions orientation
  • A fascination with finance, business, technology, and breaking news
  • Bonus: experience with HTML, CSS and basic Javascript

Please note this role will require some evening and weekend work.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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