The Bellingham Herald is seeking a creative, collaborative senior editor who will be responsible for handling the newsroom’s content, strategy, personnel and experimentation.
The ideal editor will have the story-identifying and story-writing skills of a great writer or editor; the reader-engagement skills of a strong social media editor; the statistical knowledge of an analytics expert; and the coaching skills of a great leader.
As senior editor, you will ensure that The Bellingham Herald’s journalists produce unique, audience-focused coverage consistent with McClatchy’s longstanding mission of independent, essential local news that serves the public. We are seeking a leader with strong communication skills who can move quickly and creatively to drive engagement at all levels of the organization.
The ideal candidate should be comfortable juggling and shifting priorities throughout the day. This is a hands-on position with heavy editing and coaching responsibilities. The editor in this position should be eager to collaborate with colleagues throughout the organization and across McClatchy’s Northwest newsrooms.
A key requirement of the senior editor role is to serve as the face of the newsroom in the community, including developing relationships and building community support.
This editor will be expected to utilize digital analytics to the newsroom’s benefit while understanding some key nuances. You should be comfortable analyzing story performance, identifying audiences and how we reach them, and collaborating with other teams to distribute that content to multiple platforms.
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The anticipated base pay range for this position is between $90,000 and $100,000 annually.
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