The Press & Standard News, Walterboro, SC, is seeking its next editor to lead its newsroom. If you have experience developing and leading a community newsroom and strong leadership, organization, and team-building skills.
The ideal candidate will have an established record of innovation, results attainment, and news staff development.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Key Leadership Responsibilities:
- Leads planning and oversee the weekly content of the newspaper.
- Facilitates strong community connections through a relevant editorial voice and personal interaction;
- Upholds the highest standards of journalistic integrity and credibility;
- Serves as a knowledgeable resource concerning state and local news issues, investigative journalism, public service, government issues, and First Amendment issues;
Specific duties include:
- Overseeing, managing and leading a team of reporters, community contributors and freelancers
- Hiring, directing and evaluating all newsroom employees
- Developing full understanding of editorial procedure, goals and operations
- Developing full understanding of all production procedures for all papers
- Developing full understanding of all press and distribution functions
- Being a primary community contact for the paper through civic groups, social functions, etc.
- Working under the direction of the Publisher
- Participating in strategic planning processes
- Keeping newsroom operating within budget
Qualifications:
Applicants should possess:
- Advanced journalism training
- Management experience
- Great people and communication skills
- Crisis management and problem-solving techniques
- Team development, organizational and planning skills
- Must be available some nights and weekends
- Bachelor¹s degree or equivalent experience is required
- experience in journalism is preferred
Salary: $35,000 to $40,000
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