USA TODAY Co., Inc. · 5 months ago
Editor, The Stockton Record
Stockton, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expGannett Co., Inc. is a diversified media company dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. They are seeking an ambitious news leader to run The Stockton Record, focusing on coaching journalists and driving digital audience growth through engaging content and effective use of social media.
Newspapers
Responsibilities
Boots on the ground editing for local newsrooms
Primary assigning, story vetting, lineediting. Managing workflow to meet deadlines
Coaching and directly supervising front-line journalists, including regular 1:1s
Ensuring steady productivity around high value topics and adjusting as needed
Prioritizing DEI values in story selection, sourcing and hiring
Being the local face of the news organization for the community where based and ensuring local engagement by frontline journalists in others
Helping the staff hone skills in a wide range of storytelling: from real-time digital updates to narrative storytelling, employing alternative story forms and multimedia
Using metrics and analytics to determine how to best reach and grow the audience
Increasing digital audience and engagement and growing digital subscriptions
Assuring daily work is completed on time and efficiently, setting priorities and coordinating with colleagues
Receiving assignments in the form of objectives to meet goals; administering company policies that directly affect team members
Assigning and editing articles for context, completeness, fairness, accuracy, balance, and adherence to news values. Demonstrating strong news judgment in the selection, prioritization and editing of content
Writing effective digital headlines, social media posts, briefs and breaking news alerts that help attract audiences
Market leader duties such as office/building administration, compliance and customer service that require hands-on engagement at the local level (with Market Leader Administrators)
Leading or coordinating coverage when local news attracts a national audience (with Group Editor, Producer/Planners, others)
Cultivating a recruitment pipeline and screening, conducting first interviews for frontline journalists (with Group Editor, News and Talent Team, Recruiters)
Reviewing and optimizing beat and topic assignments within local newsrooms (with Group Editor)
Manage freelancers (with Operations Assistants)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in journalism or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3-5 years of relevant work experience
Management/supervisory experience
Proven proficiency in applying analytics to content strategy
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Exposure to deadline-driven environment
Exceptional planning and organizational skills
SEO knowledge
Self-motivation and self-direction
Strong line-editing skills
Strong people-management skills
Strong problem-solving skills
Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
Company
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michelle Crossman
Manager of Columbus Magazines Group- Columbus Monthly, Columbus CEO, Columbus Weddings
Mike Reed
Chairman / CEO
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