Description

Job Overview

The Managing Editor is a new position at WAMC. Working under the News Director and closely with the Assistant News Director, the Managing Editor will oversee daily news production and longer-term News Department projects, helping to manage a dozen news staffers and additional freelancers, editing stories and web content, working with other departments to ensure public quality control, and serving as an on-air presence when required.

Responsibilities and Duties

•       Uphold and demand excellence in WAMC’s regional news products 

•       Uphold WAMC’s standards and ethics

•       Work closely with other newsroom leaders to ensure a shared vision for deploying journalistic resources 

•       Run the daily news meeting and schedule daybooks

•       Correspond with reporters by phone and email throughout the day to adapt to changing needs

•       React quickly to changing news narratives and breaking stories across a large coverage area 

•       Work with reporters and producers to execute three daily live news magazines, special coverage, and hourly newscasts, and other projects  

•       Work to develop new media products such as podcasts, newsletters, and live events

•       Serve as a voice of authority in working with staff reporters, press officers, news partners within the New York Public News Network and beyond, and within the company

•       Keep WAMC’s digital products accurate and up to date with regular attention

•       A flexible schedule including some nights, weekends and holidays is required

Qualifications

•      The Managing Editor should have a strong news background, supervisory experience, a strong reporting portfolio, and excellent news knowledge

•      The Managing Editor must maintain excellent organization while also being able to adapt to changing needs and circumstances rapidly

•      Audio editing experience is a must

•      Excellent proofreading and copyediting skills are a must

•      The Managing Editor should be fluent in the news of the coverage area and the public media system

•      Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or Communications; or equivalent experience

Resume with cover letter to: Ian Pickus ipick@wamc.org. No calls please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $70,000.00 per year

WAMC is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the policy of WAMC that all employees and applicants for employment will be treated and considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, arrest or conviction record, or any other protected classification.