COMMUNITY EDITOR
The role of community editor is an opportunity to lead a team
that is committed to excellence in journalism through service and
leadership in the community. The Daily Press, based in
Escanaba,
Michigan, is seeking a leader that will serve the community and
our readers through effective local reporting.
The community editor will be responsible for directing the
newsroom staff in writing and producing a newspaper and
digital platforms that inform the community with timely, accurate,
interesting, and compelling news, sports, and feature stories of
local interest. The managing editor will be responsible for hiring,
developing, scheduling, and motivating the newsroom team.
We are looking for a candidate who is positive, outgoing, selfmotivated,
detail-oriented, and willing to quickly adapt to meet the
communitys needs. This is a unique opportunity to join our team
and to continue to uphold the values of excellence and service
that The Daily Press has provided to Michigans Upper Peninsula
since March 19, 1909.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Oversee all editorial department operations.
* Adapt to an ever-evolving journalism industry, which requires
flexibility, creativity, and implementation of synergistic solutions.
* Help to develop and maintain an effective and efficient editorial
department strategy that focuses on local reporting of news,
sports, people, entertainment, the arts, and the outdoors.
* Be hands-on with the newsroom as a part of the
team, which includes writing, editing, and website
maintenance. The community editor will help direct
daily coverage and lead a daily budget meeting; plan
long-term enterprise projects; work with reporters to improve their
copy; provide training and cross-training for various newsroom
roles; work with page designers to improve the newspapers
appearance; write and report on important local happenings; and
keep the community informed in a timely manner at
dailypress.net.
* Uphold the newspapers high standards of journalism.
* Oversee the newspapers digital presence through its website
and also its social media platforms.
* Assist in the process for talent acquisition to recruit and retain
high quality employees with an opportunity to grow within the
company.
* Enhance the newspapers presence in the community.
* Coordinate and work cooperatively with other newspaper
departments to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of
newspaper operations.
Requirements
* Significant relevant newsroom experience. This position requires
exceptional writing and editing skills, solid leadership skills, and
editorial writing ability.
* Excellent communication skills to deal with staff, readers,
community leaders, public officials, other department heads, and
the publisher.
* Ability to plan and work efficiently to meet deadlines.
To Apply:
Send resume and cover letter to smaki@dailypress.net
provided by The Escanaba Daily Press
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