Audience-Driven Newsroom Leader

Tulsa Flyer; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health benefits

401K with 4% match

Paid leave & holidays

Professional development stipend

Job summary

The Tulsa Flyer seeks an experienced newsroom leader to oversee and guide our nonprofit newsroom, Tulsa Flyer and The Oklahoma Eagle, aligning audience needs with strong accountability journalism and service reporting. This role requires strategic thinking, operational excellence, and a hands-on approach to daily news production.

The managing editor will oversee editors and reporters, partner with senior editors on editorial priorities, and drive enterprise reporting while ensuring high

Qualifications

• Experience leading a newsroom or journalism organization.
• Ability to manage budgets and editorial calendars.
• Proven track record of growing audiences across platforms.
• Strong storytelling across text, video, and audio formats.

Responsibilities

• Oversee editors and reporters, set editorial priorities with senior editors.
• Lead enterprise, investigative, and accountability reporting initiatives.
• Collaborate with art director on visuals and multimedia storytelling.
• Manage newsroom budget and align resources with strategic goals.
• Guide audience growth and community engagement across platforms.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Budget management

Audience growth

Multimedia storytelling

Community engagement

Job description

The Tulsa Flyer seeks an experienced newsroom leader to oversee and guide our nonprofit newsroom, Tulsa Flyer and The Oklahoma Eagle, aligning audience needs with strong accountability journalism and service reporting. This role requires strategic thinking, operational excellence, and a hands-on approach to daily news production.

The managing editor will oversee editors and reporters, partner with senior editors on editorial priorities, and drive enterprise reporting while ensuring high