Breaking News Editor: Fast, Strategic & Audience-Driven

AgUpdate; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AgUpdate in Nashville seeks an Urgency Editor to lead fast, distinctive journalism and launch the breaking news report each morning, ensuring rapid, accurate coverage.

This role blends urgency with strategy, using metrics, data and authorized AI to inform decisions and to grow audiences through innovative storytelling, while coaching reporters and collaborating across desks for maximum impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years leading breaking news coverage in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Proven track record of growing audiences through urgent, distinctive reporting.
• Strong writing and editing skills with high standards for accuracy and clarity.
• Ability to coach reporters across experience levels.

Responsibilities

• Launch and lead daily breaking news coverage, ensuring rapid, accurate and competitive reporting.
• Coordinate newsroom resources and coverage plans to ensure timely response to developing stories.
• Drive urgency across the newsroom, identifying opportunities for reporters and teams to advance coverage throughout the day.
• Partner with beat reporters and editors to elevate enterprise, watchdog and trending stories.
• Monitor audience metrics, search trends, social engagement and other data signals to guide coverage decisions.
• Use data, analytics and authorized AI tools to identify opportunities, anticipate emerging stories and inform newsroom strategy.
• Develop distinctive coverage plans that separate the newsroom from competitors and attract loyal audiences.
• Coach reporters on story framing, structure, reporting, deadlines and digital presentation.
• Edit and write stories quickly and effectively while maintaining high standards for accuracy, fairness and clarity.
• Collaborate with visual journalists, producers and audience teams to maximize story impact.
• Lead newsroom conversations about urgency, innovation and audience needs.
• Help maintain a newsroom culture that is ambitious, collaborative and supportive.

Skills

Editing & writing leadership

News judgment under pressure

Audience metrics & data-informed

Collaborative leadership

AI tools for journalism

Tools

Audience analytics tools

Public records

Emerging newsroom tech

Authorized AI tools

Job description

AgUpdate in Nashville seeks an Urgency Editor to lead fast, distinctive journalism and launch the breaking news report each morning, ensuring rapid, accurate coverage.

This role blends urgency with strategy, using metrics, data and authorized AI to inform decisions and to grow audiences through innovative storytelling, while coaching reporters and collaborating across desks for maximum impact.