Civic News Editor | Lead a Growing Wyoming Desk

AAJA26; Lander (WY); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Unlimited PTO

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Simple IRA with employer match

Mental health services

Flexible work environment

Zusammenfassung

WyoFile is seeking a managing editor to direct the day-to-day operations of a growing team of staff journalists and freelancers, while shaping the outlet’s broader editorial vision. This role offers job security, fair compensation and sustainable work-life balance in journalism.

The right candidate will lead reporting, budgeting, and mentorship, develop a network of contributors, generate story ideas, and guide the evolution of the newsroom’s strategy and products.

Qualifikationen

• A magazine editor’s sense of narrative, a newspaper editor’s sense of urgency and a nose for a good story.
• Uncompromising news judgment.
• Team-oriented leadership style, employee-focused approach to supervising and an appreciation for collaboration.
• A passion for teaching and coaching.
• Relentless curiosity, merciless critical thinking, a sharp eye for detail and the ability to digest and make sense of wide-ranging and complex information.
• Exceptional writing, reporting and editorial craft. Expert knowledge of AP style.
• Unimpeachable personal integrity, reliable sense of fairness and dogged commitment to the Society of Professional Journalist code of ethics.
• Passion for the role of civic news organizations in American society.
• Goal orientation, intrinsic motivation and work ethic. Enthusiasm for tackling ambitious, complex initiatives in an entrepreneurial work environment.

Aufgaben

• Manage a team of staff reporters, columnists and freelance contributors - many of whom work remotely.
• Collaborate with reporters and columnists on all stages of story development — from topic selection and story assignment through research, investigation, reporting and writing.
• Develop, maintain and fulfill near-, mid- and long-term story budgets, including setting and enforcing deadlines.
• Establish and support growth goals for reporters, serving as a mentor who helps bring out their best.
• Develop and maintain a network of freelance contributors and a recruiting pipeline of future contributors / staffers.
• Generate and pitch story ideas.
• Contribute to the evolution and execution of WyoFile’s editorial vision including new product development.

Kenntnisse

Editorial leadership

News judgment

Team management

Mentorship

Story development

Editorial craft

AP style expertise

Collaboration

Curiosity and critical thinking

Jobbeschreibung

WyoFile is seeking a managing editor to direct the day-to-day operations of a growing team of staff journalists and freelancers, while shaping the outlet’s broader editorial vision. This role offers job security, fair compensation and sustainable work-life balance in journalism.

The right candidate will lead reporting, budgeting, and mentorship, develop a network of contributors, generate story ideas, and guide the evolution of the newsroom’s strategy and products.