Deputy Managing Editor, News & Digital Storytelling

Chicago Public Media Inc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 104.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Generous benefits package

Commuter benefits

Zusammenfassung

Chicago Public Media, home of WBEZ 91.5FM and the Chicago Sun-Times, seeks a Deputy Managing Editor, News to lead daily coverage across digital, print, audio and wire platforms. The role requires inspiring a team, ensuring accuracy and timely editing, and collaborating with desks, visuals and audience teams to reach diverse readers.

The candidate will manage schedules, oversee budgets, mentor reporters, and help shape impactful stories in a fast-paced, union environment in Chicago.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related major – or equivalent training
• Minimum 10 years of experience in journalism with at least five years of experience managing reporters or editors
• Excellent news judgment and a platform-agnostic storyteller with a track record identifying trends in new and innovative platforms to determine the most important, impactful and interesting stories in the Chicago area – and what to skip
• Stellar breaking news and deadline writing skills
• Strong line-editing and top-editing skills with the ability to turn stories into gold
• Excellent headline writing and packaging skills
• A clear understanding of journalism standards and ethics
• The desire and ability to work in a collaborative, union environment

Aufgaben

• Co-manage the News Desk operations Sunday-Thursday, including a Monday night shift
• Collaborate on News Desk operations and oversight with the Managing Editor, News and the early shift Deputy Managing Editor, News
• Run afternoon news budget meetings in the Managing Editor’s absence
• Coordinate with daily news editors to ensure copy is edited in a timely fashion with strong attention to accuracy, tight writing, breaking news deadlines and best practices
• Collaborate with enterprise desk editors to add deeper reporting or background on the day’s news and to coordinate and prioritize daily coverage from beat reporters
• In collaboration with other News Desk leaders, oversee the daily story budget and identify top story lines for emphasis on all platforms and ensure appropriate resources — including reporters, photographers, videographers and graphics team members — are assigned in a timely fashion to the biggest stories of the day, prioritizing based on our goals and staffing
• Help guide our planned and evergreen coverage with News Desk leaders and enterprise editors to stay on top of stories across our various coverage areas
• Work closely with our audio, audience and visual teams to make sure news stories are conceived of and presented in ways that ensure our stories reach, engage and serve as many readers as possible
• Create stories and other assets that serve Sun-Times wire clients, ensuring their needs are met across platforms
• Directly supervise assistant city editors and general assignment reporters, coaching them so they can do their best work, reach their goals and develop in their careers
• Participate in creating a supportive culture, mentoring and training the team of reporters — including interns — with assistance from other news editors editors
• Oversee News Desk scheduling of reporters and editors
• Help improve the Sun-Times’ editorial excellence, workplace culture and impact
• Promote diversity, inclusion and equity

Kenntnisse

News judgment

Platform-agnostic storytelling

Deadline writing

Headline writing

Top-editing

Collaboration

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, humanities or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Chicago Public Media, home of WBEZ 91.5FM and the Chicago Sun-Times, seeks a Deputy Managing Editor, News to lead daily coverage across digital, print, audio and wire platforms. The role requires inspiring a team, ensuring accuracy and timely editing, and collaborating with desks, visuals and audience teams to reach diverse readers.

The candidate will manage schedules, oversee budgets, mentor reporters, and help shape impactful stories in a fast-paced, union environment in Chicago.