Digital Editor

Nashville Public Radio; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

Nashville Public Radio seeks a talented digital news editor to lead our online presence, newsletter, and social voice. You will guide reporters and editors on web storytelling, audience-first workflows, and audience growth across NashVillager and other platforms.

You will lead a small team, write stories and newsletters, and shape our digital strategy to better serve Middle Tennessee communities and reflect our diverse audience.

Qualifications

• Collaborative spirit and excellent communication across teams.
• Passion for reaching new audiences and underserved communities.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills.
• Proven excellence in online storytelling and editorial judgment.
• Strong sense of visual layout; graphic design is a plus.
• Interest in and comfort with web technologies, including HTML.

Responsibilities

• Serve as digital news editor for Nashville Public Radio, leading web presence and newsletter strategies.
• Lead homepage and NashVillager voice, shaping tone across platforms.
• Plan with reporters to polish web stories for digital audiences.
• Oversee NashVillager, guiding daily coverage and audience engagement.
• Manage direct reports and coordinate cross-department collaboration.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Audience engagement

Leadership

Editorial judgment

Digital storytelling

HTML basics

Job description

You’re a talented and curious digital journalist who’s ready to take on a leadership role in a vibrant, collaborative newsroom. As the digital news editor for Nashville Public Radio, you’ll help our award-winning local journalism shine on the web, on social media and in our daily newsletter, the NashVillager.

This is a dotted line supervisory-level position for someone who has a vision for how reporters and editors should engage with audiences online. How should we adjust our workflow to put the audience first, regardless of platform? Which communities are we missing, and how do we build news products to serve them? How can we better engage with the people who depend on us?

You’ll be our lead strategist managing our homepage and newsletter and will take the lead on establishing our voice on social media. You’ll work closely with reporters to plan and polish their web stories, and you’ll regularly write stories and newsletters. You'll oversee and edit the NashVillager with an eye for what our audience needs each day. And, you’ll manage direct reports.

So, we’re looking for someone who has:

• A collaborative spirit and excellent communication. In this intersectional role, you’ll interact with everyone in the newsroom and many people in other departments. You’re able to communicate your ideas in a way that encourages others to row in the same direction, and you value feedback.
• A passion for reaching new audiences and those who’ve been historically underserved by public radio. Your previous projects have helped newsrooms connect with new audiences and communities of color, among others.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills. Reporters will look to you for guidance on managing priorities, shaping stories and using digital platforms effectively.
• Proven excellence in online storytelling, nuanced editorial judgement and a precise editing eye.
• A strong sense of visual layout (graphic design experience a plus).
• The ability (and proclivity) to nerd out about all things digital. This includes a knowledge of how the web works! You aren’t afraid of a little HTML.

What do we offer? A competitive salary. Great benefits. A Peabody and Murrow Award-winning newsroom filled with dynamic colleagues who care about each other. We also care deeply about this region and the diverse religious, ethnic, immigrant and artistic communities within it. We don’t live in Nashville just because there’s great live music (though there is) or beautiful hiking trails (though there are). We’re here because we value telling Middle Tennessee’s stories and making it a better place through our coverage.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. Days and hours of work vary, but often run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional weekend and evening hours will be necessary.

At Nashville Public Radio, we are looking for people who are curious about the world and are excited about our mission.

Physical Demands

The employee in this position is frequently standing, walking, or sitting; using hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaching with hands and arms, and talking or hearing.

Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment

The employee in this position may regularly lift up to 20 pounds.

Vision

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Salary Information

$65,000+ (Negotiable based on experience)

About Nashville Public Radio

Nashville Public Radio serves Middle Tennessee by providing trusted in-depth news, engaging music, and unique cultural programs on 90.3 FM WPLN News, the NashVillager, WNXP, Nashville Classical Radio, and our various digital platforms. For more than 60 years, listeners have turned to this community supported service for programming that inspires conversation and curiosity, educates, and entertains. Our values are:

• To operate the station at the highest level of professional standards and integrity.
• To be responsive to our listeners, members, supporters, and public.
• To exhibit mutual respect for our peers and audience.
• To value the member and community support that our station receives.
• To work together in an environment that encourages participation and sharing of the decisions that affect the station and our listeners.

Nashville Public Radio is committed to hiring staff that reflect the diversity of the community we serve. Nashville Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation.

Nashville Public Radio offers a generous benefit package including medical, vision, dental, and a robust Employee Assistance Program inclusive of six free sessions of counseling each year and basic legal assistance. Long-term disability and life insurance are provided at no cost to employees. We also have up to 40 days of paid parental or medical leave, inclusive for adoptive and/or foster parents.

In addition to these benefits, employees receive vacation and sick leave, access to a 401(k) plan with employer matching, and 13 paid holidays, 2 of which are floating to employee preference.

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, and/or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.