Digital Editor & Audience Strategy Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision and Dental

401(k) with employer matching

Paid parental or medical leave

Vacation and sick leave

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Nashville Public Radio is seeking a Digital News Editor to lead our homepage and daily NashVillager newsletter, shaping our online presence and audience engagement. You will guide the newsroom’s digital strategy, oversee storytelling quality, and help drive audience growth.

You’ll work closely with reporters to plan, polish web stories, and write for web and email audiences, while managing direct reports and maintaining a strong newsroom voice.

Qualifications

• Collaborative spirit with excellent communication across the newsroom and beyond.
• Passion for reaching new audiences, including historically underserved communities.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching to manage priorities and staff.
• Proven excellence in online storytelling, editorial judgment, and precise editing.
• Strong sense of visual layout; graphic design experience a plus.
• Knowledge of how the web works and comfort with HTML.

Responsibilities

• Lead Nashville Public Radio's homepage and newsletter strategy.
• Set the voice for NashVillager across platforms and social channels.
• Plan and polish web stories with reporters and editors.
• Write stories and newsletters regularly for web and email audiences.
• Oversee and edit the NashVillager with an audience-first lens.
• Manage direct reports and foster newsroom collaboration.

Skills

Audience engagement

Leadership

Editorial strategy

Digital journalism

HTML knowledge

Collaboration

Tools

CMS

Job description

Nashville Public Radio is seeking a Digital News Editor to lead our homepage and daily NashVillager newsletter, shaping our online presence and audience engagement. You will guide the newsroom’s digital strategy, oversee storytelling quality, and help drive audience growth.

You’ll work closely with reporters to plan, polish web stories, and write for web and email audiences, while managing direct reports and maintaining a strong newsroom voice.