Head of Experimentation & Strategic Projects

Hearst; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dallas Morning News seeks a Director of Experimentation and Projects to lead innovation in our award-winning newsroom. This senior editor will drive experiments in storytelling and audience growth while managing long-term projects and complex stories across departments.

Reporting to the Executive Editor, the role focuses on developing a project roadmap, ensuring deadlines and budgets, and advocating for readers throughout the process. Experience leading newsroom projects is preferred.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in editing and/or copy editing.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop, launch and manage experiments to build audience and expand storytelling.
• Monitor analytics with editors to identify improvement opportunities.
• Evolve coverage to deepen engagement with the digital audience.
• Lead complex or collaborative investigations and projects from concept to publication.
• Manage resources, risks, and team communications to sustain project integrity.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to staff.
• Recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and retention practices.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations and coaching.
• Oversee scheduling and workload distribution for the team.

Skills

Editing expertise

Communication skills

Multitasking

Deadline-driven

Leadership

Project planning

News judgment

Headline writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism

Job description

The Dallas Morning News seeks a Director of Experimentation and Projects to lead innovation in our award-winning newsroom. This senior editor will drive experiments in storytelling and audience growth while managing long-term projects and complex stories across departments.

Reporting to the Executive Editor, the role focuses on developing a project roadmap, ensuring deadlines and budgets, and advocating for readers throughout the process. Experience leading newsroom projects is preferred.